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Special gifts for Mother's DayEveryone has a mother, and the job of being a mother is a tough one. Through the years, someone decided to reward moms with their own day. Did you ever wonder how the tradition began? Read the story of Mother's Day at holidays.net/mother/story.htm. There are countless ways to reward the many Mom's in your life, and even more creative new ideas can be found using your computer. Don't just give her a photo album. Fill it with copies of your home photos you've just scanned and printed on your home computer. Type up captions for each one, and edit a few just for laughs. Have you thought of buying her a shirt? Instead, make her one! You can buy t-shirt transfer paper for your inkjet printer. Design something nice, add a family photo, and presto! For something quick and appreciated, print out a picture of the family and iron it onto a white mousemat. Rather than buying her a nice pillow, make a customized one! With your computer, you can print an iron-on transfer, press it onto a piece of cloth, and sew it into the middle of the pillow. Surround it with lace, write "I love you" or her name on it with fabric marking pens, and you'll have something very special. You could even g et all the kids and/or grandkids to sign it. If relatives live too far away, have them E-mail a virtual signature or special quote you can print on it.Another terrific idea is a family scrapbook. Have each member of the family type or write up something very special about Mom. Print them all out and place in a scrapbook with the related item or photo next to the article. This treasure will last several lifetimes. Don't just give her roses. Plant her an entire rose garden! Go to homeadvisor.msn.com/Garden/PlantingaRose0.asp for complete instructions on how to do it right, then visit your local landscaping shop for the goods.More great crafts you can make for mom including a recipe card holder from Popsicle sticks, a collage placemat, or a poem with handprint and picture that any mom would love! Get the plans at kidsdomain.com/holiday/mom/index.html. Need some graphics to add to the above projects? Grab some from the many links listed at freegraphics.com/03_Holiday/Mothers_Day. You might print something out and glue it onto some cardstock for a 3D effect.Maybe you're not good with words. The classic M-O-T-H-E-R poem is online at holidays.net/mother/poem.htm. A wonderful column written by Erma Bombeck titled "When God Created Mothers" is at jps.net/joehorn/homily32.htm. What do carnations have to do with Mother's Day? Visit geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1465/mom.html for the answer. You could even use some of these verses on your gift. If your Mom is on the net, you're in luck. Brighten her day with some digital flowers from virtualflowers.com. Of course, E-greetings are still popular, especially if you don't have a lot of time on your hands. Regards.com has several to select from on the more comical side. 123greetings.com has both delightful and mushy cards. Awesome cards for Mom are at marlo.com/mom.htm. Select animated roses or awesome Mother of the Year award. Create a certificate or award for your mom at billybear4kids.com/holidays/mother/mom.htm. Its a little different from the standard holiday card online. At mainstrike.com/mstservices/WebCard/Mothers_Day.html, use your own picture in a card for your Mom. It's a little tricky, but I'm sure she'll appreciate the effort. Also gcards.com/mothersday lists some inexpensive but very thoughtful gifts you can give.Still not enough ideas? Try theholidayspot.com/mothersday. They have some terrific links. Go that extra mile for your Mom this Mother's Day. You know she always has for you. |
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