Mother's Day recipes and crafts >> add yours

With only one week to go we want to make sure you’re ready for Mother’s Day and if you’re not well this post should give you some fabulous ideas and inspiration to make sure your Mother’s Day is perfect.

So what goes into making the perfect Mother’s Day?

Breakfast in bed, a handmade card and lots of kisses and hugs from her children could be the way forward but if you’re looking for some extra ideas then be inspired at the selection below

Gifts

Kirsty from Damson Lane suggest Owl Babies by Martin Wadell as a great book for mum to read with the children. Owls are always popular and can be found on many a gift, so Kirsty suggests some Owl themed crafts to do with the children to make some gorgeous keepsakes.

If it’s hearts you’re looking for then Joy of Pinkoddy has come up with this fabulous Heart Flowers home made gift

I love our in-house craft editor Liz Burton’s DIY photo cubes I know I love to have photos on show, this is so clever and yet so simple to make.

Most mum’s need a night off every now and then to re-charge their batteries and once again Liz Burton comes up trumps with this genius idea of a bespoke movie night hamper, think about it … her favourite film, a box of chocs and her preferred tipple, bingo, job done!

Talking of chocolate, is the mum in your life a bit of a chocaholic? Aly from Plus 2.4 has the perfect homemade After 8 mints recipe

Is it a luxurious soak in the bath that mum loves most? Then Red Ted Art has a How to make bath bombs that would be a brilliant way of making the perfect gift for her if that’s not quite what you’re looking for check out Red Ted Art for Gifts Kids can make

Something to eat

A recipe for a delicious Risotto Primavera based on fresh vegetables or if you’re cooking for a crowd how about the classical Coronation chicken, always goes down a treat in our house

Jenny over at Mummy Mishaps says one of her mum’s favourites is her Blueberry and lemon drizzle cake, it looks and sounds delicious and if that hasn’t got you salivating like a Pavlov dog then maybe her Oreo Marshmallows will?

I recently made some Raspberry Dream cupcakes that blew me away and the best bit is there are raspberries ‘hidden’ in the cake mix.

Flowers are also the perfect gift for Mother’s Day and Ali from Kids Chaos has made some Daffodil Biscuits that will bring a smile to mum’s face. Also she has some fabulous themed hampers and gift ideas that will inspire you

Do you have a great recipe, card idea or craft? Then please add it to the Linky below

About Marianne Weekes

BLOGS AT: Mari's World; TWITTER: @maris_world. Mother of four and nana to three, Marianne Weekes has spent half her life in the UK and the other half in Italy. Blogging since Jan 2010, she finds it hard to drag herself away from her laptop and writes about food, travel and lifestyle. Always on the lookout for the next thing which takes her down many surprising lanes.