Presents for Mums/MILs?

[JCE0810]

I'm doing the same as TK1999 and making hampers with yummy christmas treats, i'm also doing this for the whole family.

[Just Me]

My mum is always complaining that she can't remember all the birthdays now there are so many of us or the years so I made a birthday book for her of all the birthdays, anniversaries and other important dates she has to remember. I used momento (search for it on google) to make a diary and uploaded photos of everyone in our family. The software is free to download and depending on how into you get, it can be like electronic scrap booking. I have used them for a few photo books as well and they are fantastic. Order closing dates are early next week for guaranteed delivery before Christmas so you have to get in quick. If you order more than one copy, there are volume discounts (starting at 5% for 2). If you think it is too late for this year, sign up for next year because they send you emails in the weeks leading up to Christmas with 20% off and other things to try and encourage people to get in early.

I should mention they do calendars you can upload photos to for about $35. There is space for one photo every month, but if you play around with it, you can upload more than one photo each month once you are familiar with it all. If you don't live near your relative, they will deliver straight to them to save you on double postage. I am doing one of these for my Nanna and have made one for DH for work. I have entered important dates into Dh's so he can remember birthdays, anniversaries etc.

[YoYo]

I got my mum an awesome pic of Max done on a canvass from Big W online. It was the easy option seeing as I'm overseas and wont' be seeing family this xmas. I'll be doing a photo book for MIL I think....and maybe a calendar too.

[ss_storm]

MIL is getting a calendar with pics of DD in it.

My mum wanted a bird scarer (one that has a black metal cat on a spring so it waves in the breeze) but I can't find one anywhere so i don't know what I will get her now.

[Rivlas]

A continuous photo album is a great idea, giving a page each Christmas & Mothers Day

[~*Niadalla*~]

My Mum wanted the Zumba DVD set.
And we are pooling in with my SIL's and getting MIL an iPod and dock.

[Snacks]

Last year my sister and I (and our DHs) got my parents Opera Australia vouchers for combined birthday and Christmas. They liked it so much they bought each other opera subscriptions for their birthdays and Christmas this year, LOL! So we'll just go for movie tickets.
We tend to get them tickets to shows because they have enough 'stuff'.
We'll also give them a few photos of the girls and some sweets that I will bake.

[Nelle]

A continuous photo album is a great idea, giving a page each Christmas & Mothers Day

You mean, with more than one page in it? I'll see what I can do....

[JCE0810]

Snapfish do some awesome photo gifts, Calendars with a photo for each month and more

[Asparagus and Lemons]

Im making mine a quilt, a bit over the top.. but I do sometimes like my mother in law!

[sassy123]

i got my MIL one of the photo calendars, a massage chair and a fake pandora bracelet.
My mum: a how to use vista book (sick of fighting about how to use the computer), a photo calendar and i gotta get something else this weekend.

[Junglemum]

A continuous photo album is a great idea, giving a page each Christmas & Mothers Day

Surprise! Nelle, you should have just asked!

[Jennifer13]

Teehee, Nelle. As long as your Mum doesn't mind the lack of actual 'surprise' on Xmas and Mothers' Day!