mothers day help please

Glittermum

Hello lovely people - this is the 1st thread I've ever started so be gentle with me!

At my son's school they have a Mothers Day sale where the children buy items for around £1. Usually they are donated or scrounged items, but this year we;d like to add some homemade items. There will be a small team making the items and so I am after very cheap ideas!! We will be making many post it note holders and bookmarks so far!

ANy ideas gratefully received

rosalie-lavender

When we made Mum's survival kits in after school club they went down very well.

You need a small box and put in it things like.

A penny so you can never say you are broke.
String for when you get to the end of your rope so you can keep going longer.
Paper clip so you can hold things together,
Fruit pastille to give you a burst of energy when you don't have any,
Marbles for when you lose yours,
Polo to remind you you mean a mint to me.

rainmac

How about teabag cards like this... http://ladynthestamp.blogspot.com/2008/07/tea-bag-holder.html

A decorated bar of chocolate?

A door hanger for the bathroom door saying something like "do not disturb, mum's having pampering time".

Glittermum

Thanks Rainmac and Rosalie-Lavendar. I found a poem for the tea bag holders if anyone is interested. I also spotted an idea for sunflower seeds in a pot, along with a label 'You are my sunshine' - accompanied byt hte words to the song.


Just put the kettle on to boil,
And have a cup of tea
Then sit down in your favourite chair
And cuddle up with me

elysia2003

What about fridge magnets? Or shopping list notepad with a magnetic strip on the back?

Thanks sharing your other ideas ideas, I may have to steal them. :rotfl:

mummyleads

hello ladies i am wanting to make something really nice and extra sp for my mum and mum inlaw for mothers day at not a lot of expense so any ideas please !!!

i have thought of hampers but its a bit boring and i did it last year for my mum

xxlaurissaxx

When is mothers day? I dont have a clue :eek:

xx

sammy_kaye18

14th March

karren

can i also join this, i have to post mine abroad so thought a book?
what else can i make to go with it thats easy to post???

jellytastic

Im making my mom and mil and stepsons mom an edible arrangement of fruit cut into flower shapes and presented in a nice ceramic pot then im going to wrap it in cellophane and put a big bow on it. I will dip some of the strawberries into chocolate aswell. Ive seen pics of it on the net and I think they will love it.

craftfairies

so far all i have done is by my mum a wooden signs saying mums garden from poundland, i know she will love it as it is very her! But she will get some handmade things too!! for chirstmas i made some of the family some bundles of handmade cards all tied up with a ribbon they went down very well!