Do-it-Yourself Gifts for Mother's Day

Mother's Day is a great opportunity to go all out in a Mother's Day Make Over. Most Mom's young or old, are too busy taking care of children if they are young or to obusy working or taking care of the home. So many Mom's just let themselves go for lack of time and lack of interest or as part of the "I just don't know where to start" syndrome. Maybe they just haven't taken a good look in the mirror. Mother's Day is the perfect opportunity to let Mom know she is worthy of a day just for herself, a day of indulgence. A great gift woud be to make your Mom over for Mother's day. Give her a spa day that you do for her, yourself.

My husband sends me to a spa for the day where they pamper me wth hair, nails, pedicures, a spa lunch, a massage and a facial. It's fantastic but it is costly. You can do all sorts of wonderful things for your Mom without dropping a bundle. You can do your Mom's nails. Get those little toes dividers at any dollar store. Pick up some nail polish shades for her to choose from while you are there. Take a large Rubbermaid pan (also dollar store), fill it with hot water and some nice bubbly soap, let her soak her feet and you can poilish her toes. They also sell the little skin abrasive tools there so you can smooth her heels.

This goes for a facial as well. Get your Turby Twist or a little terry towel. Shampoo her hair for her or skip that and go straight to the facial. Put the towel around her hair and you can do a steaming over the sink, a clay mask or moisturizing mask and scrubby cleansing all with inexpensive products from the dollar store or local drugstore. You can give her a facial as well. We've all seen enough shows to know how to do this. You could gather some of her friends and have the Spa Day arranged for them all at the same time. Or do a Mother /Daughter Spa day. Before and after pictures would be a hoot.