10 Thrifty-Friendly Mother's Day Gifts for Under $15

Alrighty, Thrifty Readers, you have less than a week to come up with something for your mama for Mother's Day.

You want to get her something, but don't have much money? The biggest piece of frugal advice I can give you is to be creative, and put your effort into it.

Dads of small children, I am mostly talking to you. Don't drop the ball. Read this and do something for your wife on behalf of your children. These gifts can obviously be given to your own mom, but let's not forget the moms whose kids are too young to do this stuff on their own. If you just plan on saying, "Happy Mother's Day" to her, I will smack you.

On with the fun!

1. [free] Let her sleep in. Especially to the dads small children, even if this is the only thing you do for her all day, she will be glad she married you. She might not even find herself with a headache tonight, if you know what I mean.
2. [free] Spend time with her! Just treat her like the queen she is. Don't make her lift a finger.
3. [<$1] Make a card with a special message from the heart. Show her how much you appreciate everything she does. Even if it looks like you designed it with your eyes closed, it will mean so much.
4. [<$15] Make her a meal. I don't care if you have to open every cabinet in your kitchen to find something and dinner ends up being at 3 hours late, the effort you put in will be noticed.
5. [$13.75] I found this great zipper wallet by Bumble Sweet Designs that sells for $10.50. Even with shipping, you're still under $15. It's so cute, and who wouldn't love something new and handmade. This won't arrive in time, but you can make an IOU in that great card you made.
6. [$8] Etsy really is a great place to find amazing stuff. I found these earrings for $6 by Alililly. Shipping is only $2, so you really can't go wrong.
7. [$9.99] Walgreens has great photo gifts. You can make your mom a calendar of the most awesome people in her world: her kids! This calendar only costs $9.99 and you can start it at any month you want.
8. [$14.88] Does your mom already have photos printed from your special event but neglected to put them in frames? You can get her this great 5-piece frame set from Walmart.
9. [$8.79] And what woman doesn't love to be pampered? Target has these great bath sets that smell great!
10. [$11.25] Kohl's has a great sale going on right now. You can get this great FAMILY frame for less than half of what it regularly is.

 I hope these ideas help you find something for that special lady in your life. Make sure you treat her well. She brought you into this world; she can take you out of it.

To the moms reading this, feel free to leave it open for your children (or husband) to read. :-)