Mother’s Day is in one week. Here are some out-of-the-box gift ideas to show your Mom just how much you love her:
• Prepare her favorite dinner. Arrange the table extra special with rose petals and a few wrapped gifts.
• Take her on a scavenger hunt to a few of her favorite places- give her clues to the next place inside a gift box.
• Buy all the necessities for a pedicure/foot wash and spoil her with a spa night at home (or schedule a professional spa out)
• If you have kids, make a homemade card with them. (Write a poem or the “Top 10 reasons why I love you”). Buy poster-board for $.79 and fold in half to make a big impression as a card.
• Write a favorite “memories of mom” book or create a video. (for print books: blurb.com, lulu.com, snapfish.com)
• Print out a few digital photos and create a scrapbook, put them in a frame, or photo calendar
• Monogram her initials onto something: jewelry, purse, stationary, etc.
• Buy a gift-certificate to her favorite clothing store
• Visit a museum or concert together
• (Spouse) Clean the house while she is out or hire a maid to do it all.
• (Spouse) Give her a coupon to keep the kids one evening.
• (Spouse) Make your wife sleep in one morning and get the kids ready- take them to school.
• Give her a magazine subscription
• Give her an I-tunes Gift card
• Put together an emergency box (fill with things like lotion, relaxing CD’s, movie tickets, chocolate, etc.)
• Buy favorite specialty items: favorite candle, perfume, boutique cosmetics, shampoos, magazine, special chocolate, etc.
• Frame a family portrait (blow it up to an 8×10)
• Frame a really nice picture of Mom
• Buy Customized Stamps (use stamps.com) to create a special stamp (a photo of you together, children, wedding, baby, etc.)
• Plan a surprise picnic to local park with good scenery

Out-of-the-Box Gift ideas for Your Mom
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