what can i do for my mom's birthday? only 2 days left!?

Question

my mom's birthday is on july 27th and i have no money!! im a creative person but i seem to have no ideas! what can i do for her that doesnt involve money and thats really special?! please answer!!! thank you =)

i am responsible of taking care of the house..so cleaning the house or cooking wont make her any happier...:(

Answer 1

Make up a list of 25-100 reasons why you love her, or why she is a special person. If she's turning 40, you could come up with 40 reasons, etc. Roll it into a scroll and tie it with a ribbon. I have done this for several people and it always went over very well.

Answer 2

* How to Give a Great Gift to Someone *

One of the most nerve-wracking things about holidays/weddings/birthdays is finding gifts that will be enjoyed and used. Here are helpful tips to get anyone, from your mother to your boy/girlfriend's great-grandmother, a great gift they'll actually like.

Steps
Brainstorm. Consider who the gift is for. Categorize: Male or female, old or young. Then break it down further. Are they athletic or couch potatoes? Foodies or health nuts? What are their hobbies or interests? Once you've got a good analysis of the person you're getting the gift for, the process will be much easier.
Do a little research. Talk to a friend or relative who knows the person well. Let's use a significant other's mother as an example. Your honey should be able to provide at least some information about his mother's hobbies, likes or dislikes.
Pick a hobby or area of interest. Now that you've got a little information, narrow it down to the hobby or interest you know the most about. Let's say your partner's mom likes gardening. Gardening is a pastime that gives you a gazillion options! Gardening supplies, seed packets and terracotta pots are probably a safe bet.
Get creative. If you have a crafty side, why not get a small terracotta pot, some acrylic paint and a sealer? Paint a pot with the s.o.'s mother's name on it. If done in a nice print and with a soft, mellow color (i.e. nothing neon), the mother will admire and appreciate the effort put into it, as well as the uniqueness of the gift. You can paint more elaborate things on the pot if you wish, but even a color other than "terracotta" will be appreciated. Add a few packets of seeds or a small book on gardening tips - a gift that is inexpensive and definitely usable.

Tips
Gardening gifts are just an example. A sports fanatic would appreciate a few small items with their favorite team's logos, such as mugs and keychains or even sport-shaped cookies, if you're a baker. A coffee addict will always be grateful if you enable their addictions with chocolate-covered spoons and a pound of great-smelling coffee beans. It's a very flexible process!
Gift certificates are a bit of a cheat, but can still be personalized. When you go the gift certificate route, try to personalize by getting a gift certificate from a store that is interest-specific, i.e. not Best Buy or Amazon.com. Getting a teenage girl who is jewelry-obsessed a gift certificate to Claire's, or a "gamer" a gift certificate to Wizards of the Coast is still more personal than one of the bigger, sells-everything stores.
Still really lost? For some events like weddings and baby showers, you can get away with a nice generic gift. For baby showers where you don't know the sex of the baby, get something functional like bottles and bibs with prints that aren't pink or blue. Yellows and greens are good in-between colors.
Make a list for time periods when gift-related holidays are coming up. Decide who you're getting a gift for, what it is, what you'll need to buy to make the gift (if you're going the crafty route), and check each gift off your list as you finish! It's really helpful to do this around the winter holidays.

Warnings
Avoid procrastinating when getting gifts
When time is of the essence, simplify gift giving.
Avoid elaborate gifts unless you know the individual on an intimate basis.
Give yourself plenty of time to shop around.
Consider gift cards.
Never give a gift without an accompanied greeting card.
Giving money is an okay option, but you will want to show that you put some thought into it, so do something like money-origami, or something else to show your consideration.
Don't get discouraged if your attempt ends up not getting the reaction you hoped for! Most people really do appreciate the thought and the effort, and hey, you'll learn what not to do next time.
Don't forget to have fun with this!

* Don't forget to hug and kiss her and to thank her and telling her how you you love her... it's the most sweetest gift for me.

Answer 3

Make a calander using photos of the family that you have digitaly or can scan in. Find a calander on the internet and use it as a base. Put a different image on ech month. Print the photos out filling an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet (12 of them) and then print out each month of the calander. Take it to a copy shop and have them bind them together (spiral bind). It wont cost very much.

Good luck and have fun.

Answer 4

Mum's don't really need things...unless you had a eureka moment that she really pines for that lost Neil Young album or misses her childhood piggybank.

They need to know you thought about them and spent some time. So make something or give gift certificates of time with you. (3 games of scrabble, 2 hours of making new photo albums).

Plus write something if you can about what makes her unique, not Hallmark stuff but things that you willl always remember about her...like my daughter yells when she takes a bath because I always forget to switch from shower and she gets a soaker or why did I give her that name that she's had to carry around with her all these years...not mean stuff, but funny and thoughtful. You can get creative about presentation. You still have two days.

Good luck, don't agonize. She would be sad if she thought her birthday was a burden to you.
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Answer 5

Plan a day to do stuff:

A hike, cook dinner, take care of all the house chores, etc... make little coupons that say happy bday and what you're doing...maybe just doing the dishes or taking care of things for a little while is perfect

Answer 6

Make her a home make card. If you live with her clean the house before she gets home. If you can find something in the fridge to cook for her. Or breakfast in bed.Whatever you do she will love it. She knows and understands that you don't have any money

Answer 7

Can you make a collage or a scrapbook out of old photos? Moms love that. Maybe you can cook her favorite meal? Make some coupons that she can "cash" in like a day without laundry-you do it instead, or get your car washed free-you again. Hope this helps.

Answer 8

why not plan a picnic with some of her favorite foods. she'll see you apperciate her more because you pay attention to things she likes. or maybe i gift that involes pictures. a scrap book af you and her, maybe a family slideshow on the computer. or maybe just write her a heartfelt letter letting her know how impotant she is to you it beats a card if you ask me. just tape it to her bathtroom mirror or some place where she'll see it when she first gets up for the day, or before she goes to bed at night.

Answer 9

I enjoy it when my kids fix dinner for me AND clean-up after wards. It does not need to be anything fancy either. Just knowing that they have put a little effort into making the meal is nice.

Answer 10

Pamper her for the day, do all the chores so that she doesn't have to lift a finger. Give her a manicure, and cook her a nice dinner (remember to clean up afterwords so she doesn't have to)