You know she’s going to get flowers. So why not send something new? Be creative this year and give a gift that is memorable and thoughtful to the mother in your life. Whether she’s your own mother, stepmother, grandmother, a new mother celebrating her first Mother’s Day or just someone who fills the ‘mom’ role in your life, here are some ideas to get you started in choosing a unique, creative Mother’s Day gift.
Picture This
Every mother loves pictures of her children. If you collect photos of her children, you can go to any pharmacy or photo shop that does scanning and recreate her photos into matching sized black and white pictures - add inexpensive matching frames in the same size, and you’ve got yourself the perfect Mother’s Day gift! Online photo sites like Kodak and Shutterfly offer tons of great ideas for ways to reproduce photos - from mugs and tote bags to albums and coasters. This is a fun idea if you have a single photo she loves.
Coupon Books for Mom
If there is one gift a mother always remembers, it’s a coupon book made for her with love. Simply created with construction paper and scrapbooking supplies like decorative scissors and pretty stickers can combine to make a beautiful keepsake coupon book. Coupons can be ‘good for’ things like a night at the movies, a manicure, a laundry-free day, breakfast in bed, free babysitting, or a cleaning lady for a day! Kids of all ages can create a special coupon for their appreciative moms!
Handmade Treasures
Especially if a mom has younger kids, something created using the handprints or footprints of her children is a gift any mother would treasure for years to come. Local pottery painting studios have plates that can be customized with handprints, footprints with names and dates as well. Or, you could simply use a piece of poster board to make a ‘garden’ where the flowers are her kids’ handprints.
More Mother’s Day Ideas
Personalized notecards, a gift certificate to her favorite book shop or café, car detailing, a vintage piece of jewelry, or a mother’s ring with her childrens’ birthstones are other fun ideas that are sure to be appreciated! Sometimes the best and most thoughtful gift to a mom is sleep. And finally - if you are looking to splurge, a night at a bed and breakfast BY HERSELF has to absolutely be the ultimate gift for a tired, overworked mom who rarely gets a day off.
Happy Mothers Day!
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Mary McCarthy - Mary T. McCarthy is the blogger at pajamasandcoffee.com and Editor of Chesapeake Family magazine.
