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Christmas Gifts for Mom

Finding the right Christmas gifts for Mom can be a daunting task for children, especially teens. You see the younger children actually have the help of Dad or an older sibling in selecting the gift; plus Dad usually pays. However, for teens, especially those are have begun earning a bit of money at part-time jobs, the struggle is often how to give Mom something she’ll treasure and yet do it on a limited budget.

Now, as soon as you hear the words “homemade Christmas gifts” you’re going to turn up your nose. After all, what mature young adult doesn’t remember those little crafts gifts created in elementary school? Those hand imprints on a disk of clay and decorated with a bit of ribbon and glitter that Mom treasured, over the years became a source of embarrassment to the maturing giver…you.

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However there is a way to create true homemade Christmas gifts for Mom that won’t be displayed on the refrigerator and forgotten. Instead these gifts appear to be one, but are actually multiple gifts that will continue giving throughout the year. This gift or these gifts will be from your heart and be something your Mom really can use.

What are they, these Christmas gifts for Mom? Time: minutes and hours of your time, given to her to do with what she will. You can even designate how those bits of time can be used, but not when. You see, the “when” is the real gift.

How do you gift your Mom with your time? With a “coupon” or “gift certificate” booklet, that you create with simple index cards. You write something on each card that your Mother can “cash in” over the next 12 months. You might want to create a generic ‘gift of time’ for each month, where your Mom can ask you to do something for her or with her.

You can also write down some chores or tasks that you can do for your Mom at a time of her choosing. These aren’t your regular chores, but are things that you know she often does herself, but that you could do for her or at least help her with.

Here are just a few ideas:

Mow the lawn
Shovel the sidewalk
Take care of your siblings so Mom & Dad can go out
Wash the dog
Rake the leaves
Wash the car
Paint a room
Help in the garden
Go with her anywhere she wants to go
Cook supper
Empty the cat litter box
Do the laundry
Play a game
Watch a movie (her choice) with her

To finish: use a hole-punch to create two holes on one side of 12 cards; making sure that the holes line up. Stack the cards and thread a bit of Christmas ribbon through the holes and tie a pretty bow on top.

As Christmas gifts for mom, you might not feel that this enough. However, to a busy mom who is watching her precious child grow up, time is important. Whether you give her time for herself by doing a chore for her, or whether you give her the option of using those gift certificates to spend some quality time with you, this is a gift your Mother will cherish.

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