There are lots of things you can do together, for very little money, that will create a beautiful and picture-perfect Mother’s Day for the most important woman in your life.
Plant some flowers
If you have some extra space in your garden, you can create a real, live Mother’s Day canvas. First, buy various packets of flower seeds that grow fast and well. Then draw a picture or write a short message (like “We love Mom”) in the garden dirt with a stick. Drop the flower seeds into the dirt lines; then cover them up, and water every few days. Before long, your picture (or message) will be blooming, and you’ll have a Mother’s Day gift that keeps on growing.
Pampering mom
You don’t have to spend hundreds at a fancy salon. Instead, make sure mom wakes up to a perfectly cleaned bathroom. Draw her a bubble-filled or bath-bomb-infused bath; leave a gift basket of soaps, lotions, eye masks, and other fancy stuff by the tub for her to try. You can even include a new, comfy robe and some plush slippers for her to slip her tired feet in once she’s out of the tub. Then follow up her pampering with a manicure or pedicure at your local salon for some great mother-daughter time.
One-day vacation
As much as you’d love to be able to send mom on a fabulous European vacation for Mother’s Day, it’s probably not in the budget. But with a bit of creativity and planning, you can still enjoy that trip to Italy at home. Create her favourite Italian meal, get a bottle of the best red wine to go with it, and spend some time decorating with Italy in mind. Some red, white and green table cloths and napkins will help set the mood, as will a basket of fresh bread on the table, some candles and a string of lights to provide the perfect atmosphere. Then have dinner together in your own Little Italy (or Paris, or anywhere else mom has always wanted to visit.)
At-home happy hour
Mom deserves a night off. Be her bartender for the evening and mix up some fancy cocktails she might not normally order.
q Information obtained from www.chicago.cbslocal.com and www.brit.co
Also read: Gift ideas for Mother’s Day that she’ll appreciate and that don’t cost (much) money
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