Homemade Gifts
Does Mom still have your childhood hand in plaster hanging on the wall? Then she’ll love the homemade gift you make her at one of those Do-It-Yourself craft stores like Color Me Mine. If she’s a cook, paint a fired spoon rest where she can place her spoons that stir the family’s special spaghetti sauce or paint a piggy bank to remind her to save for that sailing trip to the Mediterranean you always talked about. Maybe she just loves fresh flowers in a nicely shaped vase every week. Get creative at home and turn pictures into a personalized card, or spruce up an old picture frame with a funky coat of paint. Whatever you choose, it will be your creation, which she’ll always cherish.
All-Occasion Cards
To add your personal touch, you can either assemble a group of cards yourself, like those drawings you did last summer or those photographs you took on your trip to Ireland, or you can buy a box of all-occasion cards at a place like Target. Show an extra bit of kindness by stamping the envelopes for her. Moms are busy and they send a lot of cards, especially single Moms who are extra strapped for time.
Digital Photos
For the tech-savvy Mom that loves pictures, get a digital photo frame.This creative new device allows family members to use a phone line to send digital images to a rotating photo frame. How cool is that? And for Moms that are not so technologically inclined, lend an hour or two of your time to help her get it all set up. The best gift you can give is yourself!
The Gift of Music
Music is one of the greatest gifts you can give someone and with digitalized media, one of the easiest. If your Mom has an iPod or MP3 player, make her a playlist of some oldies but goodies, and new music that you know she will love. Some suggestions:
“Blue Skies,” Willie Nelson
“Respect,” Aretha Franklin
“Let’s Face the Music and Dance,” Diana Krall
“I Get A Kick Out of You,” Billie Holiday
“The Greatest,” Cat Power
“When I Was A Young Girl,” Feist
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