What are some budget friendly ways to thank Mum?
Being a Mum is a tough job and they deserve some thanks. You only have to look in the Pregnancy and Parenting section of Answers to see the proliferation of mums getting advice on everything from how to ensure the baby is healthy in pregnancy to how to teach adult children about responsibilities. There are Mums from all around the world on Answers 24/7 asking questions about how to be the best mother they can be.
Sometimes we forget the sacrifice our Mums have made for us, so fortunately there’s one day a year that we can specifically say ‘Thank you Mum’. What do you want to thank your mum for on Mother’s Day this year?
While it’s always nice to thank Mum with a gift, if you’re feeling the pinch of the recession, a shopping spree is out of the question. Doesn’t mean you have to scrimp on showing your Mum how much you appreciate her though.
Many mums say the best gift they’ve ever received has been something their child has made for them. For kids, sentimental ideas like this one from Syd are a particular favourite:
You could create a coupon book of extra chores you will do around the house and/or gym to help her out. It sounds cheesy, but mums love that kind of thing…and really appreciate the extra help too!
For us adults, this is a nice idea from chicagokat72:
Write her a letter and thank her for being your Mum and for everything she’s ever done for you. Make sure it’s a letter though – not some pre-made card, written by someone else.
I’m a Mum and hearing my daughter’s feelings – with a thank you every now and then mean more to me than anything she could ever buy me.
For many of us, part of the ritual of thanking Mum is all about the perfect Breakfast in Bed, and you can’t go past this recipe by smdiner:
Traditional Eggs Benedict
1 teaspoon vinegar; 4 eggs; 4 thin slices bacon; 2 English muffins.
Hollandaise sauce: 3 egg yolks; 1 tablespoon hot water; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 stick melted and hot
unsalted butter; salt and pepper; paprika; chopped parsley
In a large skillet, bring 2 inches of water and the vinegar to a boil. Crack one egg into a glass. Reduce water to a simmer and pour egg into water in one quick motion. Quickly add remaining eggs. Let eggs cook for 4-5 minutes. The white should be firm but the yellow should be runny. Remove eggs with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel. In a non-stick skillet heat the bacon until warm. Toast the English muffins until golden.
For the sauce: Place yolks, water and lemon juice into blender. Blend for 1 minute. With blender running, pour butter through open hole of blender lid. Season with salt and pepper and keep warm.
To assemble eggs benedict: Top each muffin with bacon and a poached egg. Pour warm sauce over and garnish with paprika and chopped parsley.
Alternatives: Vegetarian: Substitute wilted spinach and a grilled tomato for the ham.
YUM! Here are some more ideas if your mum is looking for a more low calorie option, or if you’ve got kids making the breakfast in bed.
What are some other budget friendly ways to thank Mum?
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Be there on her special day and tell her you love her and thank her for everything she has done for you.
I go around neighbourhood looking for beautiful flowers. I pick one from each varieties I could find then I go rummaging my sister’s room looking for a sash I could turn into ribbon. A beautiful bouquet for mum. It’s practically free unless I count a trip to family doctor for rabies/tetanus injection. I have no idea I will encounter a bunch of vicious canines. They are loud too.
Clean her house!
Make her breakfast and coffee in bed!
Give her a neck massage!
Do the groceries!
Get her a voucher at a cafe so she can afford a lunch out.
Baby sit the kids and let her have a night out.
Buy her a concert ticket to her favorite band or to go to the theater. (and a taxi voucher for home).
Buy her a laminator or a massage seat thingy.
Enrol her and pay for a years worth of activity doing something she loves (karate, pilates/yoga, pottery, choir, community theater group etc.)
Make her some art and frame it.
Fix something round the house that needs to be done.
Are we talking about mothers day?
oops, so sorry, i thought you meant EVERY day:)
its sad that people have to think how to avoid on spending on there mother and budget it for it.
your mum has always been there for you.
for once a year one needs to budget it for?
what you give your mum is something from your heart and dont have to have a big price tage. its the thought that goes behind it.
come on aussies….dont let this recession dampen mothers day.
I like to just hang out with my Mum, doing what she normally does. Gardening, window shopping, maybe go for a coffee.
I hate window shopping and I’m no fan of coffee either – but its Mum’s day and that’s what she wants to do.
Being the only Son makes it easy I reckon.
Move out of home on any other day EXCEPT Mother’s Day (and her birthday, Christmas Day and Easter Sunday)!
Offer to do some Gardening or repairs round the house especially if your mother is in her own
You don’t have to spend on anything. Just make her sit down, ask if she would like a coffee or tea. Don’t make her stand up even to get the milk. Offer her some biscuits or sandwich. Then read her a poem telling her how much she is appreciated on Mother’s Day. Sing a song to her, “skinny marinl kidinky doo, i looovee you. i love you in the morning and in the afternoon, i love you in the evening and underneath the moon. oh skinny marink kidingky doo skinny marink kidoo i love you.”
Little things that she wouldn’t expect or thought you can’t, once you do it, would put tears in her eyes.
I guarantee you!
Make up a Promise Book for Weekly Hugs, chores, give her a flower from the garden, tell her you love her (often) you could call it an IOU book and decorate it with hearts and lots of kisses ( ‘X” or lipstick mouth)
If you can’t visit send a card and ring telling her how much you love her and say thanks. I am sure hearing
your voice will be worth all the gifts in the world.
That’s what works for me.
leave home,that should make dad happy also.
No need for words of expression just some actions will tell mum that you love her.
Home made flowers. Get the kids to trace their handprints on different coloured paper or paint their handprints on plain paper. When ready cut handprints out, roll them up loosely and staple the palm ends to straws(this will be the stem) and arrange them accordingly. They look choice, honestly. Arrange in a nice posey or mum favourite vase.
Handprinted flowers. Trace and cut out the handprints of the kids. Either different coloured paper or painted handprints. When done, staple the pinky to the thumb, close to the palm of the the handprint and staple to a straw, that will act as the stem of the flower. Arrange as so, in a posey with a pretty ribbon or mums favourite vase.
Really personal and lovely for mum or anyone.
You can make vouchers for a massage, or an invitation to your place for tea one night, offer to do some gardening or wash their windows.
I used to be really bad when it came to Mother’s day. Never got mum anything.
Now that I’ve moved overseas I’ve realised how hard my mum’s life is. Also mother’s day comes a week before my mum’s birthday. So this year I’m just going to call my mum on Mother’s day and then send her something nice for her birthday like a hand-made card with nice clothes etc.
You could take her out to eat, pamper her a little (after all she did bring you into this world ) Buy her a card