How to Select a Gift for Your Mom

Moms tend to be among the least picky when it comes to gifts. Although almost anything you give will be appreciated, spending a little time to find something she will really like will make her birthday or holiday extra special.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• Mother's Day Greeting Cards
• Aromatherapy Gift Set
• Flowers
• Diamond Earrings
• Pearl Necklaces
• Magazine Subscriptions
• Event Tickets
• Telephone Calling Cards

1. Ask your mom what she wants. Getting some ideas will save you guesswork and a lot of shopping.
2. Treat her to a pampering day at a spa, or a makeover.
3. Give her a prepaid phone card so she can call you or the grandkids without running up her phone bill.
4. Subscribe to a magazine in her name or give her a gift certificate to a bookstore.
5. Stuff a gift basket with all kinds of goodies she will enjoy.
6. Give her a time-saving appliance that she doesn't have.
7. Pay for a series of cooking, computer, dance or exercise classes. But make sure you pick a class that you know she really wants to take - you don't want to offend her by implying she needs it.
8. Give her a year's membership to a museum, historical society or other local attraction she visits often.
9. Replace a piece of fine china that's been broken.
10. Give her a book autographed by her favorite author.
11. Have a "mother's ring" made with the birthstones of all the kids.

Tips & Warnings

• Whenever your mom mentions something she might like, write it down so you can remember it when gift-buying time comes around.
• If you know what fragrance she wears, spring for a gift package containing perfume, bath oil, lotion, body powder and/or bubble bath.
• If she collects something, add to the collection.
• Family photos are always an option.