West Michigan businesses are honoring moms this Mother’s Day by offering freebies.

In Grand Rapids, moms can get in free to the Grand Rapids Children Museum on Sunday, May 12.  Admission is also free for moms who visit the Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek with children or grandchildren in tow.

When it comes to food, Hooters has moms covered Sunday, offering free entrees (up to $10)  for mothers who bring a kid along and buy any drink.  Hooters has 10 locations in Michigan, including a restaurant in Portage.

And don’t forget dessert!  TCBY is offering a free six ounce ‘Fro-Yo’ to mother’s this Mother’s Day weekend.  Muskegon has a TCBY stand at the K-Mart Shopping Center on Henry Street.

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Bronson Methodist Hospital is offering a “Girls’ Night Out” three times this month, allowing women to focus on their health.

The series of events will allow women to hear from experts in gynecology and women’s health in the relaxed and intimate atmosphere of Martell’s Restaurant.  The professionals will also be able to answer questions about the latest treatment options for common gynecological conditions.

Girls’ Night Out will take place May 7, May 15 and May 21 at Martell’s Restaurant, located at 3501 Greenleaf Blvd.   The program will run from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. with free wine and appetizers served before, at 6 p.m. To register for this free event, visit Bronson’s website or call (269)-341-6550.

KALAMAZOO, Mich.--  Female volunteers will be pounding nails and putting up siding this weekend,  as part of National Women Build Week.

More than 60 female volunteers are expected to team up with the Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity on May 4, to help rehabilitate a home at 2335 Springmont Avenue in the Oakwood neighborhood.  Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity volunteers are expected to spend a week at the site, demolishing, framing, siding and cleaning up the yard.  Many volunteers—men and women- have already signed up, but a few spaces are still available for May 7-9, and after May 12.  To register to help, contact Denny at 344-2443 ext. 204 or email vc@habitatkalamazoo.org.

National Women Build Week runs May 4-11.