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Fabulous and Frugal Gifts for Mom
by Cyndi Roberts
What to do? Mother's Day is just around the corner and there's just no money in
the budget for gifts. Not to worry! Just look over this list of inexpensive
gifts to buy or make and you'll be all set. These budget ideas with a lot of
heart can mean more than 2 dozen red roses to a mom!
1. Bring your mom a bouquet of flowers from your own garden. Use a vase you have
saved from a time when you received flowers from a florist or spend a little on
a pretty new vase.
Tie a ribbon or raffia bow around it and add a card (make it yourself on your
computer) and your gift is ready!
2. Buy a single bloom at the florist. The florist in our town will put one
carnation, daisy or other flower in a bud vase along with a little baby's breath
and add a bow for around $5.00. And they will deliver.
3. Give your mom an afternoon with you! Not with your kids or spouse along, just
you. How long has it been since you spent uninterrupted time with her?
Look at old pictures, reminisce, or go window- shopping, whatever. The point is
just being together.
4. Make your mom's favorite dessert and present it to her along with a gift
certificate for a homemade dessert once a month. Especially if your mom lives
alone, this can really be a treat.
5. If your mom is elderly or lives alone, give her the gift of a Saturday spent
doing things around her house. Such as washing her windows, changing light bulbs
and air conditioner filters, working in her yard, hauling away trash, anything
she finds it difficult to do for herself anymore.
6. Gift baskets are always fun for the recipient and the giver, too. Fill a
pretty basket with things you make, cookie mixes, dried herbs, needlework, a mug
filled with a couple of specialty tea bags. Line the basket with a lacy doily or
napkin, add a raffia bow and you have a great gift any mother will love.
7. If a card is just all you can do this year, make it really special. Have
everyone in the family write a little note; toddlers who can't write yet can
draw a picture.
With a little imagination, you can create a gift your mother will be elated to
receive! And she'll wonder what you'll come up with next year!
Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.
- George Eliot, English novelist
Cyndi Roberts is the editor of the bi-weekly newsletter
"1 Frugal Friend 2 Another", bringing you practical, money-saving tips, recipes
and ideas. Visit her online at
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