Take Time to Make This Mothers Day 2009 Magical
For most of us our mother holds a special place in our hearts for the love and sacrifices she has contributed to our lives over the years.
Ideally everyday should be mothers day because their contributions are that important to our lives ... but society has chosen only one day each year so that we can all officially honor our moms. This year Mothers Day is May 10, 2009
Lets really think about it this year, plan it out and make it an extraordinary day for mom.
This lens will provide gift ideas, card ideas, mothers day craft ideas, mothers day games and some recipes kids and yes, even dad can handle.
Check out the count down below ... get an early start, make a move and do something nice for your mom!! ... A great new idea for 2008 is to feature your Mom on a personalized magazine cover Here
Once you've decided on a gift for mom, why not head over to Fathers Day Gift Ideas and get a head start on Dad
This gift idea remains my all time Mothers Day favorite and I always get positive feedback from those who have purchased a star!
Mothers Day Countdown ... Don't Forget Your Mom ... May 10th 2009
You Know Your Mom is a Star ... Make it Official!
This is My Personal Favorite For Special People on Special Occassions
Why not really honor your mom this year and give her a gift the whole family will remember and enjoy for years to come. One of the most memorable gifts anyone can receive is the honor of having an actual star named after them.Mothers Day Gift
I've given this gift myself on several occasions and it never fails to become a cherished keepsake that always comes up in converstation.
Timeless Message in a Bottle as Featured on Oprah
Tell Your Mom How Much She Means to You With a Personal Message in a Beautiful Bottle
It's the perfect way of telling your mother just how much she means to you.
Personalized Magazine Cover to Celebrate Your Mom on Mothers Day
This is a gift idea that your Mother will really cherish and you put it together with your favorite photos of Mom along with your own creative captions that capture her personality and special traits that your family appreciates.
Trust me that this idea really scores with Mom's because it shows you've really given a lot of thought to her contributions over the past year.
Personalized Mothers Day Gift Ideas
It's always a nice touch to personalize a gift and your mom will love the thoughtfulness that goes into this type of gift. This site has a vast selection of gift items suited to mothers day and all can be custom personalized with your own special message to mom.Personalized Mother Gifts from PersonalizationMall.com
Great Mothers Day Gift Ideas at CafePress
Cafepress has a great selection of mothers day gift suggestions with t-shirts, coffee mugs, baby bibs and much more. Browse the ideas and you can find funny t-shirts, serious slogans and almost anything else you can imagine. These gifts are always unique and the quality is top notch.Mothers Day Gift Ideas at CafePress
Cute Gift Idea ... To Mom from Baby on Mother's Day
P.S. You know this means you have to get up first and dress the baby? ... just checking.
My Mom's Hotter Infant/Toddler T-Shirt
Price: 18.99 
My Mom's Awesome Infant Bodysuit
Price: 13.99
My Mom's Awesome Bib
Price: 8.99
Mother's Day Gift Ideas for The New Mom
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The History of Mothers Day
Different countries celebrate Mother's Day on various days of the year because the day has a number of different origins. One school of thought claims this day emerged from a custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Mother worship - which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of gods, and Rhea, the wife of Cronus - was held around the Vernal Equinox around Asia Minor and eventually in Rome itself from the Ides of March (March 15 to March 18).The Romans also had another holiday, Matronalia, that was dedicated to Juno, though mothers were usually given gifts on this day.
In the United States, Mother's Day was originally conceived by social activist Julia Ward Howe during the American Civil War with a call to unite women against war. She wrote the Mother's Day Proclamation. In the UK, the day now simply celebrates motherhood and thanking mothers. According to the National Restaurant Association, Mother's Day is now the most popular day of the year to dine out at a restaurant in the United States.
In most countries, Mother's Day is a new concept copied from western civilization. In many African countries, the idea of one Mother's Day has its origins in copying the British concept, although there are many festivals and events celebrating mothers within the many diverse cultures on the African continent that have been there centuries before the colonials arrival. In most of East Asia, Mother's Day is a heavily marketed and commercialized concept copied straight from Mother's Day in the USA.
Mothers Day Quotations
Here are some memorable quotes that embrace the importance of our mothers in our lives and the unique and enduring relationship between a mother and child:"The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness." ... French Novelist, Honore de Balzac 1799-1850
"The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom." ... US Congregational minister, Henry Beecher 1813-1887
Learn How to Say Mother In Another Language
Why not impress your mom this year and show her how smart you are ... see how many languages you can memorize the word Mother before the big day. Moms always think their kids are smart but this year you can prove it to her!English - Mom, Mummy, Mother
French - Mere
German - Mutter
Hindi - Maji
Urdu - Ammee
Italian - Madre
Portuguese - Mãe
Serbian - Majka
Czech - Abatyse
Dutch - Moeder; Moer
Estonian - Ema
Albanian - Mëmë; Nënë; Burim; Kryemurgeshë
Belarusan - Matka
Cebuano - Inahan; Nanay
Frisian - Emo, Emä, Kantaäiti, Äiti
Greek - Màna
Hawaiian - Makuahine
Hungarian - Anya, Fu
Ilongo - Iloy; Nanay; Nay
Indonesian - Induk, Ibu, Biang, Nyokap
Mothers Day Items on eBay
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Name a Star in Honor of Your Mom on Mothers Day
Mothers Day Gift - Starring Role in the Heavens for MomFounded in 1979, The Star Registry helps clients name one of approximately eighteen million charted stars after their loved ones.
The $54 star kits produced by the company include a 12"x16" full color, personalized parchment certificate. The package includes the chosen name, telescopic coordinates for locating the star, a sky chart with the chosen star circled for easy identification and a booklet on astronomy. Framing is available for an additional fee.
The earliest Mother's Day celebrations can be traced back to the rituals held every spring in ancient Greece to honor Rhea, Mother of the Gods. Greek mythology also played a role in the naming of the constellations. Most names are based on mythological stories in which the gods bestowed the ultimate reward or recognition on a hero by placing that individual in the sky as a constellation. In the 1600's, when a familiarity with mythology was considered a mark of an educated person. Mothering Sunday was celebrated in England on the fourth Sunday in lent. At this time, servants were given the day off to spend time with their mothers.
Currently the company employs a full time staff of 20 and conducts business from its home office in Ingleside, IL and international offices in Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the Reunion Islands. Since the company was founded over 500,000 stars have been registered as gifts for birthdays, weddings, memorials and holidays, as corporate gifts and as national honoraria.
Individual gift-giving is a large part of the business and celebrity clients include Nicole Kidman, Brooke Shields and William Baldwin. The Heisman Award Committee registers stars for its trophy winners. The "I Have a Dream Star" was named in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by a network of schools named for Dr. King. Corporate gifts and fundraising account for a portion of the Star Registry's business. Companies such as IBM, Walt Disney, and GE include the Star Registry in their corporate award and incentive programs and charitable organizations such as the Starlight Foundation and Make-A-Wish Foundation offer natural tie-ins.
Mothers Day Gift
How do you celebrate mothers day?
Feel free to share your own ideas and specials ways that you honor your mom on her special day. Do you have a fun Mothers Day tradition that you'd like to share!
Swisstoons wrote...
Some interesting gift ideas and some interesting lore on Mother's Day. Lensrolling this lens to several of my lenses.
Posted April 23, 2009
Mothers-Day-Roses-Romantic wrote...
Ah, I like the different ways to say mom in other languages. I think it would also be a cool idea to get my mom a shirt for http://www.squidoo.com/Mothers-Day-Roses-1mothers day this year. Great lens.
Posted April 05, 2009
howieta wrote...
Thank you Jim for this lens, and I hope it does inspire people to do something magical for their mom. I always want to encourage people to communicate and express feelings with their mom, because I lost mine, and always feel it is too late...
Posted March 27, 2009
beeobrien wrote...
I'm adding this lens to the plexo list at my Mother's Day lens.
Posted May 07, 2008
trevty180 wrote...
Great lens, what a varity of info and links. Would love to have mine added.
Posted April 13, 2008
by JimH
Make Mothers Day a great event this year by picking out a special gift for your mom.
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