Preparing for Mother's Day

Mother’s Day is only a week away. What are you planning to make your Mom’s day extra special? Do you have a family tradition or do you try different ideas? If you’re at a loss for what to do, I’ve searched online and found some unique ways to make the day special for her.


Cook up something special for Mom. Bagel Family Portrait, Cool Cake for Mom and Mother’s Day Truffles are just a few of the creative and fun recipes available at Disney Family Fun http://bit.ly/d9vksr. If you want to make her breakfast in bed, whip up a Blueberry Mother’s Day Breakfast Cake. The recipe is available from @CDKitchen at http://bit.ly/aqqPlS.

Kids and adults can find crafty ideas for making Mom an inexpensive gift at Suite101 http://bit.ly/aBrH5a and Sherri’s Family Crafts Blog http://bit.ly/cOpVXH. I personally love the Mother’s Day coupon idea. I used a version of this idea for a Valentine’s Day gift to my husband. I filled a bucket with all of his favorite chocolates, Hershey bars, Kisses, Reese’s, M&M’s and more. Then I decorated the bucket with paint pens and stickers. To finish it off, I put the handmade coupons in the bucket on top of the chocolates. You could decorate and fill your bucket with Mom’s favorite candies, chocolates or snacks for a fun way to present the coupons to your Mom. Bath salts are also an easy craft for kids and adults that any Mother will love. After you cook her dinner, you can run a hot bath with candles for a soothing atmosphere and present her with the handmade bath salts. Both of these ideas are available on Sherri’s blog (link above) with detailed instructions.

Mom’s card can also be made by hand. Kids can trace their own hand to create a “Guess How Much I Love You?” Mother’s Day card. The instructions and template are available from Kid Crafts Magazine http://bit.ly/9CtNID.

If you’re looking to purchase Mom a gift online, retailers are offering very good incentives this year. The following are a variety of gift options with current coupon codes:

eBags is offering a Celebrate Mom special - Extra 20% Off Sitewide at eBags! Hurry, this offer ends Sunday, 5/2/10 at midnight. Coupon Code: COMJMOMS20. Link: http://bit.ly/9yCCSe.

Flirty Aprons is offering a Mother's Day 40% Off Sale with coupon code FA-4110. Expires 5/12/10. Link: http://bit.ly/bUTrWF.

Stew Leonard’s Gift Baskets is offering a free cookbook with minimum purchase of $25 using coupon code MOMDAY. This offer expires 5/6/10. Link: http://bit.ly/9Ut3s0.

Get Mom a gift she will treasure for years to come! Turn Photos/Slides/Videos into Memories with ScanDigital. Use Code: Mothers10 for 10% Off! Expires 5/31/10. Link: http://bit.ly/b4TbLq.

Mother’s Day gifts, including personalized gifts, are available on my website at http://bit.ly/bE3cWh. Coupon code: BUYNOW for 10% OFF!

More Mother’s Day coupon codes for online shopping are available at http://bit.ly/99SViX.

I hope you find this information helpful in planning your Mom’s special day. And if you are a Mom, Happy Mother’s Day to you!



Sharing is caring! Save money, save time and help save our environment. Lots of fun resources are available to help find creative ways to spend quality time with your family while staying on budget. Crafts, decorating, do it yourself projects, parting planning, preparing meals, shopping and more valuable resources and information are free online. I love to share my fun finds with you. For more free resources and tips follow me on Facebook and/or Twitter. My website is http://www.shopchristi.com/. Check it out!

Share