Going Back Home - Ideas for a Gift to Parents

LasMa
Sat, 22 Jun 2013 23:34:37 +0000

It sounds like you want to give them something “good” and if you feel your cooking doesn’t represent that, then scratch it off your list. You don’t want to do something you feel you’re going to have to apologize for. :)

Do you do anything with your hands? Art, needlework, carving? Our D is a photographer and has given us framed prints in the past, which mean a lot to us. I used to do a lot of gardening, and once I put together a pretty little garden-in-a-pot for my mom. Gifts like this represent who you are, and parents love that. Putting together a photo album would also be appreciated.

Gifts of service are the other thing which come from the heart. Lawn-mowing, car-detailing have been mentioned. Inside the house, I LOVE it when someone simply tends to the daily chores – it makes me feel like a queen! When someone else does the dishes, makes the beds, sweeps the kitchen, and yes, does the laundry – while I have permission to sit on the couch and read a magazine – that’s pampering. Give Mom & Dad the day off.

Do they have a favorite movie, perhaps from long ago? Invite them to Movie Night at Home. Buy the DVD, make some popcorn, gather up whatever other movie goodies they like.