Australian Jason van Genderen wanted to give his mum a special surprise this Mother's Day but, because of the coronavirus lockdown, options were limited this year.

87-year-old Hendrika has both Alzheimers and vascular dementia so van Genderen wanted to create a unique experience which would resonate with their past and also be something they could enjoy at Forrester's Beach home.

"My parents used to always take me to the Sydney Aquarium as a child for an annual outing," van Genderen said.

"This time we thought we'd bring the aquarium home for my elderly mum!" he added.

The family set about lining the windows of the house with baking paper and then set up two borrowed projectors ready to beam images onto the windows.

When Hendrika was sitting comfortably outside with a glass of bubbly, they raised the curtains revealing the outside of the house turned into a spectacular aquarium.

The footage was shot on May 8th and 9th ahead of Australian Mother's Day on May 10th.

Mothers Day in lockdown has certainly inspired a very creative celebration for Mothers Day with this Australian family. Jason van Genderen wanted to find an experience to surprise his 87 year old mum (Hendrika) who lives with Alzheimers disease and vascular dementia. Using nothing more than some rolls of baking paper, two borrowed projectors and a family working bee... they converted the front of their family home into a huge video aquarium projecting through the windows of their house. "My parents used to always take me to the Sydney Aquarium as a child for an annual outing. This time we thought we'd bring the aquarium home for my elderly mum!" van Genderen said.

Touching, heartwarming and inspiring, this video documents a very alternate way of celebrating Mothers Day by creating a unique experience at home whilst in self-isolation.