Each year this Grandma has tried to think of new and different Mother’s Day gifts that we grandmas might actually want to receive. Then I think back on the Mother’s Day gifts that continue to give me joy and they are already in previous posts! What I discovered this year was that the gifts that gave me joy now give my grandchildren joy when they see that I still display them and love them. Recently, my granddaughter was visiting and she saw me using a Mother’s Day gift of a ceramic heart box she made for me years previously. She had to recollect that she had made it for me and examined the inscription she made showing the year. The joy on her face that I was still using it warmed my heart.
Of course, I had to research new ideas for 2018, and found a few winners:
HOMEMADE
Martha Stewart’s idea of “turning a photo into a throw pillow with ingenious paper-backed linen that feeds into home printers” is Martha Stewart beautiful.
TO BUY
Yes, the website is kitschy, but as the definition of kitschy says, sentimental items are “sometimes appreciated in . . . a knowing way.” On the Personal Creations website, you can find a doormat, a mug, a plate, a pillow, a framed picture and more that can be personalized for Grandma’s Mother’s Day gift. Yes, it will be used. Hurry, if it is to arrive by Mother’s Day.
FAVORITES
I am giving links to my previous posts for Mother’s Day and holiday gifts for grandmothers and great grandmothers. They include gifts that will stand the test of time and will not break the bank. After all, every day a new grandmother and great grandmother joins the special club of eternal and unconditional love of a grandchild.
Holiday Gifts for Grandparents Should Include All Kinds of Balls Which Will Contribute to Our Health, Wellness, and Youthfulness
Critiquing Real Simple’s Fifteen Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day leaves Four Inexpensive Gift Ideas That Are Best For Grandma or Mother on Mother’s Day 2015
The 2015 Best Holiday Gifts For Grandma From Grandchildren
Great Mother’s Day Gifts for Grandma
If you are asked what you want for Mother’s Day, you now have a favorite idea or post to pass along.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY 2018!
Joy,
Mema
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