Mother’s Day is fast approaching so it’s time to start thinking about how you can treat your lovely mum. Choosing a gift can be tricky but it’s even more of a challenge if you are on a tight budget. Having a low budget needn’t stop you from treating your mum on Mother’s Day though. There are plenty of frugal and thrifty ways to treat your mum, I thought I would share some frugal Mother’s Day gift ideas with you.
House Plants
Flowers become ridiculously overpriced around Mother’s Day, and although beautiful to look at they don’t last all that long either. I know it’s lovely to receive a bunch of flowers but it’s definitely one of the less frugal gifts to give. As an alternative you could give a houseplant as a gift instead, it lasts a lot longer and you can pick them up for a few pounds at the supermarket.
There are some gorgeous flowering varieties like scented geraniums, primroses, orchids, and begonias that will brighten up the window sill. If you want something more modern or quirky you could buy a cactus or succulent, they are hardy plants and need very little upkeep.
Frugal Homemade Gifts
This is a no-brainer really, there’s nothing more frugal than a homemade gift. I have been a mum for 21 years and the gifts I remember receiving the most on Mother’s Day are the ones the kids made for me. It can be as simple as a handmade card or if you are crafty you could make her something personalised. Here are some frugal homemade gift ideas:
Mother’s Day Handprint Flower Pot
Framed Family Photo
A photo of the whole family together would make a lovely gift, frames can be picked up cheaply from discount stores and there are always lots of free offers available online from photo printers. A personalized locket with a photo of family members inside would make a beautiful sentimental gift too.
You could also make your own family photo book full of memories, adding tickets or postcards from places you have been together making it that little bit more special.
Personalised Gifts
A sentimental unique gift like a personalised necklace or personalised glasses makes the perfect gift. Gifts that you can really put a personal touch on mean so much more to the recipient and are less disposable than your usual mug or jewelry gift.
A Day Off
How about giving Mum the whole day off by taking over the chores she normally does? If you don’t live with your mum you could pop round and do the cleaning for her or cook her a nice meal. You could also take her out for the day somewhere frugal like a free art gallery, museum, or park, and make a nice picnic to take along with you.
Kids can make a book of coupons for mum for things like a foot rub, a soak in the bath in peace, or breakfast in bed.
A Digital Gift
If your mum has a Spotify account you could make her a playlist of all her favourite songs to listen to. Does she have a Kindle? if so you can find lots of free e-books to download or look for special offers from publishers, one regularly offers a title for only 99p on Mondays.
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Great ideas, all so easy to arrange. I’ve sent my mum a houseplant many times over the years, and this year’s gift includes bulbs and a day out x
Bulbs are a great idea, I did think about including those as an idea I hope your mum gets lots of blooms from them x