My mother is turning 55 in a few days and I can't find anything that is right to give her. My mom was very young when she had us, gave up her life and dreams until we moved out of her home and never made us feel guilty for it. She is an amazing women and I want something really special for her 55. Any ideas would be great. She loves home made stuff but I am so not crafty. A few Mother's Day's ago I put together a huge collage of pictures from when my siblings and I were growing up that she loved but I can't do that again obviously. I know you are all creative so hopefully you can help me. Thanks.
Thank you Mom's for all the wonderful suggestions. I will be using some for Christmas too! I just wanted to let you know that I got together with my siblings and we actually put on a show for mom. When we were kids it was a tradition in our house to make dinner for my parents and then do a little show. So we cooked for her and we played our instruments and sang and my mom laughed and cried through the whole thing, I included her grandkids too and we videoed the whole thing. Thank you for helping me to see it isn't about the money you spend I never would have come up with the idea without your help!
What about a charm bracelet? You could put a bunch of charms on there from important events in her first 55 years: kids, grandkids, vacation spots, etc. It'd be a portable way to 'document' her life so far, PLUS she can keep adding to it.
Maybe you could just write her a letter. A long loving EMO letter, stating everything you said here, plus specific examples of how she made you feel during certain times of your life. As a mom with older children, to me, this would be the best gift I'd ever gotten from my kids. A testimonial!
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Hmm...I like the ideas already given. Do you have old home movies? We have a bunch and I need to make the time to get them onto DVDs and maybe even do some editing to give to my mom.
Here is another idea you can try out, I think it is a great gift idea:
http://www.indicustom.com/landing/mothers-day-2011?utm_ca...
And here are a few more ideas too:
http://www.skinnyscoop.com/question/q/1993?utm_campaign=t...
http://www.skinnyscoop.com/question/q/1921?utm_campaign=t...
I'm a hug fan of spa days. I feel that mothers don't take the time to pamper themselves, and making a trip that you can attend with her or if you want to spoil her and get her a big spa package so she can relax and get some "me time" that mamas tend to forget about!
An adventure with her, take lots of photos and them give themto her with a letter telling her how you feel about her,
A beautiful piece of jewelry.
If you know a performer that could some an sing for a small gathering of her friends and family, what a great memory for her. .
I made my mom a beautiful gift basket she just loved. Nice pj's as a filler, undies, bath stuff,a bunch of trinkety stuff (but not cheap either), wrapped it all in cellophane & ribbons * laced bead pearls through the basket.. It was nice and very personal. You could do a spa themed one, with gift cert. and whatever goodies for the spa she might like to wear, use as a tote etc. or a gardners one with all those gadgets & gloves, apron.. I love gift baskets.
Does she wear jewelry? I purchased my mom a necklace with all our names on it and she LOVED it. The company I got it from made it completely custom, too. Go to the "Idea Gallery" and look at what other people have done. (You click on it under the Customize With...on the left side bar.)
As a Mother of 3 grown daughters I love the idea of the charm bracelet that Lesley suggested!!! Get all of the kids and grandkids involved...toss some ideas around about what should be on it and then start gathering the charms...you can start out small...a charm for each child with their name engraved on it....then you can add to it for each holiday...birthday etc.
I can also tell you that what I value the most is a gift of my girls TIME!!! When they all still lived fairly close to home I adored our girls day out....we would just do whatever appealed to us....lunch at Olive Garden, maybe a movie...find a book at Barnes and Noble...end up at Baskin Robins for sinfully good ice cream...just the fact that we were enjoying time together was what counted!!!
Maybe pictures on CD that rotate to music. We have done this for my parents us of and their kids and my dad cries every time! Not that I like to make him cry, just proves that he is very moved by the gift and the happy memories. The last one was to Green Days "Time of your Life". Perfect song for a touching moment.
If it were me and my siblings lived close by I would video each of us telling our favorite childhood memory with her, what makes her an amazing woman and mother, and what our hopes are for her future. You could include grandkids too. I know my mom would treasure a gift of this nature.
Something we gave my mom that is along the lines of the collage is a book of memories. Get a book (hallmark makes one but any journal type book will do) In it you put memories of the time you were growing up. Big memories little memories from the earliest you can remember. One of my most vivid memories is of standing on the toilet in the bathroom and brushing my teeth my mom cracked up and said the sink was so tall I couldn't reach it and they didn't have a step stool. But funny things poignant things, things that will make her cry and laugh and sometimes both. ask your siblings also to contribute. they can write letters which you can include. ask friends etc. She will love it.
i am a single mom turning 50 next week would love lunch nails shop pampering maybe dinner with good friends
Was there anything in particular that she "gave up" to have her kids? If she stopped traveling, maybe give her a vacation (with you and kids or something). If she was interested in art, give her art lessons. If she liked going into NYC for Broadway shows, buy her tickets. Whatever hobbies she might have given up, look into getting her something for that. Or just a spa day - pampering is always a welcome gift IMO, especially for moms! If she is frugal with herself, anything that she would consider a "splurge" would be a wonderful present - clothes, electronics, furniture even!
If she likes to cook, you could make her a book of your favorite recipes or family recipes. Type them up, type a personalized note to her and have it all bound together in a nice book at Office Max for $5. OR have each of your siblings and you write some favorite childhood memories involving your mother and/or all the sacrafices she made for you that you can now truly appreciate. Cut out pictures from a magazine or use patterned paper (hobby lobby) to matte these typed out memories and bind them together. Homemade gifts (especially if she appreciates crafts) are always a bonus because it's the thought that counts. Good luck - I'm sure she will appreciate whatever you give.
Pedicure - one for her and one for you so you can sit and chat together while being pampered.
A favorite photo printed on canvas. Costco does these or you can check out www.canvaspop.com. You can photoshop a picture to look
like a painting if you want to get fancy.
Make-a-plate: They send you a kit and you draw a picture on this round piece of paper and they turn it into a melamine plate. You don't have to be a little kid to have fun with this.
A mini-vacation. My mom loves gardening so my sister and I took her to a private estate garden that gives tours. We stayed in a hotel, went out to dinner and wandered around town together. It was a trip we will never forget.
I gave this to my dad - who is VERY hard to give gifts to - maybe you can give this to your mom as well
http://gifts.redenvelope.com/gifts/story-of-a-lifetime-27...
even though the link has 'gifts for men' in it... it can be used by anyone - it is a memoir of their life...
