Mother’s Day is right around the corner, are you ready? For many of us Mother’s Day is a very special day where we can honor our mothers, grandmothers, sisters, daughters, friends and anyone else who has loved us and helped us grow. There are ads everywhere giving us great ideas of things we can give those we love for Mother’s Day. If you are like me, because we love all of these people so much, it would be easy to spend hundreds of dollars on each and every one of them. Retailers want us to do just that and they are trying to win our purchasing dollars with those ads. But what if we don’t have hundreds of dollars to spend this Mother’s Day?

There are lots of great ideas for Mother’s Day gifts that don’t cost much at all – some are even free! Most of the moms and other loved one’s in our lives don’t need expensive gifts. In fact, most of these women would rather have something meaningful and sentimental. There are lots of great Mother’s Day gifts that are free or cheap plus meaningful and sentimental. Here are a few great ideas for free or cheap Mother’s Day gifts.

Give Mom a poem
Let you mom know how much you love her by writing her a poem. Put your feelings on paper and mom can read them whenever she wants. If you don’t want to write your own poem you can find one online. It can be simple or complex. It can be handwritten or typed. You can illustrate it or leave it plain. You can pick up a nice frame at the dollar store and frame the poem for her. All of these different ways of giving mom a poem for Mother’s Day are sure to make her happy.

Frame a photo
I love this idea! Surprise mom with a framed photo – capture a special memory. Find a favorite photo of a special event or memory with your mom. Print the photo yourself or get it printed at a local store. You can get a frame without spending much money at all – there are usually quite a few at your local dollar store. Frame the photo and write a note about how much that memory means to you. This will be a Mother’s Day gift that mom will treasure forever.

Make a book
This is another Mother’s Day gift idea that I just love. Make mom a book that tells her all of the reasons why you love her. Make your own book or use a small photo album from your local dollar store. You can put one reason that you love your mom on each page or use a couple of pages for each reason. Decorate and embellish the pages, include a few pictures too. Mom will have a constant reminder of all of the reasons that you think she is special. This is another Mother’s Day gift that mom will treasure forever.

There are so many more good ideas out there for free or inexpensive Mother’s Day gifts. Have an idea to share? Let us know, we love to hear from you.