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Mom are the best. They gave birth to us, cook, clean, guide us, love us, and even when we mess up they are there to tell us to get back up. There is no one quite like a mother, and thats why we owe it to them to do something special for them on Mother’s Day which, by the way, is THIS WEEKEND.
If you’re like me, you’re scrambling to think of something to buy your mommy dearest — for a decent price. Mothers Day is always difficult because we’re old enough to want to thank our mothers for everything they do, but don’t have the funds for extravagant things. Luckily, mothers love their children no matter what and it’s the thought that count. We can get off easy by trying to do something sweet and inexpensive. Cards are a little passé but there are a few things you can do for your mother on the day that celebrates everything she does.
HERE ARE 10 GIFT IDEAS FOR MOTHERS DAY IF YOUR BROKE:
Something Small
This always works. Buy a nice box and put in little things that represents your mom’s best qualities. Chocolate because she’s sweet, a stuffed animal because she likes to cuddle, a shoe magnet if she’s a shopaholic, etc. My finest moment was buying a hideous bra from The Bay because my mom is “supportive.”
Flowers
Flowers are normally expensive but there is bound to be a run down florist in your area to get flowers or a plant of choice for a decent price.
Slideshow
All you need is a CD to save it on! Grab pictures or home video footage and make either a slideshow or video. Moms generally are bad with technology, so they will love it even if you suck at video editing.
Breakfast in Bed
This is a standard one but I feel it never gets old, especially if they’re the ones you count on for dinner. Making the family meals is both exhausting and time consuming, so your mother will appreciate getting the time off. The only reason this may not work is if your mom is like my mother and has a phobia of anyone but her touching the stove or making a mess in the kitchen. Remember to clean up after yourself or your mom will be cleaning up the mess made by her birthday present.
Picnic
Take your mom to a nice park or even drive out somewhere and make a picnic for you two. It may seem like more of a romantic date than a mothers day gift, but it will give you the opportunity to spend alone time with your mom and catch up.
Collage
Make a collage on a bristol board of important pictures and clippings. For example, if I were to make my mom a collage I would include our plane tickets to NYC when we went together for my 16th birthday.
Scrapbook
If you don’t want a large collage, make her a scrapbook documenting things you two did together! This is time consuming but can be really fun if you like to be creative.
CD
Make her a mixed CD—no one makes them anymore and they are so underrated If not a CD, steal her iPod and make her a mothers day playlist of her favourite songs and songs that are important to your relationship with her.
Make Her Favourite Dinner
This is great given your mom is not like mine who will probably throw a fit about her stove and the mess. This is perfect if you come home later and can’t make her breakfast. Set the table all fancy schmancy and get your family to give you a hand.
Board Game
Make your mom a board game with trivia about her, your family, and things important to her. My mom’s board game would feature a Barbra Streisand question round.
Be Mother For the Day
Mothers have it hard, being a mother is a full time job. For one day do everything she has to do. Cook, clean, pick up your siblings from wherever they end up, etc.
Coupons
Make your mom coupons each offering something that she can redeem later. For example, make dinner for the day, do 3 loads of laundry, pick up a sibling, babysit for two evenings etc.
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