Mother's Day is just around the corner. Have you already purchased your gift for your mom for Mother's Day? I will let you in on a little secret. I have not made my gift selection for my own mother yet. Perhaps, we can do this together.
I am very close to my mother. I often know what she wants before she knows what she wants. You all know how that happens. I give her a gift and all of the sudden it is what she has always wanted, even though she previously had no idea the item was even in existence. What is even more amazing is that somehow there is just the spot in her home that it seems has been waiting for that very elusive item to materialize.
Truthfully, that is part of the magic of mothers. They know how to make you feel loved and appreciated with a few words, a look, a gentle touch, and certainly the "over the top" exclamations of joy when opening a gift from you. I think I could wrap up week old bananas and Mom would respond enthusiastically by questioning how in the world I knew she needed those to make the banana bread she had been craving. I must truly be a mind reader! Only my mother thinks I have such super powers, I assure you. Truth be told, I only have them because she bestowed them upon me at that very moment.
Since I don't plan to wrap up week old bananas for Mom this year, I do need to get on with making a nice gift selection for her Mother's Day gift. I thought we could explore my ideas together today and you could help me choose a gift. Who knows, Mom may well praise you for your divining powers as well this year!
Mother's Day Gift One
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Article written by Mbgphoto
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Mom loves throw blankets, especially one that has special significance. She has throws in various places throughout her home.
There is a throw blanket featured in Mary Beth's article, "
Customized Blankets and Throws Make Great Gifts", that I know my mother would love. A few years back, we went to Rome and toured Vatican City. The Resurrection throw blanket shown in
mbgphoto's article is a photo of one of the tapestries displayed in the Vatican Museum. That photo has special meaning to my mother and me because of it's religious significance, as well as the memory of
our vacation in Rome.
There are several throws and blankets featured in "Customized Blankets and Throws Make Great Gifts" including flowers, animals and even the lighthouses that Mary Beth, aka
mbgphoto, is renowned for capturing with her camera. This is a great way to display vacation photos when you are out of wall space!
Mother's Day Gift Two
For all those many miles in life that Mom walks by my side, she really does need a comfortable pair of
Tennis Shoes. Some that she can slip on and off quickly, because she never knows when I am going to show up on her doorstep to drag her into a new project or take her to see something she absolutely must see now.
Mom is like my own personal #1 scout. She is always prepared to jump right into whatever I can dream up for us. Of course, she is quite capable of "dreaming" up things for us to do together too. Regardless of who is responsible for the idea, comfort is always paramount, so Mom needs this pair of tennis shoes for all of our romping through the muck and mire of not only our own city, but those cities in far away places too.
I was introduced to these wonderful tennis shoes, which I promptly purchased for myself, by
Dawn Rae right here on Review This! I am now headed back over to her article, "
The Most Comfortable Women's Shoes" right now to consider these tennis shoes for Mom for Mother's Day. You are more than welcome to join me there too!
Mother's Day Gift Three
I personally had to have the Acorn Dishcloth in the photo, and I did give several of her potholders for Christmas last year, but I neglected to purchase one for my mother.
The Elf also has coasters and adorable crocheted animals offered in her Etsy store,
Coastal Island Crochet and Crafts. She even has a crocheted Lighthouse afghan! Now that would be a real treasure to own.
So, I am also considering one or two crocheted items from Wednesday Elf's Etsy Store, starting with another Acorn Dishcloth.
Mother's Day Gift Four
Mom loves her morning cup of coffee! She doesn't drink coffee throughout the day like I do, but she does want that one cup of coffee in the morning. Between the two of them, Mom and Dad don't drink a full pot of coffee each day, which means they end up having to discard delicious coffee that has simply set too long on the coffee maker burner.
It is for that reason that I would consider giving Mom the
One Cup Coffee Maker that Barbara,
Brite-Ideas, reviewed. It seems like the perfect solution, plus each cup of coffee would be made at the exact moment that it is desired to ensure every cup would truly be delicious to the last drop.
That also means that when we visit, we can bring our own favorite blend of k-cup and make our own coffee. No one need worry if the selected coffee will be too strong, too weak, or simply not to our personal liking. We are all guaranteed an excellent cup of coffee made to our own specifications.
Mother's Day Gift Five
I mentioned earlier how much my mother loves to garden and how she loves anything for her garden.
Not only does Mom enjoy working in her garden, but if you are around her
for very long, she just might put you to work in her flower beds too.
At the very least, you will find yourself helping my father refill her
bird feeders. But don't think for one second that the bird feeders are
my father's only responsibility, because they definitely are not. I
have hundreds of memories of watching my mother supervise and instruct
my dad on exactly where and how to plant a rose or azalea bush.
Because Mom loves to work in her flower beds, I am considering giving her new
Gardening Tools. While some might think that is a work tool, I assure you, Mom thinks garden tools are work savers. I am seriously considering the
Nejiri Kama Japanese Sickle that
Olivia Morris recommended in her article.
Mother's Day Gift Six
Like most of us, Mom enjoys a great movie. A series that she can watch for weeks is even better.
It isn't always easy to find a movie that Mom can enjoy these days, and
even harder to find a wholesome series that will not batter my mom's
ears with profanity. Not to mention the over-the-top bedroom scenes
that seem to get worse with each passing day. Seems like movie makers
are not happy unless they can guarantee their movies will be R or X
rated. Mom still has a preference for G rated shows. If you ask her,
she would tell you that truly "mature" audiences prefer a great movie
that doesn't need the shocking illicit sex scenes and profanity.
Lark Rise to Candleford, which was reviewed and recommended by
The Savvy Age,
is the perfect series to give as a gift for Mother's Day. I, myself,
have already watched this series so I know it will be acceptable and
enjoyed by Mom.
Mother's Day Gift Seven
My mother doesn't especially enjoy cooking big meals or having large dinner parties anymore, but she still cooks breakfast for her and my dad. She keeps her skillet on top of her stove at all times. It is always "ready" to prepare eggs, bacon, or sausage for anyone who may be hungry that enters her home. She still uses her larger skillet that she has had for years. I think it might be time for a new, smaller skillet. One that is easier for her to lift and clean.
Margaret Schindel is proficient at cooking for two. When she recommended the Ninja Neverstick Ceramic Pro 8" Nonstick Fry Pan, I took note!
It would really be nice to give my mom something that would ease her work load, plus I like the sound of PTFE-free, PFOA-free, and cadmium-free. Now that we know about the chemicals in older cookware, I would like to give her a non-toxic skillet.
Mother's Day Gift Eight
This is the most unique Mother's Day gift featured in this article!
Sometimes our moms need a little more than an item that comes gift-wrapped. My mother enjoys working in her yard, but some jobs are just too big for her to handle. Putting mulch in her flower beds is one of those jobs that looks impossible for Mom. Therefore, after reading Raintree Annie's review, my husband and I decided we would put the mulch out for my mother. He did the heavy lifting and I did the spreading with a rake.
I doubt Raintree Annie realized she was reviewing a "gift" when she wrote and published her Gardening review on The Benefits of Garden Mulch. She frequently offers excellent tips and advice in the Review This Reviews Gardening section. Since Mom loves gardening, Raintree Annie's reviews are among her favorites to read. When she explained that mulch would reduce weeding, it was clear this was a gift that would keep on giving. I want Mom to be able to spend her time in her garden fawning over her flowers, not working to pull weeds. Perhaps, I can wrap up a new pair of gardening secateurs (scissors) for her too!
Mother's Day Gift Nine
Let's face it! There comes a time in everyone's life when they no longer want to get on their knees and play in the dirt. Okay, that may not be completely true. Some of us, like my Mom, still want to play in the dirt, we just don't want to have to get down on our knees or sit in the dirt. Plus, no one likes having our gardens overtaken by weeds or overrun by pets and animals.
Tracey Boyer allowed us to peek into her garden and see how she avoids the knees and weeds in gardening by planting in these awesome elevated garden beds.
Not only does my sweet, lovely, dear mother need a dozen of these raised beds, but I do too!
Hint, hint to my little darling (grown) children!
Mother's Day Gift Ten
Like most mothers, my mom has spent endless hours creating beautiful scrapbooks for all of us. In addition to photos, she adds notes, invitations, napkins from special events, ribbons, pressed flowers, or whatever she can find to stick on those pages that will help us remember fun times.
For many years, Mom and I perused the aisles in craft stores looking at scrapbook pages we might use as background pages for the lovely gathered items. Oft times, Mom would make her own by cutting out drawings of hearts or animals and pasting them on the pages.
Then came Cheryl Paton! She has created these awesome scrapbook pages, bound in paperback books, that we can order online. More time to create and less time shopping. I already know my mother would love these books full of scrapbook paper. Or, perhaps, I could make her a scrapbook this time.
Mother's Day Gift Eleven
Considering the purchase of anything technical for my mom for Mother's Day might cause my siblings to question my suggestions. However, when I read
Lou's review of the
Photoshop, I immediately thought of my mother.
Mom doesn't like anything technical normally. She even makes my dad change the TV channels for her because she hates trying to figure out their cable service. However, when it comes to photos, I don't think there is anything that would hold my mom back from playing. I can easily imagine her sitting at her computer tweeking photos. I envision her being perfectly content with her one morning cup of coffee, removing blemishes from photos, and enjoying watching her old photos come back to life before her very eyes.
Because she enjoys scrap-booking, I know she will enjoy enhancing her photos!
Mother's Day Gift Twelve
I've
already told you how much Mom loves to read and how she enjoys a good family
movie. What I haven't told you yet is that Hallmark is her favorite
movie channel. When it became necessary for my parents to switch cable
companies Mom was quite distressed when she realized the Hallmark
channel was not included in their new service.
I am sure she would enjoy reading
Hallmark's A Century of Caring which was reviewed and recommended by
Brenda. The book comes with a DVD, "The Magic of Ordinary Days" which Brenda has also assured us is a wonderful movie.
It won't be long before the hot days of summer of upon us and Mom won't
need to be out working in her garden. This book and movie would be a
fabulous way to spend a day or two indoors in the cool air conditioning
relaxing and being entertained by the very best.
Mother's Day Gift Thirteen
Mom and Dad grew up, and raised their children, during the time that going to the theater was considered a family activity. Along with the movie, we all enjoyed sodas and popcorn! Thanks to the ability to stream so many movies in so many different ways these days, none of us frequent the theater as much as we once did. But, we still love nibbling on popcorn while watching a movie at home.
Sam Monaco reviewed a Microwave Popcorn Popper that my parents definitely need. You don't even need oil to cook the popcorn in the microwave. With this nifty popper, Mom can have fresh popped popcorn in approximately 3 minutes. Plus, the popper is dishwasher safe, which means Mom can enjoy the movie and popcorn without having a cleanup job waiting for her in the kitchen.
GIFT SUGGESTIONS FROM MULTIPLE CONTRIBUTORS
Mother's Day Gift Fourteen
There are a few other things for the kitchen that I would love to give my mom. One that is pretty, and one that will be quite useful.
Clocks are really cool gifts, especially when they are personalized for the recipient.
BarbRad gives us excellent instructions on how to design and
customize a clock or we could simply choose one of the clocks already designed.
I was immediately drawn to the clock with the page of music. Mom plays the piano. As a matter of fact, she is easily the best accompany pianist I have ever known, but I also enjoy listening to her play solos. She is an outstanding pianist and this clock would be a perfect choice for her.
BarbRad also introduced me to another nifty little gadget that I know my mother would love to have. It is
JarKey to help open those tight fitting lids on jars. Actually, couldn't we all use one of those!
Mother's Day Gift Fifteen
My mother loves to read! That is probably exactly why I love to read so much.
Mom has always been a tremendous influence in my life and books were
always in our home when I was growing up. I remember well have our own
set of encyclopedias at home. I didn't know another soul who had their
own reference library at home. It was pretty cool too since it wasn't
always easy or convenient to go to the public library. Of course, we
didn't have the internet when I was in school, so having books at home
was like having a pot of gold.
I know Mom would love this particular book because she is a rescuer
herself. She will take in any stray "whatever". Be it dogs, cats,
bunnies, raccoons, people, etc. If you are hungry, she will feed you.
Even as I am writing this article, she currently has a kitty that she
gave a home because her original owner lost his job and could no longer
afford to feed Miss. Kitty. I assure you, that is one pampered kitty
cat.
But, back to the book, it isn't always easy to judge a book by it's
cover, so having reliable reviews is essential to selecting a book that I
know my mother will read and enjoy.
Mother's Day Gift Sixteen
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The BirdBath featured by Bev
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Mom loves her flowers and flower beds! I assure you, her backyard could
give any contestant in the "Most Beautiful Garden" contest a real run
for 1st place.
Not only does she love the bushes and flowers, but she enjoys adding
special decorations or interesting elements in her beds. She even has
solar lights in her garden so she can enjoy it at night.
Bev
featured a gorgeous birdbath on her article, "Mother's Day Gifts for
the Gardening Mom". It is a smaller birdbath than what I normally see
in our area, but look how pretty it is! It resembles a big blue
flower!!!
Mom has more birds than an aviary at the a zoo. She has the prettiest
little yellow finches and I can just imagine them sitting on that
birdbath.
Ok, I confess, I actually love that birdbath myself.
Note to my children: I wouldn't mind receiving that pretty little birdbath for my Mother's Day gift.
Mother's Day Gift Seventeen
Everyone loves beautiful pictures decorating their homes! They are often one of the first things we put up when we first move into a new home.
I was recently discussing the contributors here on
Review This with my mother and we were talking about how I first met each of the writers. I shared that one of my first memories of
Heather426 was when she wrote about her husbands paintings. I think that was nearly 6 years ago now, and I still enjoy seeing his artwork featured.
I was thrilled when Heather published her article "
You Can Own a Rare Richard Burns Print, Signed by the Artist" right her on Review This! Not only did her article introduce our readers to Richard Burns, but it gave me a permanent reference point to his work. I promptly pulled up the article for my mother and she definitely remembered the prints and Heather. We discussed at length the beauty of his paintings and his fabulous attention to detail. His work is so lifelike, it almost looks like a photograph instead of a painting.
I know Mom would love one of Richard Burn's signed printed for Mother's Day!
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with Spicing Pecans by Mickie_G
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Mother's Day Gift Eighteen
Regardless of which of the other gifts I choose from above, I definitely think my mom will want to try these
Spicing Pecans.
My mother loves pecans and I have no doubt Mom will enjoy adding these pecans to her recipes. I'm just hoping she will share that Iced Texas Sheet Cake with me as soon as she makes it.
More Mother's Day Gift Ideas
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My Mother's Day Gift for My Mother
So you see, finding a great Mother's Day
gift for my mother is not my dilemma. Choosing which fabulous featured
gift to give to my mom is my problem. Can you help me decide? Please
give you opinions in the guestbook below.
Mom, I know you are reading this. I know, because I know you read everything I write. Since you are here, if you have a request or preference in gifts, please feel free to send me an email or call me with your list. Since I know you will see more than one thing you desire, fear not! I will gladly share your list of wishes with my siblings.
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