MOTHER’S Day gifts don’t have to be extravagant or expensive. A hand-made gift is often the perfect present for your mum or important female figures in your life. Here are some ideas that don’t cost a bomb:
Guided bushwalk
Taking mum on a nice bushwalk is a lovely and inexpensive gift idea. Take a stroll around Victoria Park Lake and enjoy a picnic lunch at the Botanic Gardens or take on the expansive views of Mount Major in Dookie. You might choose to take a camera to record memories of the walk and the sights along the way, or look up information about native plants and birds to share with mum as you walk.
Handprints on canvas
While lovely hand drawn pictures are always welcome, one sweet way to capture a moment in time is by simply getting everyone in your family to put a handprint on canvas so you can all look back and marvel at how little everyone’s hands were. Simply get everyone to dip their hand palm side down into a different colour of paint, press onto canvas, leave to dry and voila! It is a present that will be cherished for years.
Brownie/Cookie Jar
Fill a nice mason jar layer by layer with the dry ingredients for a brownie or cookie, write the recipe on a piece of paper and use twine to tie it to the neck of the jar. Mum will just have to add oil and eggs, and adding a cute new wooden spoon to the gift is even better, you can never have too many.
Pick a flower or two
Creating a bouquet or floral arrangements from flowers and nature in your garden is a lovely way to treat mum and to not let florals go to waste. For those who want a creative project, consider adding leaves, petals and other plants to a canvas or sketchbook and making a natural collage. You can combine cut outs from magazines or online with natural elements to create a very unique and thoughtful gift.
