A day at a spa is a classic mother/daughter activity, and the Mandara Spa at the Walt Disney World Dolphin offers luxurious treatments in a Balinese-inspired sanctuary. You can have treatments together in a "couples" room. If you stay at the Swan or Dolphin hotel and you have another child age 4 to 12, who is not interested in the spa, he can get two free hours at Camp Dolphin when you buy any spa service 75 minutes or longer.
Learn new cooking skills and recipes at an Orlando cooking class. Truffles and Trifles caters to Orlando vacationers and even has special Girl's Night Out and Parent/Child classes. But you can also choose a cuisine you want to explore like Southern Cooking or Foods of Spain. Classes in cake decorating or making chocolate have special kid appeal. There are different classes each month, so you can return on your next vacation.
If you and your daughter enjoy hunting for bargains, Orlando Premium Outlets has designer clothes at a discount. The 150 stores include Burberry, Giorgio Armani, Salvatore Ferragamo, Theory, DKNY and Versace. There are also jewelry, cosmetics and children's stores. Food choices are limited to fast food chain outlets. For little girls, there is a playground, and a couple of ice cream stores. Several area hotels have packages that include a discount to the outlet center.
Moms can relive their Disney Princess obsession or indulge their daughter's with a variety of Disney World activities. In Magic Kingdom, eat at Cinderella's Royal Table inside the castle. You can have breakfast, lunch or dinner with your daughter, age 3 to 9. The Grand Floridian Resort has a princess dinner for any age, or Perfectly Princess Tea Party, for ages 3 to 11 on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10:30 a.m. to noon.
