With the summer holidays out of the way, many people start focusing on planning Christmas and getting organised for the massively popular celebration. It is a time when families come together and spend time with one another, exchanging gifts, eating meals, and enjoying themselves.
However, many people cannot always make it home for Christmas, for whatever reasons, which can disappoint families. If you cannot make it home this year, give your mum plenty of notice, ensure you get her a suitable present that she will love, and show her you are sorry. Below, you can see some ideas of gifts you can give this year to your mum if you cannot make it home for Christmas and help you start your shopping early.
Give Her The Gift Of Flowers
An excellent way to cheer your mum up from the disappointment of you not being there at Christmas is to give her some beautiful flowers and get something else she will enjoy. You can get Christmas flowers delivered to your door, so you can get them delivered in time for the big day and ensure she receives one of her Christmas gifts before the big day. There are many different flowers you can consider getting her as a gift, such as:
Lilies
Roses
Orchids
Daisies
Chrysanthemums
The different flowers available will depend on the florist you use, but there is usually a wide and varied selection available as flowers are grown throughout the year and are no longer seasonal. When the flowers are well taken care of, they can last through Christmas into the new year and be an excellent way to brighten up your mum’s home. Once you have arranged the delivery of a suitable bunch of flowers, you can look at other gifts that your mum may enjoy.
A Day At The Spa
An excellent gift idea you can consider for your mother is treating her to a day at the spa where she can pamper herself, relax, and feel special. She can enjoy many treats, including massages, facials, pedicures, manicures, and many more, so no matter where she lives in the UK, there will be a suitable spa not too far away. You can also get packages for two people, so your dad or one of her friends can join her so she can share the experience with someone else. There are always plenty of special deals available online if you look, so you can easily buy your mother a gift certificate for a suitable spa that she will love.
A Digital Photo Album
Another excellent gift idea you can consider getting for your mother for Christmas is a digital photo frame, which is available in various sizes. You can plug a USB drive into the photo frame and load pictures onto it, and the more storage space on the USB drive, the more photos you can load onto the digital photo frame. When your mother opens it on Christmas day, she can enjoy looking at all the pictures of her family that could not be there, helping to make up for the absence. There are many excellent retailers online selling digital photo frames, so you will find it easy to purchase a suitable one for your mother’s Christmas gift.
A Robot Vacuum Cleaner
As your mother gets older, you do not want her to have to work as much cleaning her home, and an excellent Christmas present you can get her to help with this is a robot vacuum cleaner. You can program these time-saving devices to clean the floors at a convenient time for you and can navigate their way around the downstairs, avoiding obstacles along the way. They can tackle all flooring surfaces, and you can set the areas you want the robot to clean. However, be careful if there are any pets in the home, as they may not like these automated floor-cleaning machines.
A Luxury Christmas Hamper
A luxury Christmas hamper is another gift you can get for your mother, which means she does not have to buy as much food and drink for Christmas. You can gift her a luxury hamper full of her favourite foods and snacks and a bottle or two of her favourite drinks. Various companies offer Christmas hampers that contain multiple products, and you can also create bespoke hampers to select the things your mother prefers. Sharing food and drink is a staple part of Christmas, so giving food and drink for your mother and the rest of the family to enjoy in your absence is an excellent gift to give this year.
A Weekend Break
Most of us love a holiday, and after Christmas, with the cold and wet weather and dark and dreary days, a holiday can be an excellent way to cheer us up. You can give your mother a weekend away somewhere she can enjoy after Christmas to make her happy till Spring arrives, and there are plenty of options she can book. You can either book the trip for her or give her a gift voucher and let her choose where she wants to go. It can be the perfect gift for your mother to recharge her batteries after a hectic Christmas and ensure she gets to relax and enjoy herself.
Arrange A Virtual Christmas
Even though there may be distance between you at Christmas, you can always spend time together digitally and spend time with your mother and family this Christmas. There are many devices and apps available to talk to each other over video, and you can also put this through your TV potentially, making it easier to see everyone. You can have your Christmas dinners at the same time or sit down and play games, and although you are not there in person, you can still share time with your mother and family this Christmas.
These are a few ideas of gifts you can get your mother this Christmas to say sorry for not making it there, but there are many other options you can consider, depending on her preferences and your budget. Whatever you decide to get here this year, she will be happy to know you love, care, and miss her enough to make an effort to ensure she is happy this Christmas.
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Fantastic Gifts For Your Mum When You Cannot Make It Home For Christmas