Five Free Ways To Spoil Mums

Happy Mother’s Day Mums! May is a month for celebrating mothers, although honoring your mum or the mother of your children doesn’t have to stop at mother’s day.  Being a mom is a 24-7 job without vacation time, sick pay, or lunch breaks so every mother appreciates a little appreciation.  You don’t have to spend a lot of money to show gratitude for moms either; in fact there are lots of free ways to show her you care.

Many mums agree that it’s thought that counts. Dozens of women were asked what gifts they would like for mother’s day and the majority response was the same: the gifts of “I love you″ through thoughts and actions mean so much more than expensive gifts. So partners, brainstorm with your children for fun ways to show mom how much you care. To get you started, here are 5 free ways to spoil mums:

1. Queen for a day: Yes, we all secretly want to be queen for a day. Have the kids make her a crown she gets to wear all day and let the queen decide what she wants to do. Bringing breakfast in bed is a great way to start and if she wants to relax, take the down time to clean up the kitchen or prep for a dinner she won’t have to cook. Most importantly, make sure the queen doesn’t have to lift a finger for the whole day.
2. Alone time: Most women with young children rarely get time to themselves. Give mom time to either get out of the house to go have tea with a good friend, shop, or go for a stroll in park; or take the kids out of the house so she can sit on the couch and read a good book – both options result in mom getting some ‘me’ time to recharge herself.
3. Mom’s little helper:  Sit down as a family and write out all the chores mom does on little strips of paper.  On the other side of the chore, write the family member’s name down who is willing to do that chore.  Put all the papers into a shoe box and present it to her so she will have little helpers as she needs them in the days to come – it’s the gift that keeps on giving!
4. Create a home spa: Seat mom in a comfy chair and put on some relaxing music to create an in-home spa experience.  Fill up a tub or bucket with warm water and some essential oils if you have any or even marbles at the bottom of the bucket to rub her feet across.  While her feet are soaking you can use some lotion or olive oil to rub her hands.  Have an aspiring aesthetician in the house?  Let her give mom a manicure or paint her nails.  Dry her feet off and finish with a foot rub.
5. Create coupons: Get out the construction paper and make coupons, good for varying things moms love like 1 free hug, a kiss, dish duty, picking up toys, feeding the dog, or any other little thing that might make her day. This way she can ‘cash’ her coupon in on any day she needs a smile.