Mother's Day Gifts

Maplin Electronics

Website: www.maplin.co.uk

Not an obvious website choice for gift ideas and presents but it’s surprising how much electrical stuff is bought for Birthdays, Christmas, Wedding presents, and Easter gifts.

If you’re on the search for MP3 players, mobile phones, cameras and camcorders, laptops and sat nav systems and all the accessories you could wish for, then Maplins has it all.

Welcome to our regular gift roundups. Our chance to point out useful gift-related articles we have discovered to help you choose the ideal presents for your friends and family. This week we focus on Mother’s Day gifts.

Holland & Barrett

Website: www.hollandandbarrett.com

A healthy Pick ’n’ Mix? And one that will definitely be cheaper than Woolworth’s last bag of Pick ’n’ Mix (which sold for a staggering £14,500!)

People always want to look and feel good, so buying presents from a health and well-being shop such as Holland & Barrett isn’t such a bizarre idea as it may first appear.

ThanksDarling

Website: www.thanksdarling.com

Everyone has heard of Thanks Darling. It’s a well known name when you’re looking at buying gift experiences as a present.

Need inspiration for non-activity gifts? They now have a bundle of other gift ideas too, even if you’re on a budget you’ll be able to find a great gift for someone.

Ingenious gift for green fingered gardeners courtesy of www.Sandedge.com

Sandedge are offering a truly unique gardening prize in our latest competition. Bringing wheelbarrows well and truly into the 21st century, this marvellous invention is a folding wheelbarrow.

Not only does it fold up flat so it can be stored in even the smallest gardens, but it can also come with this unique carrot design unlike the boring green metal wheelbarrows of yesteryear.

Bizzy Balloons

Website: www.bizzyballoons.co.uk

My new website of the week is Bizzy Balloons. The name for this online shop says it all – a one stop balloon shop, busy with ideas for presents to suit plenty of occasions.

If you find you are stuck for a gift idea to congratulate somebody on passing their driving test or celebrating your nephews christening, a balloon gift isn’t as silly as it sounds – in fact they are really rather fun!

Teleflorist

International Mother’s Day is this Sunday the 11th May.

You can still order your bunch of blooms in time to give your mum a smile – wherever she is in the world.

sallyjo.co.uk

I love finding little niche gift shops online and I have just discovered a real gem. Sallyjo.co.uk is a lovely boutique offering gifts hampers as beautiful presents for lovely ladies.

Choose from a selection of gorgeous gifts, or select a ready made hamper if you are spoilt for choice and can’t make up your mind.

£8.99 at Purple Puffin

We ladies have always got tons of jewellery to hand. If you know of somebody who could use a helping hand to organise their collection of crown jewels, I have found this gorgeous jewellery box.

£5.95 at Feeling Chilled

If you don’t want to spend a fortune, or have a limited budget this month but need to get a quick last minute pressie for your mum or a friends birthday, this Lotus Flower is a great bath plug.

It’s a cute accessory that any girl would love to see when she takes a soak in the bath.

£24.95 at Feeling Chilled

Many mum’s love nothing better than pottering around in the garden. Especially if they have retired, as it is a very popular hobby.

If your mum is an avid garden potterer, what better gift than this girly pink Garden Kit for Mother’s Day or her birthday.

£19.95 at Feeling Chilled

I bought my own mum this Name A Rose gift set for her birthday last year and realised what a fabulous gift idea it was for Mother’s Day and too.

Rather than get a bunch of flowers that’ll last a few days, get her a rose that’ll last forever!

£7.49 at Feeling Chilled

On Sunday 2nd March, go back to the olden days when as a child you used to make home made cards for your mum on Mother’s Day.

However this is a handmade card with a twist.

Bunches

Website: www.bunches.co.uk

Mum’s Day, on the 2nd March, is mega early this year – so make sure you don’t get caught out and order your mum or mother-in-law some flowers today.

All mums love flowers, and if they don’t get any, you can be sure you’ll never hear the end of it. Do your ears a favour and make sure you don’t forget Mothering Sunday.

Order before 4th March and you will get free UK delivery and a free box of choccies with each delivery.

E-Flowers

Website: www.eflowersuk.co.uk

You can’t beat a bunch of flowers to say a simple message – I Love You, Thank You, Get Well Soon or Congratulations. Especially on Mum’s Day, it can be just the thing to show her you care.

E-Flowers are an online flowers site that have been going since 1985, it’s a very easy to use shop and has some beautiful flowers on offer.