Mother's Day gifts are integral to celebrate mother's day. It is the special day to commemorate the selfless love of a mother who is love and sacrifice personified.

Well, for the uninitiated- Mother's Day falls on 10th May, and is one of the best occasions to pay tribute to everything that a mothers stands for. It is also the perfect time for all to let this special woman of your life know how much you care.
In the olden days, Mother's Day was observed by attending church, and writing letters to the mother. Eventually, it came to be celebrated with cards, gifts, and flowers.

In India, the most sought after Mother's Day gifts include apparels like Salwar Kameez, Sarees, Kurtis & Kurtas. Depending on your budget, you can also present your mother gifts like watches, jewellery, perfumes, beauty care, sunglasses etc.

If your mother is stylish and likes to be updated with the latest fashion, then you can gift her apparel accessories to match with her favorite dresses.

All women love to decorate their house. If you are running out of ideas to gift your mom on mother's day, you can never go wrong with home décor items. You can try home furnishings like bedding, dinnerware, furniture, jewellery box, kitchenware, paintings, photo albums, photo frames, pooja items, showpieces, fengshui products, aromatic candles and vases.

Home Appliances are also great mothers day gift options, to ease your mother's daily chores at home. Among the popular options are toaster or grill, tea or coffee maker, cooker, iron, food processor, vacuum cleaner, air conditioner, and microwave oven among many others.

If your mother is a health freak, then you can also opt for health equipments like exerciser bike, massager, treadmill (both motorised and manual) or yoga products like mats, etc.

You can accompany all these with flowers, as all women loves to be pampered with a beautifully arranged bouquet of their favorite variety. This Mother's day try from a variety of options like roses, carnations, orchids, gerberas and lilies. These days flower baskets are in vogue. So, make your selection rightaway!

If you still think you can't decide what your mom will like as a gift on Mother's day, then the ultimate option is gift vouchers or gift certificates. There are umpteen gift vouchers today from renowed brands like Lifestyle, Shoppers Stop to Baskin Robbins etc. Give your mother a gift certificate and gift her, the freedom of choice.

For mother's day gifts you should try online shopping as you can get hold of a wide variety of options at one place, unlike in physical stores. Even in terms of money and time, a lot of energy is saved if you shop online. So, don't wait, grab your favorite mother's day gift online. Happy shopping!

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what should I include in gift bags for mom's day 4 shelter?

I am working on starting a not for profit program that does celebrations and parties for people who are in shelters, low income, nursing homes etc.. I want to try to do my first event for mothers day by donating gift bags to a shelter for mothers and children. Any ideas on what I can include in the bags? I will be asking people for donations of gifts (not money since I do not have a business license yet). Also any idea on how to find a small shelter? Should I try to make this a party or just a drop off kind of thing (I'm thinking security for the women may make having contact with them difficult) Any suggestions or ideas? Thanks so much!

Answer
O wow how wonderful!
Call the local school and ask for the homeless liaison for info on shelters where there would most likely be moms in your area or check with United Way or to reach moms homeless bec of domestic violence call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) for info on how to find a domestic violence agency with a shelter in your area. .

Ask the director at which ever shelter seems best to you whether a party there or a drop off would be best. If you choose to do a party be sure the ppl helping you will show up and that they are not bringing an attutude if better than you with them. That would do more harm than good. If you could do it the day before mother's day it would be wonderful to bring each lady a rose real or probably better silk and bring a few extras to give the shelter to have for anyone who comes in the next day. This is a tiny touch that can help them feel more like a wonam and less like a piece of thrown away junk. Have an activity where the children make mothers day cards or maybe even a simple gift for their moms. Volunteers should be wlling to listen a lot and find common ground with the moms.

Best gifts will depend a little on the shelter. In some personal grooming and feminine hygine items may be furnished. In others these will be much needed and be the best gifts. It also makes a difference whether this is a short stay (1-14 day) situation or whether the moms and kids will be there a while. For short stay shelters bear in mind that more than half the ladies will be out and may be back on the street in less than a week so pocket size and easily packed are key criteria. In a shelter where the people are out immediately after breakfast and can't come back till supper fast food gift cards would be nice. There is a lot to be said for every mom getting the same thing to keep down fuss and stealing but there is also a lot to be said for asking the shelter staff about special inexpensive wishes of specific moms and encouraging donors to fulfill a special wish. One lady may need a pair of shoes, another may long for a nice hair clip, and someone else may want a book of puzzles or a green T shirt. Someone else might want/need a card to put time on her cell phone so she can call about jobs. One situation that happens with shelter living is that people begin to loose their individuality and sometimes something especially for her can make a world of difference.

Shelter residents have very little space for personal belongings in most cases so things that are not bulky and will fit in a back pack or duffel are best. Different shelters will have different rules but if it's OK with policy a couple of candy bars are a nice addition to the other gifts.

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