Gift ideas for Mother-in-Law Day from Son-in-Laws.
This list has a Midwest, possibly rural flavor to it. The prices are approximate and Midwest influenced.
Your gift may depend on how close you are to your mother-in-law. I will start with gifts that are nice, but don’t require a “bond” to be given.
I have picked out a few gift certificate ideas. These are all good to gift with, even if you are not close to your mother-in-law.
A gift certificate to a message therapist can be nice. There are many kinds of messages to chose from and many therapists to choose from.
Even small towns have at least one message therapist in it now. The prices range from $30-$70 depending on the type of message and how long the message is for.
Bookstores like Barnes and Noble have gift certificates. You don’t have to know what your mother-in-law likes to read. She can go in, browse around and buy what she likes.
The gift certificates can range in dollar amounts. Most books can be bought for an average of $30. But the great thing is, if you buy her a $15 certificate, she can always add to it to get something a bit more expensive.
Some son-in-laws and mother in laws have a close and comfortable relationship. For these a call for a lunch date is great.
Here in the Midwest, you can buy a top of the line lunch for $15 a piece. Take her to her favorite eating-place or pick a new one that she hasn’t tried yet.
Another great gift idea is a simple gift. It’s a gift of time and gas. Take your mother-in-law on a “road trip”. Many moms love to go on scenic drives where they usually don’t go.
You can go by yourself with her or take the family along too. Especially nice gift for those mother in laws who have lost their spouse or don’t get out and drive much on their own.
The cost will vary depending on length of drive and gas prices.
Speaking of gas, with the price of it these days, you might want to consider giving her a gift certificate for gas.
Of course the price can vary, due to gas prices and how much you want to spend. For senior mother in laws on a budget, this is a thoughtful gift.
Another great gift is a phone card. If your mother-in-law is on a budget this is great way for her to feel like she can pick up the phone and be in touch with her family.
This would be an awesome gift for a mother-in-law that is in a nursing home too. Another great part of giving a phone card is that you can buy one that fits your budget.
For the son-in-law that is close to his mother-in-law. Some hands on help might be just the gift.
If your mother-in-law lives alone, she probably has some various tasks around her place that need done. Here are a couple of great “gift” ideas that she might love.
Does your mother-in-law need her eaves cleaned out? Cleaning her gutters and saving her the cost of hiring someone else or getting on the ladder herself can be a very thoughtful gift.
Does she need plastic put over windows? Does she need heat tape on pipes? Gift your mother-in-law with helping her to winterize her home.
This next gift idea is good no matter how much you want to spend or how close you are to your mother-in-law.
A recent family portrait makes a thoughtful gift. This can be achieved in two different ways.
One, you can call a photographer, set a date for a “sitting” and buy her the end product.
Or you can have a friend come to her place or yours and have them take the “portrait”. Take it to a Walgreen’s or Wal-Mart’s store, for example, and have the picture developed in any size you desire.
Put in a nice frame and you have a gift she can appreciate for years.
Finally, no matter what your relationship or finances, you can contact your mother-in-law on her special day.
Whether you chose to call her or whether you chose to send her a card, it’s the fact that you remembered her that counts.
Sitting down and writing her a letter or email is also a great way to just let her know she was thought of.
These cost little, the price of a card or paper and envelope, a stamp and your time.
Remember your mother-in-law on Mother-in-law day.
