* Gift of Time- Moms just want to spend time with their children so make it a Mother-Daughter/Son day, spend the whole day with her on her terms. Do the things she likes doing and give her the royal treatment.
*时间礼物——妈妈仅仅希望和她的孩子们呆在一起，所以你要把母亲节变成母亲-女儿节或者母亲-儿子节，花一整天的时间用妈妈喜欢的方式陪着她。做一些她喜欢做的事情，给她一种“王室”的待遇。

* Home Video-Take your family videos and put together a short home video, a tribute to mom. This can be a little time consuming but can make a great frugal gift and she can enjoy it whenever she misses you. Although it may require a little effort, the process can be a lot of fun and the end result is often priceless.
*家庭视频——收集家庭的视频把它们做成一个家庭短片，作为礼物送给妈妈。这个会花费一些时间，但是这将会是一个特别经济的礼物，而且以后妈妈在想你的时候还可以拿出来看。尽管准备这个礼物需要一些努力，但是准备的过程将会给你带来很大的乐趣而且这个礼物也将是无价的。

* Mom Mix-Make a CD for her, a collection of all the songs that remind her of you and you growing up. You may have a song you used to sing when driving to school or going to bed, think back and you’ll be surprised with the result.
*妈妈的混音专辑——做一张专辑给妈妈。专辑中收集能够让妈妈想起你或者唤起养育你的记忆的所有的歌曲。可以包括你在上学的路上或者躺在床上喜欢唱的歌曲，回想这些也将会给你带来惊喜。

* Write a Letter-Write a letter instead of a card, write about all the good memories you have with her and all the things she has done for you. I don’t mean type, but rather handwritten note the old-fashioned way with a pen and paper.
*写一封信——给妈妈写一封信，写下你和妈妈相处的所有甜蜜的回忆以及她为你做的所有的事情。我个人认为不要打印，一定要手写。

* Flowers-Flowers can be tricky, you can easily spend a lot of money on it. if you have flowers in your garden or can handpick them this can be a great gift.
*鲜花——只要你肯花钱就可以买到很好的鲜花，但是如果这些花是你亲手种的或者亲手摘得亲手挑选的那么对于妈妈来说这将是一个特别的礼物。

* Manicure and/or Pedicure-Costs around $20-$30 and lasts for 2-3 weeks. Although, this may not be a very personal gift I am sure all mothers would appreciate a day of being papered.
*修手指甲或者脚趾甲——花费大约20-30美元让专业医师为妈妈修手指甲或者脚趾甲，持续2-3周。尽管，这个礼物不是很有个性，但是我相信所有的妈妈都会感谢自己的孩子在这一天为自己所做的安排。

* Dinner-Make a frugal dinner and invite her over or you can surprise her and take it over to her house, just don’t leave a mess behind for her to clean up.
*晚餐——做一顿经济的晚餐，邀请她过来；或者把晚餐带到她的房子里去给她一个惊喜，记住吃完一定要清理收拾干净，不要留下一片狼藉让妈妈来收拾。

* Scrap Book-Put together a scrap book, here are some already made scrapbooks for a low price all you have to do is insert your pictures.
*剪贴薄——整理一个剪贴薄，你可以用很低的价格买一些已经做好的剪贴薄，你需要做的就是在剪贴薄中放入你的照片。