Each year as Mother’s Day comes around, we want to find ways to show appreciation to the moms in our life. For some people, this may be their biological mom, the mother figure in their lives, grandmothers, or mothers-in-law. We all know the importance of mothers in life, they are the ones who raised you and loved you as you grew into the person you are today. But as you get older, so does your mother and it can become more challenging to find the right gifts for your elderly mom. They usually have everything they need and no longer care for materialistic items. If you are stuck on what to get your mother, here are a few ideas they might love to receive on Mother’s Day.
Quality Time
It’s true what they say that moms of young children just want time away from their kids and moms of adult children just want time with their kids for Mother’s Day. Depending on your mother’s situation, they may live on their own or at an assisted living facility. Either way, you may not see her as much as you used to. Choosing to spend quality time with your mom can be really meaningful to her. This could look like setting up an outing together for lunch and a pedicure, taking her to do something she enjoys, or having her come spend an afternoon with you at your home. At this stage of life, your mother may be feeling lonely and would love to be able to connect and spend time with you. Giving quality time as a gift will make you carve out time from your schedule to give your mother that dedicated time that may not happen as often as you would like.
Homemade Gifts
As mentioned above, at this stage of life, your mother probably has everything that she needs and doesn’t desire materialistic things. This gives you an opportunity to get creative and put love into a homemade gift for her. If you have children, they can help you create an assortment of homemade gifts to give to your mother. Getting something from you and her grandchildren can mean a lot to her. You could have your children create Mother’s Day cards, decorate a picture frame to put a picture of themselves into, or bake her her favorite treat. Plan a time on Mother’s Day to spend time with your mother and bring whatever homemade gifts were made to give to her. You can offer to help her display items in her home or room so that she is reminded of how loved she is.
Digital Picture Frame
A gift that keeps on giving is getting your mother a digital picture frame to put into her space. A digital picture frame is a picture frame that stores photos and shows a slideshow of all the photos on it. This is great because, with one picture frame, you are able to share a large number of pictures with her. You will be able to change the photos or add more photos whenever you want. You could have the pictures just be of your family or you can open it up so that your siblings and their families can add pictures to it. This way she is able to see pictures of her family without any effort.
Finding the right gift for your elderly mother on Mother’s Day can be difficult but if you give her something that is thoughtful and shows your love for her, she will be happy!
