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Alternative mothers' day presents

Because we love our mums...

Like Itchy, we’re sure you love your mum to bits.

And like us, we know you show your appreciation every year by lovingly cooking her a special breakfast on Mothering Sunday, which you serve to her in bed, before spending the rest of the day doing washing, ironing, gardening and tidying all those boxes of junk in the spare room.

Then in the evening, it’s off for a dinner at a swanky Italian followed by a show at… Sorry? Flowers? Yes of course you’ve given her flowers… Oh, you mean just a bunch of flowers. Ordered online. Err, well it’s not bad, but it’s hardly original is it? Besides, it always seems a bit odd that so many of us choose to make our mums feel appreciated by being fleeced for a few blooms. They might be pretty, but ultimately, someone’s coining it because you care.

Thankfully, there are now lots of other ways you can let your mum know how great she is for longer than it takes a bunch of pansies to wilt. Even better, there are tons of gifts available which will do some good beyond making mother smile.

We’ve had a good scour, and come up with our favourite alternative Mother’s Day presents.

Gifts that directly help children who are suffering from abuse, mental illness or bullying are available from www.barnardos.org.uk.

Help an expecting mum in the developing world arrive get access to decent medical care when she gives birth by sponsoring her via www.maternityworldwide.org.

If only flowers will do, then get clever by getting your mum a lifetime’s supply of roses, in the form of a rosebush. For £29, you get a hardy plant you can point at with a smug grin on Mother’s Day for years to come.

For those who were troublesome kids, let your mum get her own back on all the suffering you’ve caused her over the years with a voodoo knife block.

Not that she doesn’t make the best roast potatoes in the world, but if you think your mum might like a little refresher course in how to cook up a treat, you couldn’t put it a nicer way than tell her she’s going to spend a day with Delia Smith.

If you’re feeling guilty that by giving your mum a card on Mother’s Day you’re causing the needless murder of some majestic tree, you can soothe your conscience a little by getting her a tree card. Not only does she get a card made from recycled paper, but she gets a tree dedicated to her in a wood of your choice. What’s more, you get a map showing you where the wood is, so if she doesn’t believe you, you can take her along to show her roughly where her tree is planted.

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