Whether you are a mom through delivery or by cirumstance, women who fill this important role of nurturing little ones often do so at the expense of their own wants and needs. So be sure to add a heartfelt note of appreciation to whatever gift card idea you choose.

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From Our Hands/Feet to Yours

Get Inspired: Stamp the kids’ feet or take a picture of their piggy toes and put it in a keepsake frame. Add a pedicure gift card and a note that reads, “From our feet to yours!”

Or stamp their hands and add a gift card for a manicure. “From our hands to yours,” is just as sweet.

Read more about this idea on my blog.

In Her Shoes

Get Inspired: Tell her you wouldn’t last a minute in her shoes. Give her a gift card to the shoe store, a fun pair or socks or slippers, and a homemade coupon for a foot massage. She deserves it and you can’t go wrong with a gift card to the shoe store!!!

At DSW, you can even personalize a DSW gift card. Too cute!

Spa Girl

Get Inspired: Get her a gift card for a relaxing massage or pampering facial. Then pair this zen gift card with her favorite magazine, a soothing lotion, sleep mask or just a commitment to watch the kids or pets while she enjoys her treatment.

Spa Finder Gift Cards are available on Amazon.com too. Get everything you need in one stop.

Beyond Measure!

Get Inspired:Put a tape measure with a gift card to a home improvement store, a measuring cup with a gift card to the cooking store, or a fabric tape measure with a gift card to the fabric store.

Write a note, “It’s impossible to measure…how much I love you, how great of a Mother you are, how much we appreciate all you do for us, etc.”

Shop for HER

Get Inspired: Mom often puts the shopping needs of her children above her own fashion desires. (“How can I buy myself a new dress when the kids NEED shoes for school?”)

Get her a gift card to a store SHE loves to shop. Deliver it with something simple like a candle, a favorite sweet, or a body lotion.

Night Off!

Get Inspired: Don’t just give her a night out. Give her a night off! No dinner, no dishes, no midnight feedings.

Send her to a hotel for a real break. Deliver the gift card with a book to read and the room service menu. She’ll come back relaxed and well-rested.

Entertain-Her

Get Inspired: She sat through all those ballgames and attended all those dance recitals. Now it’s her turn.

Get her a gift card to the theater, ballet, concert, or art museum. Pair the gift card and complementary book, CD, or print. For example, a gift card to see Newsies plus the Newsies soundtrack would be a newsworthy gift.

Time to Refuel

Get Inspired: Does she need a little me time? Then get her a gift card to the yoga center, tennis lessons, a kick-box class, or another activity she’ll enjoy.

Deliver the gift card with something to help her feel the part like a yoga mat, a tennis skirt, some wrist guards, or a towel wrap.

Just Say Thank You

Get Inspired: Get mom a gift card to her favorite indulgence. Put the gift card with a bunch of flowers (purchased or picked) and write the words, “Thank you.”

All most moms want on Mother’s Day is to feel appreciated.