Budget Friendly Mother’s Day Gifts

Mother’s Day is May 9 and if you’re like me, you try not to wait until the last minute to pick out gifts for your Mom or for the other women who have mothered you through out the years. You try–really hard–to make a list of different items that you’ve asked about months in advance. You try–really hard–not to fall victim to the latest “best Mother’s Day gift” schpeel only to learn, in the end, you were wrong. If you’re like me–and many of you are–then you’ve decided to do things differently this year and go with gifts that are sure melt any mother’s heart, without breaking the bank.

• Shutterfly ~ “the best Mother’s Day Gifts are the ones you make.” How very true. After looking through my Mom’s home, I discovered she loved having photographs of the family. So, the family took her favorite pictures and made a collage. Shutterfly takes the collage to the next level. You can actually have your pictures personalized and bonded in an actual coffee table book! Cards, stationery, and invitations–Shutterfly can put Mom’s favorite picture on it. Whether the photos are chronological or of a tender moment or event, Shutterfly can help this Mother’s Day the one she never forgets!
• Memory Lane ~ if we listen long enough, we’ll hear Mom talk about our first smile, the first dance or the first time you walked out of the restroom with a long trail of tissue hanging from your…um, moving on. If we listen, mothers will tell us what moments they treasure most. Once they do, it’s up to us to do something about it. My children recreated some of my favorite moments (childbirth, tooth loss and first Christmas) on video and made me a DVD. Not only was I in tears–from uncontrollable laughter–it truly was one of the best gifts I’ve ever received!
• The Gift of You ~ sometimes what Mother’s want most is to spend some quality time with their children. Most of us are adults, have our families and may even live in another state or city. This Mother’s Day, make quality time with Mom YOUR priority. Get out the fine China, the fabulous tea pots, the white gloves and the wide brim hats: you’re having tea time with the First Lady in your life–your Mom.