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Mother’s Day is about expressing our love to the important women/ role models in our lives. If you buy for more than one such woman i.e. mum, step-mum, mum-in-law, grandmothers, then shop bought gifts can cost you a small fortune.

Why not express your love without spending a penny with these 5 thoughtful and free gift ideas?

Wild Flowers

One pretty bunch of flowers can cost you anything from £5 upwards. Picking wild flowers (where you are allowed, of course) is totally free, and you could end up with a unique bouquet.

If you want to add finishing touches, use whatever you can find at home. Wrapping the stems together in ribbon or twine gives the bouquet a rustic look. You can even wrap the bouquet in an old piece of gift wrap for the luxurious, florist effect.

Handmade Voucher

Do you want to gift a favour or two to…

Struggling to find a meaningful Mother’s Day gift on a tight budget? Fret no more, for I have made a quote printable for you to download and print for the special lady in your life. Whether you gift it as is or put it in a frame, I’m sure your Mother will appreciate the sentiment.

Download your free copy here:

If you would like to frame your picture, here is an inexpensive suggestion from Amazon *affiliate link:

Anker A4 Certificate Rounded Photo/Picture Frame, Fashion Silver, 21 x 29.7 cm

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This post is a one stop shop for inexpensive gift ideas. I have lincluded inks to all my previous Mother’s Day and frugal gift posts within this post for you to peruse. You can change or adapt some ideas to suit your needs.

• 5 Free Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
• Free Bookmark Printable
• 30 Handmade Gift Ideas on a Budget
• Mother’s Day Pamper Night for Just £5
• DIY Valentines Chocolates
• Cheap Mother’s Day Gift Ideas from Amazon
• Free Gift Voucher Printable
• DIY Gifts from Old Magazines
• Amazon Gifts for Her

And if you missed yesterday’s post, check it out here and grab your free quote printable: Mother’s Day Quote Printable.

Mother’s Day is about showing the important mother figures in our lives that we appreciate them. You need not spend a lot of money to do that. It really is the thought that counts.

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I have seen many posts on social media with people trying to think up inventive Mother’s day cards and gifts due to being in self isolation etc. I decided to create a free printable with prompts for kids to fill in for their Mum’s on why their Mum is the best!

The good thing about this printable is that it can replace a card or be a gift. It is totally up to you. And as a mother myself, I know I’d be happy to receive this on Sunday morning.

You can download your free printable here:

I hope this printable may be of help to child/ parent who has been struggling or worried about finding the perfect card or gift for Mother’s day in these uncertain times.

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The purpose of the following pillowcase costumes is to be easy to make (no sew) and affordable for all.

I have used white pillow cases, but you can make what you have work for you. If you don’t have any old pillowcases at home, you can thrift some second hand inexpensively.

You can watch my YouTube tutorials for all three costumes here: Youtube PIllowcase Costumes Tutorial

Knight/ Prince Charming

Tunic: Cut a neck hole out of the stitched end of the pillowcase, and an arm hole each side. Take a red felt tip and draw a cross on the centre of the tunic. You may benefit from putting the tunic on your child and marking a spot where the cross should go on their chest.

Use a piece of string to create a belt to help gather the pillowcase and give it a better shape. Team with dark trousers…

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I posted snippets of my daughter’s Darrel Rivers (Malory Towers) World Book Day costume that I have been putting together on Instagram, so I wanted to share with you how we put together a frugal costume that my 9 year old girl is very happy with.

My daughter is a big book worm, so she will not be happy unless she has picked a character that not everyone else is doing (except Hermione Granger who is her favourite, but she dressed up as her last year). So, she chose a character from Enid Blyton’s Malory Towers series, Darrel Rivers. I was thrilled with this as it is a book about a boarding school, so the main dress code is… school uniform.

This is the book she is taking to school, so we wanted to match the cover with the orange tie.

I ordered the tie from Amazon…

With World Book Day fast approaching once again… didn’t we just have that?? I wanted to repost my list of budget costume ideas that are simple to create.

• 101 Dalmatians. An old white top with black spots drawn on in marker pen and a pair of black trousers. For added effect, you can draw on a spot around your child’s eye with either black face paint or eye make-up.
• Dobby from Harry Potter. Dye a white pillow case using brewed tea water. Cut a neck hole and arm holes out of the closed end and make the edges look frayed and jagged. For ears, cut the shapes out of card and attach to a headband.
• Stig of the Dump. You could use the same pillowcase technique as the Dobby costume above. Make the child’s hair messy and cut a club shape out of cardboard…