Mother's Day Gift Ideas
Thursday May 8, 2008
I have a suggestion for the perfect Mother's Day gift for gifted children to give their moms. It's cheap, free actually, and will be treasured by mom. It's a gift certificate. A gift certificate, you say? What's so special about a gift certificate?
These gift certificates are blank so can fill them out herself. So what can mom write on those certificates? Have you ever been ready to climb the walls after three hours of trying to answer your child's non-stop questions? One item, then to write on the certificate is "One afternoon free of questions." Or what about that terribly disorganized bedroom? Another item might be "Pledge to clean my room without complaining." (Be sure to add the "without complaining.")
And what about that constant arguing? If everything you ask your child to do turns into a legal debate, you might want to have a certificate that says "No arguing over requests made on Mother's Day." Or how about "No disturbing mom for one hour while she is reading." You get the idea. If you think about those moments when you feel most exasperated and exhausted, you can probably think of some additional gifts you can write on the certificates.
Keep the gifts realistic and specific, though. You're not likely to get a gift of "Improved grades in school" or "Doing all my homework." You might, however, get a gift of "Turn in my next three homework assignments." Also, give your child several gift certificates, each with a different "gift" written on it. You want your child to have a choice in what to give you. Depending on your child's age, you might also provide some blanks so your child can write something on his or her own.
So where do you get these blank certificates? Check out the sites below:
These gift certificates are blank so can fill them out herself. So what can mom write on those certificates? Have you ever been ready to climb the walls after three hours of trying to answer your child's non-stop questions? One item, then to write on the certificate is "One afternoon free of questions." Or what about that terribly disorganized bedroom? Another item might be "Pledge to clean my room without complaining." (Be sure to add the "without complaining.")
And what about that constant arguing? If everything you ask your child to do turns into a legal debate, you might want to have a certificate that says "No arguing over requests made on Mother's Day." Or how about "No disturbing mom for one hour while she is reading." You get the idea. If you think about those moments when you feel most exasperated and exhausted, you can probably think of some additional gifts you can write on the certificates.
Keep the gifts realistic and specific, though. You're not likely to get a gift of "Improved grades in school" or "Doing all my homework." You might, however, get a gift of "Turn in my next three homework assignments." Also, give your child several gift certificates, each with a different "gift" written on it. You want your child to have a choice in what to give you. Depending on your child's age, you might also provide some blanks so your child can write something on his or her own.
So where do you get these blank certificates? Check out the sites below:


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