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Mother's Day Index, Updated for 2008

By Jan K., The Proofer

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Give Mom a Gift Card for Mother's Day

Give Your Mom a Box of Memories for Mother’s Day

Give Mom Something Special for Mother's Day...a little bit of yourself

 

Scroll down the page to find each Mother's Day card, craft, and gift ideas offered by Jan's Reading Room and a brief description of the free content articles for Mother's Day offered by Jan's Free Content.

Create a fun and fabulously colorful gift to send to your mom (or any mom) for Mother's Day!

Get all the details at:

Shipping a Gift? Create a Surprise in a Box!

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These two Mother's Day cards are easy to print, fold, and color! The matching envelope is also printed on plain computer paper.

For the illustrated instructions, and the link to the free printable cards and envelope go to: Mother's Day Cards That Kids Can Color

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There's one gift that is always the right size, the right color, and is exactly what Mom has always wanted: It is the gift she buys for herself using the gift card you've given her to her favorite store! There's one gift that is always the right size, the right color, and is exactly what Mom has always wanted: It is the gift she buys for herself using the gift card you've given her to her favorite store!

This article will give you some good tips for turning an ordinary gift card into a really special gift by putting just a little extra thought into it.

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Give Mom a Gift Card for Mother's Day

If you can't be with Mom for Mother's Day, then you'll be sending the gift card through the mail. See the next craft idea for one way to "dress up" the gift card!

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There is hardly any store these days that doesn't offer its own gift card and these make perfect gifts for Mother's Day! To make a nice presentation of the gift card you are giving to Mom, download these free gift card certificates. A collection of four different certificates is available.

For more, go to:

Free Gift Card Certificates For Mother's Day

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Use any of these free printable cards and certificates as a fun classroom project! Print as many as you need---everything is free!
Here are two Mother's Day Certificates of a collection of six free printable certificates that you can download and print!


Get the entire collection, along with ideas for using the certificates at:

Free Printable Mother's Day "World's Best Mom" Certificates

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Get more Mother's Day free printable cards on Mom's Break Mother's Day.
Get some ideas for very sentimental Mother's Day gifts that will go straight to your mom's heart...and be kept forever!

The article (link provided to the right) is available for use as free content for Mother's Day on your website, in your newsletter, or for any other content needs.

 

Give Your Mom a Box of Memories for Mother’s Day…

…instead of a box of chocolates

 

For Mother’s Day this year, give Mom a really special gift---a gift that comes straight from your heart (instead of just from your wallet). Don’t give her a box of chocolates…give her a box of memories!

Special photos of you and your Mom...or keepsakes that you’ve collected over the years to find things that can serve as the basis for a Memories gift. The important thing here is to think about just what it is you remember most when you think about your Mom.

For more on this idea, go to Give Your Mom a Box of Memories for Mother’s Day…

 

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Learn how to make your own greeting cards---even if you don't have card-making software! Read my informative article How to Make Personalized Cards and Invitations Without Card-Making Software

 

Here are some fun Mother's Day gift ideas that use the free printable Mother's Day gift bags that are available at Mom's Break Mother's Day.

 

Mother's Day Gift Bags

This Mother's Day gift craft is presented in cooperation with Mom's Break.

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It's easy to get back to crafting! Read It's Time To Get Back To Crafting

 

This is an article that provides a simple idea for the best Mother's Day gift you can possibly give your mom---your time!

The article (link provided to the right) is available for use as free content for Mother's Day on your website, in your newsletter, or for any other content needs.

Give Mom Something Special for Mother's Day...a little bit of yourself...

The whole world is in a rush these days...people rush through life with their cell phone ear-buds glued in their ears...and a laptop in a case hanging over one shoulder. All of these folks have moms who worry about them---worry that their kids are too stressed...and don't take enough time for themselves.

And those moms are probably right.

This year for Mother's Day, slow down and take a little bit of time for yourself---and then spend it with Mom.

Read on at: Give Mom Something Special for Mother's Day...a little bit of yourself...

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Want to make your own personalized greeting cards, but don't have card-making software? No problem! Here's a great idea for making cards using blank labels! Making Quarter-Fold Cards Without Card-Making Software

 

Here are three ideas for a Mother's Day card for a Mom, a Grandma, or a Step-Mom. Use regular computer paper or card stock to make these cards.

Get the free printable labels and a blank envelope (that you fold and glue together) shown here, along with links to easy-to-understand tutorials for how to use blank labels to create your own personalized cards for Mother's Day, or any other occasion!

For the free printable labels shown here, and more ideas about these cards that you can make with regular computer paper, go to:

Mother's Day Cards for Mom, Grandma, and Step-Mom

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This craft will make a bookmark with a special sentiment on it and Mom will tuck it into her favorite book...

 

...and keep it forever.

 

For the illustrated instructions, along with the link to the free printable Mother's Day Bookmark, go to:

 

Mother's Day Craft: Make a Bookmark

 

This Mother's Day gift craft is presented in cooperation with Mom's Break.

 

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