5 Fabulous Gifts for Single Moms
Simple Gift Ideas for the World’s Best Moms this Mother’s Day
Atlanta, GA – Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate the gift of a wonderful mother. The flowers and candy flows and restaurants are filled to the brim with doting husbands and children. Too often one special group of mothers are forgotten; the single mom. Single moms comprise those left to raise children alone because of divorce, death, choice, or distance (think husbands and fathers in the military). She may have the hardest job of all moms, because she is filling the role of mother and father. In the haste to recognized moms with dedicated and available partners, don’t forget the single mom next door, at your job, or down the street. She wants to be celebrated too. Her needs usually exceed that of other mothers in that she is likely just trying to make it through the next moment. Here are some great gifts for the single mom in your life:
Childcare
If you have ever seen a single mom with a small child or children you know the weary look on their face all too well. They may not tell you, but they need a break. Giving them an evening or even weekend off tops the list of best gifts to give a single mom this mother’s day. It is as simple as stopping by to take the kids out for three or four hours. That small amount of time is enough to allow the special mom on your list to breathe. Your afternoon adventure does not have to be anything elaborate, just a trip to the park, a day at the zoo, or any simply a day at your house. This mother’s day present this harried mom with a card and a note telling them that you will take the kids for an afternoon one time or once a month. She will be so grateful.
Gift Cards
Think Wal-Mart or Target, even the local grocery store or clothing store. Gift cards are especially useful for the times when there is nothing left after the bills during the month. The gift card is useful to pick up toiletries, a pair of socks, or lunch for the week. Be sure that the gift card doesn’t expire or have fees associated with it that will reduce the initial amount of the card.
Ready to Eat Meals
With all of the hats single mothers have to wear they are exhausted after a day of work and chauffeuring kids around after school. The gift of a meal cooked along with your meals is a blessing. If it means popping a dish in the oven and just adding a salad, solo moms are going to sing your praise for a long time. To be most effective, be sure that the meal is kid friendly, includes warming instructions, and comes in a disposable container to eliminate the after dinner dishes. You gift of a home cooked meal can be one time or once a week. Another idea along the same line is to buy ingredients and spend a weekend day with the single mom in a once-a-month cooking marathon. A freezer full of meals for a day’s work, along with the fellowship will certainly ease the burden of figuring out what’s for dinner tonight.
The Works Spa Treatment
It is a rare thing for single moms to have a day off to relax and be pampered. Solve this problem by treating them to the works at a spa. The massage alone is enough to send them to heaven, but a pedicure, manicure, and facial will send them to orbit. Enhance the experience by including follow-up manicure/pedicure or massage visits once a month. She will thank you from the bottom of her heart.
Personal Service Coupon Book
If you don’t think you have the money to buy a gift for a single mom, give the gift of your time. What single mom couldn’t use a helping hand with the grass, her car, or household projects. Create a coupon book promising to give a deserving single mom the gift of your talents. You can cut the grass, fix a faucet, change the oil in her car, or bake a cake. The gift choices are endless. As an added bonus, partner with her child or children if they are of age, to create a special coupon book from them.
The single mom on your gift list will be excited and overwhelmed to receive the kind of gifts mentioned above. It can be as simple or elaborate as you want to make it. Flowers are standard for Mother’s Day, but nothing beats the gift of your time and unique sanity savers.
© 2007 Samantha Gregory
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More tips and ideas are available in the book, 100 Secrets of Successful Single Motherhood. Visit www.singlemomsrock.org for more information.
Samantha Gregory is a single mom, motivational speaker, and author of 100 Secrets of Successful Single Motherhood.
