Ten Unique Gifts at Almost No Cost – In Time for Mother’s Day
1. Poems for Mom: Write out a poem for Mom – there are many to choose from here
2. Personalized card: Give Mom a personal card. Download and print here for free
3. Fill up her Tank and Wash her Car: Why not borrow her car and fill up the tank and check the tires, and while you are at it, wash her car, inside and out!
4. Cook Mom a Meal: There are lots of great recipies here for Brunch, dinner and meals the kids can help you make
5. Give Mom a Personalized Coupon: You can print out here and fill in what you want to give: ideas like Breakfast in Bed, Empty the Dishwasher, a Complaint free Hike!
6. Set up a Virtual Reunion: You can set up a family reunion conference. Use Skype or set up a reunion with one of the free services such as Free Conference Call
7. Make Mom a Recipe Book/Binder: Go to a recipe site such as Recipe.com and print out some recipes that you think she can and would like to make and give her a recipe inder (with a nice cover)
8. Give Mom A Custom Made Song: At Custom Made Songs you can download a song, and print out a cover, put it on the CD, print the lyric sheet and you have a lovely gift in no time
9. Make Mom a Playlist for her iPod or iPhone: Mom is probably pretty tired of the same old songs on her device, so why not introduce her to some new music. She will always be thinking of you when she listens
10. Give her an eBook: At virtually no cost (and many are free). Far from The Madding Crowd is a new movie and a great novel – you can download it for just .99c here
There are many more ideas on our last Minute Gift Ideas page – check it out and don’t worry – you still have time to give Mom a really personal and unique gift. Visit our Last Minute Gift Ideas here.
Enjoy!
So lovely, bold and colorful. This hydrangea arrives in a charming white planter. 
Mom will love receiving these long lasting flowers. To order her sweet Azaleas 
Does Mom have a favorite charity? Many charities allow you to make a donation is someone else’s name. We’ve linked to 
Create a personalized cell phone screensaver for Mom. There are many selections and it is easy to do – here are two that we have linked to:
Find an affordable flash drive for under $30. Then 
If she has a common name that is already registered, think of a phrase that describes who she is and what she likes. 
While candy has been around hundreds of years, with people using fruits and nuts rolled in sweet honey, the candy we know today can be traced to the middle-ages, when sugar started to be manufactured. However sugar was so expensive that only the rich could afford candy. 
The word candy derives from the Arabic “quandi” which means something made with sugar. The nuts, seeds, flowers and fruits rolled in honey are examples of the earliest confectionery made in the Middle East, Egypt, Greece and Italy. Liquorice and even marshmallows were candy, and jam preserves also became a sort of candy.
Maple syrup candy became popular in America along with marzipan which is made from almonds. What catapulted candy into mass popularity was the discovery of milk chocolate in Switzerland in 1875: after that there was no turning back and the American candy bar was born! 
Plants make an excellent gift for Mother’s Day. With a little care Mom can enjoy her plant for years and years. You can give her an exotic 
Only the green parts of the plant help us breathe because they contain chlorophyll. The process is called photosynthesis and basically when carbon dioxide, water and sunlight work together they form sugars and oxygen which then are let out into the air.
So when you admire the beautiful plant you give Mom, remember that the plant’s leaves are actually busily working away producing oxygen. You can 
Lilies, like so many other flowers we have featured on our blog are steeped in history and mythology. 
There are over 270,000 species of lilies grown in Asia, Europe and North America. Many British explorers searched Asia for new species both for medicinal purposes but also for their beauty. They are loved for the gorgeous large flowers and strong scent. But they were also thought to have magical qualities, used for treating fevers, wounds and other illnesses back in the Elizabethan-era in England.
Did you know that carnations bloom in almost every color of the rainbow except blue?
There are over 300 species and they been cultivated for over 2,000 years, but their history goes back even further. Different colors of carnations connote different emotions: for example dark red carnations are associated with love, white carnations with purity, pink carnations with gratitude.
Not only are carnations edible, but their petals are used to make Chartreuse. So as a creative idea this Mother’s day you can put the petals into ice cubes and serve very pretty drinks. Because they are edible they are used for decorations in salads and cakes.
Why not pull this all together and give Mom 
Orchids have always seemed exotic and have been the object of intrigue for centuries. They were thought to have magical cures, even cures for sexual problems due to their similarity in appearance to a certain part of the human anatomy.
The Ancient Greeks believed that the orchid roots had aphrodisiac qualities and would cure reproductive problems. In 1640 a Botanist wrote that if “a man ate a large orchid tuber, he would begat many children”.
Orchids are known as “The Royal Family of Plants” and can now be successfully cultivated at home. If you think your Mom 
Orchids specialize in pollination – They mimic other species to attract pollination such as bees and butterflies. They also have scent they exude at night and the illusion of moisture that lures insects in to assist in pollination.
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