Mother's Day Gifts

HockeyFan4

What are you getting your moms?  I need some ideas.

pokepoke27

I think I'll just take my mom out to dinner and buy some flowers. My wedding is only a few weeks after so I'll be pretty strapped. 

FutureMrsSS

I got my mom flowers. Not too creative, I know. It's the first time I've lived farther then driving distance from her, or else I usually do something with her. 

I also saw on Living Social a $15 for $30 deal for gift baskets which I thought about getting. They had different types of baskets like gardening, coffee, etc. 

What does she like to do? Can you see her or would you be sending something? 

HockeyFan4

I can see her.

She is hard to shop for...in the past I have gotten her Hummels (she used to collect them but eh...i think the passion is gone), clothes, homemade fudge from her mother's reciepe, jewelry, etc.

She never seems overly excited about any gift.  I am trying to stay away from candy/sweets, as she now has diabetes.  I feel like we go shopping together all the time.  Hmm

Maybe a trip to an art museum?  I hate them (even though I am an art teacher), but she really enjoys them....I don't know

pokepoke27

My mother is the opposite Hockey. I could probably buy her a stick of gum and she'd jump up and down in excitement haha. 

Have you thought about some kind of gourmet sugar free candies? My father is diabetic and loves getting sugar free sweets. This (clicky) would make a good gift, for example. You could also look into a fruit of the month club or something - but I don't know what your budget is and those kinds of things can be pricey. 

HockeyFan4

to be honest, I would rather avoid food....she doesn't do so well with avoiding things she shouldn't eat and as my H puts it, half the food in the house should be thrown away....she has that habit of "oh expiration dates are just suggestions"...so I would be afraid of sending her fruit (which would be more than she could probably eat...that and I can't get the image of Marie from Everybody Loves Raymond yelling "THEY KEEP SENDING FRUIT?!?!?!")

but good ideas...thanks...I guess its just tough, because she doesn't seem to want material things...and she can't walk a lot so it really limits my choices.

RYLZ

The last few years, my thing has been about getting my parents 'experiences' as gifts.  They both already have a lot of 'stuff', so I just don't want to buy one more useless thing to clutter the house and also have various health issues so I stay away from sweet treats, and big meals.  So I've been getting them activities the past few years they might not thinking of doing like beginner yoga classes, art classes, day-trips and dance class etc.

Last Christmas my father got my mother a Kindle, since then I've gotten her 2 different novels I would NEVER choose to read on my own for her bday and V day.  The gift has been, (aside from actually buying the book download), reading the book along with her, then meeting up for tea to discuss.  She seems to love that I'm doing something we never would do together ordinarily.

MrsGandthebeag

If you really live in the Boston area, as I do, I always make a donation to the Woman's Lunch Place.  They send your mom a card saying that a donation has been made in her name which gives a homeless woman a nice lunch on mother's day.  I forgot one year and she got upset.  My mom always says she doesn't need material things so she enjoys this gift every year.  I also take her out to brunch.

jessicabessica

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_mothers-day-gifts?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:b5ac7a23-9d00-4051-822c-d288a2a41ae5Post:d85a30f8-f2fc-40fd-a5f6-e3e8c636f4c0">Re: Mother's Day Gifts</a>:
[QUOTE]If you really live in the Boston area, as I do, I always make a donation to the Woman's Lunch Place.  They send your mom a card saying that a donation has been made in her name which gives a homeless woman a nice lunch on mother's day.  I forgot one year and she got upset.  My mom always says she doesn't need material things so she enjoys this gift every year.  I also take her out to brunch.
Posted by MrsGandthebeag[/QUOTE]

<div>That is a great suggestion, thanks.  My mom is in CT, but I am thinking that that gift would be great for her.  I have also been thinking about a couple month Birchbox subscription, the suncare kit from Sephora (it's a bunch of sun-related items in a tote for $30), or something photo-related (Shutterfly has wooden boxes and iPhone cases that you can get a photo on).  I think I will be doing the WLP donation plus one of these other ideas with my sibs this year.  </div>

Lisa50

I am of no use, whatsoever.  I know I will get her flowers, but other than that ... I don't know.  Clothes?  Maybe.  A book?  Nope, just gave her 2 for Christmas.  Electronics?  Definitely not.

Good post, though.  I'll come back to it a couple of times this week to see what suggestions you've received.  Thanks!