Homemade gifts are a good choice if you have some time available, and you like crafting. Plus, this kind of gift carries the added value that it was made with your own hands, which will be appreciated by your mom. There is an ample range of possibilities here, and your choice depends on what you can do, and what materials you can get. If you like painting, decorated jars, mugs or plates are a good choice. You can buy white or transparent items with no decorations, which are cheaper, and then paint decorations yourself. If you get a jar, you can also fill it in with your mother's favourite candy. If you are good at knitting, and you have time available to dedicate to it, a scarf, or a sweater would be something she will wear, and think of you every time she puts them on. If you are good at cooking, you can surprise her with homemade cupcakes, cookies or a cake.
Another good idea, where you can express all your creativity, is a photo frame. You can use different materials, depending on what you can get or find: cardboard, wood, ceramic. The photo frame should be painted, and also decorated with anything that comes to your mind. You can make a sea motive, painting it in blue and applying some fish or other sea motives on it. You can make it romantic, painting it pink or red, and either applying or painting over some heart shapes or flowers. Just think of what your Mom would like. A nice touch is to give her the frame with a picture in it already: a picture of the whole family, or just you and your Mom.If your mother enjoys flowers, and you are good at it, you can make her a nice flowers arrangement. Or make a vase for her to keep fresh flowers. The vase can be painted same as the mugs, you just get a plain vase, or even an empty bottle, and work on it to obtain a nice look.
2. Gift boxes
You can make your own gift box for your mother. Just buy a nice container, a picnic basket, or a nice bag, and fill it with stuff she will like. This will be very personalized, because the basket will only contain items she likes, and you can manage how much you spend. It could be a themed box, like a beauty or sweets box, or even a surprise box containing all kind of items she will like: her favourite coffee, a nice mug, chocolate, a photo frame with a family picture, shampoo, shower gel, body lotion, the possible items you can put in the box are endless.
3. Music
For those mothers who love music, you can get her a CD of her favourite singer or band; or you could even get assorted downloads of her preferred songs.
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4. Makeup
Makeup is a nice treat and when budget is low, buying it may be postponed because it is not necessary. It is something to enjoy. So you could get your mother some for Mother's Day and she will love it.
5. Books
If your mother likes reading, she will enjoy a book. Books come in different presentations and costs, so it is a matter of looking around until you find one you can afford, about a subject she likes.
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6. Hobby related gifts
If your mother likes gardening, she may enjoy some new gardening tool, or even a new plant for her garden. If she loves cooking, some cooking appliance may be really appreciated. Some items related to her favorite hobby are a good choice to make her happy.
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7. Magazine Subscriptions
This is a good possibility to get her a long lasting gift that she will enjoy for months. There are lots of magazines, just look for something on a subject she likes. You will find magazines about family, cooking, gardening, sports, beauty, clothes, technology, and many more.
Marie Claire (2-year)
O, The Oprah Magazine (2-year)
Cosmopolitan (1-year)
Good Housekeeping (1-year)
House Beautiful (1-year)
National Geographic
Cooking Light (1-year)
Women's Health (1-year)
8. Flowers and chocolates are another traditional present. A nice flowers bouquet together with a box of chocolates. Try to find some original chocolates, or ones you know she loves. The flowers may come with a vase she can keep, or it can all be arranged in a nice
basket.
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9. Cosmetics, lotion, perfume, bathing products. Beauty products are a good choice if your mother loves them, or if you want to show her something new to try.
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Gold Bond Skin Therapy Lotion, Ultimate Healing Aloe, 14-Ounce Pump (Pack of 2)
Alba Botanica Very Emollient Body Lotion, Unscented, 32-Ounce Bottle
Vaseline Total Moisture Conditioning Body Lotion with Vitamins E & A, Packaging May Vary, 24.5oz. . (Pack of 3)
Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker for Women, Eau de Parfum, 3.4-Ounce Spray Bottle
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue By Dolce & Gabbana For Women. Eau De Toilette Spray 3.4 Oz
Bvlgari Omnia By Bvlgari For Women. Eau De Parfum Spray 2.2 Ounces
Euphoria By Calvin Klein For Women. Eau De Parfum Spray 3.4 Ounces
In the U.S. Mothers' Day is a holiday celebrated on second Sunday in May. It is a day when children honor their mothers with cards, gifts, and flowers. First observance in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1907, it is based on suggestions by Julia Ward Howe in 1872 and Anna Jarvis in 1907.
Although it wasn't celebrated in the U.S. until 1908, there were days honoring mothers even in the days of ancient Greece. In those days, however, it was Rhea, the Mother of the gods that was given honor.
Later, in the 1600's, in England there was an annual observance called "Mothering Sunday." It was celebrated during Lent, on the fourth Sunday. On Mothering Sunday, the servants, who generally lived with their employers, were encouraged to return home and honor their mothers. It was traditional for them to bring a special cake along to celebrate the occasion.
In the U.S., in 1908 Ana Jarvis, from Grafton, West Virginia, began a campaign to establish a national Mother's Day. Jarvis persuaded her mother's church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the anniversary of her mother's death. A memorial service was held there on May 10, 1908 and in Philadelphia the following year where Jarvis moved.
Jarvis and others began a letter-writing campaign to ministers, businessmen, and politicians in their quest to establish a national Mother's Day. They were successful. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement proclaiming Mother's Day a national observance that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.
Many other countries of the world celebrate their own Mother's Day at different times throughout the year. Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May, as in the U.S.
There are 84 million mom's in the U.S.
August is the most popular month in which to have a baby.
Kentucky has the highest percentage of women who are mothers at 67%. The national average is 57%.
About 4 million women will have babies this year.
The median age of a woman giving birth for the first time in the U.S. is 24.8.
The number of people calling their moms on Mother's Day has declined in recent years due to e-mail and other electronic means of communication.
While nearly 80 percent of Americans will buy a card for mom this year, 83 percent of the cards will be purchased by daughters. (American Greetings)
Mother's Day is the third-largest card-sending holiday.
Mother's Day is the busiest day of the year for restaurants.
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