Mother's Day Ideas

 

1. Take your mom for dinner (make sure you make reservations as mother's day is the busiest day of the year for restaurants)

2. Send your mom flowers - it doesn't have to be anything fancy and you can send them from anywhere. I personally like potted flowers as they last much longer.

3. Make photo candles for a cute personal gift - get the how to from Better Homes and Gardens

4. Make a photo book for the proud grandma of all her grandchildren. There are several sites you can make them and buy them from including Shutterfly

5.  Make your mom breakfast in bed

6. Give her a much needed day off - From everything cooking, cleaning, and errands.

7. and give her a homemade manicure set

8. Print out a Happy Mother's Day Card from Anders Ruff

 

9. Order your mom's favourite takeout (sometimes it's easier to stay home especially with younger children) and do the dishes afterwards.

10. make her dry soup mix in a jar - so she can have a homemade dinner on nights when she doesn't feel like cooking. Get the recipe for Beef Noodle Soup in a Jar or another 8 gifts in a jar including smores, Chicken Noodle Soup or chocolate chip cookies or muffins from Squawkfox.com

11. give your mom some time off from her years of cooking and make her a weeks worth of frozen casseroles and dinners.

12. Get the tutorial for these tin can treats, an emergency hidden candy stash from Our Best Bites

13. Cook her favourite dinner at home

14. take her shopping and for lunch

15. get her a gift certificate for a spa, pedicure or hair salon

16. Make photo blocks with some of her favourite photos. Get the how to from Stories by Me



17. Make her a mug with a photo of the kids/grandkids

18. A picture frame with a picture of you and your mom when you were a child and one of you both as adults.

19. Frame some favourite quotes about motherhood or make her a collection in a notebook

20. get this free printable for a simple gift - would be great for a mommies group from Kinzies Kreations

21. make her a teacup candle - get the how to at Georgia Pond

22. bake your mom her favourite cookies

23. rent her favourite movie and grab an assortment of her favourite snacks

24. buy mom her favourite candy or expensive box of chocolates from Laura Secord

25. or make her a jar of sunshine - filled with candies wrapped with special little notes - How Does She?

26. buy your mom a Keurig Coffee Maker, I seriously don't know what I did before I could make a cup of coffee in under a minute

27. make her a windowsill herb garden or give her this herb garden kit with instructions from Martha

28. make her a cd of her favourite tunes because she never could figure out how to herself or just doesn't have the time

29. bake her a delicious and beautiful cake from Baking with Blondie

30. or if you have horrible cake decorating skills grab this free printable cake banner from I heart naptime

31. make her a candy bouquet

32. go out and get your hair done together

33. get her a subscricption to her favourite magazine: Catelaine, Elle, Real Simple - I received Chatelaine for Christmas and it's nice to look forward to something each month

34. Make her some cupcakes and top them off with these gorgeous free cupcake toppers over at the TomKat Studio

35. get a photo shoot done of all the kids (and grandkids)

36. make a fruit bouquet

37. Get the directions for these treat pops from Wilton

38. Make her a collection of her favourite family recipes, or have the ones that have been passed down from generations bound together with photos from the past

39. Younger kids can make their own Headline News about why there mom is the greatest. Get the printable from Martha

40. make a custom wrapped journal - get the how to from Martha

41. make her a muffin basket filled with her favourite kinds of muffins

42. Buy your mom a charm bracelet and get her a new charm every year about a meaningful memory you two shared

43. Make your mom a homemade Jewellery tray from Fiskars to collect all those pasta necklaces she has and will receive over the years

 

44. A month of weekly cleaning services from a maid company, I would love this! or maybe once a month for a year.

45. Send her a photocard from Shutterfly or other online printing service

46. Make your mom a Mother's Day Time Capsule with things from family vacations, favourite photos and more from Better Homes and Gardens

47.  Grab your mom something you know your mom loves but wouldn't buy for herself like that perfume she loves.

48. take a class together of something she always wanted to do like sewing, painting, cooking, etc.

49. make a brag book of cute pictures she can store in her purse to and use to brag to all her friends about her kids/grandkids

50. get all the special moms in your life - your mom, grandma, mother in law, aunts over for a special mother's day brunch

51. make a customized scrapbook cover with the tutorial from BusilySpinningMomma

52. make her a pamper yourself gift basket or pampering in a jar

53. make a shadow box

54. make a wooden tray with decopauge family pictures

55. Make a customized candy jar for your grandmother. Get the tutorial at howDoesShe?com

56. make mini photo magnets

57. A homemade tote bag

58. make mom feel extra special with some homemade body scrub, bath bombs, soap or lipgloss

59. print out a book of date nights - go to the movies with your mom, sit and talk over tea, whatever floats her boat and would be great idea for teenagers who will not truly appreciate their mothers for another decade.

60. buy your mom a special new outfit

61. a locket with a picture of the whole family inside

62. Check out this line-up of mothers printables and tutorials from elli.com

 

63. make a box for your mom to keep her treasures in

64. Make your mom a customized clutch - from the Purl Bee

65. go to Hallmark and pick out a card for your mom to express your feelings. My hubby may be a man of few words but he will pick out a card that will bring a heartfelt tear to your eye - everytime.

66. make your mom some jewellery she will be happy to wear - check out the 10 awesome jewellery tutorials from Babble

67. print out a free prinatble gift box from SweetlyScrapped

68. photo keychain

69. print out some cards for younger kids to colour like this adorable Bambi card

70. Get the free printable and directions for this best mom ever pin at nobiggie.net

71. a printable bookmark to go with her book by her favourite author, signed if possible

72. setting her up on skype so she can talk to all her kids/grandkids who live far away

73. Buy your mom a fair trade bracelet, necklace of scarf from the hope(full) line from Lisa Leonard Designs, each sale provides a meal to a child in need

74. a nice set of stationary, pen and return addresses stickers, to make it easier for when she sends cards and notes for every holiday, birthday and event in yours and every family members life

75. a cute purse that she wouldn't have bought for herself

76. a nice bath set from the body shop

77. make your mom these gorgeous hangers from Craft & Creativity

78. Get a free digital scrapbook kit from Summertime Design like her 'Angel Mother' kit or Happy Mothers Day kit




79. make her a clay pot with kids fingerprints

80. make your mom a coupon book with coupons she can redeem everytime - get a free printable from Homemade Gifts Made Easy

81. make mom some cupcakes

82. make a beautiful family tree that mom will be proud to display - from Better Homes and Gardens

83. grab her a nice bottle of wine and a fancy cheese platter

84. for those last minute wonders (a category which I usually fall into myself) send your mom an e-card

85. make your mom a gift with free printable subway art from eighteen25

86. For the mom that loves to garden - this diy watering can from ChristineChitnins would be the perfect gift

87. number of reasons why you love your mom, write on scraps of scrapbook papers and roll them up and put them in a mason jar. Great idea for kids as well.

88. take the time to set up her laptop, pvr, or other electonic device

89. make your mom a homemade card - check out the one below and four more from My Creative Corner

90. make her some customized wall art

91. make your mom a bouqet that won't wilt - get the tutorial for this paper bouquet from elli.com

92. make your mom some candy popcorn and buy her her favourite movie

93. make a mother's day wreath - decorate a wreath with flowers and adhere some wooden letters with mom or mother to one side

94. Make mom some homemade linen spray from Style Me Pretty

95. I'm in love with these polaroid coasters. Get the tutorial over at Darkroom and Dearly




96. take your mom out to the movies

97. make a custom picture frame

98. make your mom a birth month garden or planter box - plant flowers corresponding with the birth months of her children and grandchildren. For a list of the different flowers by month check out day2day Super Mom

99. make a photo canvas out of her favourite pictures, get the tutorial from Girl.Inspired

100. why not make your mom a handmade vase or flower pot to go with that bunch of flowers

101. if the weather is nice, pack a fancy picnic lunch for mom