Scent Memories: Celebrating Special Connections This Mother's Day
Scent Memories: Celebrating Special Connections This Mother's Day
At Za Za's Scent-Sational Superpower, we believe that scent has a unique ability to spark lasting memories. With Mother's Day approaching, we’re celebrating how the science of smell can help children create deep, meaningful connections with the nurturing figures in their lives.
The Science of Scent Memories
Did you know that smells can trigger memories more powerfully than any other sense? That’s because the olfactory bulb—our brain’s scent processor—connects directly to the amygdala and hippocampus, the regions responsible for emotion and memory. That’s why the smell of chocolate chip cookies can whisk you back to a childhood kitchen, or why a certain perfume brings someone special to mind.
Create Scent-Based Memories Together
Whether you're celebrating with a mom, grandma, aunt, guardian, or another special person, here are a few scent-inspired activities perfect for making new memories:
Plant an Aromatic Garden
Nothing says "this love will grow" like planting fragrant herbs or flowers together. Try lavender, mint, or jasmine. Tending to these plants all year long will keep the memory of your time together blooming.
Bake Something Delicious
The aroma of fresh baking is one of the most comforting scents. Choose a recipe that features warm, fragrant ingredients like vanilla, cinnamon, or citrus zest—just like the scents featured in Za Za’s Scent-Sational Superpower stories.
Start a Scent Memory Journal
For older children, a scent memory journal can be a fun and meaningful project. Add a scented bookmark or one of our fragrance blotters from the Scent-Sational Fragrance Set to help preserve the memory of the day in a delightfully aromatic way.
Honoring All Kinds of Connections
We know families come in all shapes and stories. Mother’s Day is a beautiful opportunity to celebrate love in its many forms—whether it’s a mom, stepmom, grandmother, aunt, mentor, family friend, or the cherished memory of someone no longer with us.
For children without a traditional mother figure, this can be a time to connect with nurturing in other forms:
Creating a scent that reminds them of comfort and care
Making a fragrant gift for someone who supports them
Using scent to honor and remember someone special
Our Special Mother’s Day Offer
To help families create these special scent memories, we’re offering 15% off all Za Za Scents products now through May 11. Use code SCENTMEMORIES at checkout.
Remember: the memories you create today become the treasures of tomorrow—and scent can help keep them alive for years to come.
What scents bring back special memories for you?
Share your stories with us in the comments or tag your Mother's Day scent adventures with #ZazaScentsationalMemories!
