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Stay at home moms can easily get bogged down with little relief, if there is only one income. So, coming up with gift ideas for the stay at home mom should take into account the need to have a break from time to time and the logistics of being able to do so.

Sometimes the most unique gift ideas for mom involve the giving of your time. Can you imagine how your mother would feel if she were not only taken out to lunch but then came home to a clean and tidy house? While Dad takes mom out, the kids could be busy vacuuming, dusting and cleaning. These actions would truly be gifts for mother from the heart! If you don’t have the time to do this for your mom, but you do have the budget, you can pay for a cleaning service to do the work for you.

If your mother still has to care for young children at home, offering to baby-sit so she can go out is another thoughtful and useful gift idea for mother. Why not add a gift certificate to your thoughtfulness so she can enjoy a massage, facial, manicure, pedicure or other personal care treatment? Moms need some pampering too, but rarely get it, so the opportunity to enjoy a relaxing caring personal treatment is one of those special gifts for mom. However, many gift certificates have a use-by date, so make sure your mother actually goes instead of simply planning to get around to it. Making it easy for your mother to enjoy time at a day spa can be a part of the gift itself and will certainly make it a unique and memorable occasion.

Gift baskets always make great gifts for mom. If you can't afford to send your mother for a day at the spa, you can put together a unique gift basket that can help her have a relaxing day at home. You can include sweet smelling soaps, bath salts, lotions and creams, and scented candles. The best gift ideas for mom are those that are thoughtfully sensitive to her needs. If there are children to be cared for, why not keep them occupied away from their mother so she can enjoy a bath and some time alone. You can even include some chocolates or other favorite treat in the gift basket and perhaps even a book by a favorite author.

One of the more unusual gift ideas for mother is more for daughters than for sons. It is a good old fashioned slumber party - with your mother! Now before you die of laughter, just give it a thought. Ice-cream, chick-flicks, take-out for dinner, facials… as long as you're both (or all if you have a lot of sisters) into that sort of thing, how could you go wrong? It would be a fun way of spending time together, and there's nothing like a slumber party to make you feel like a kid again – something we all need every now and then. It’s cheap – just the cost of renting the movies, and buying the food – but more importantly - It’s FUN! Add some music to dance to, and you have yourself one successful and very unique gift.

Being a stay at home mom often takes financial sacrifice, especially if there is only one income coming into the home. This can mean that expensive luxuries, such as getting a family portrait taken, can be beyond reach. Yet, this is one of those gift ideas for mom that would be appreciated and loved for the rest of her life. However, family members can get together to organize and pay for a family portrait and give one of the most delightful gifts for mom. Nowadays, photographic memories can also be created digitally, even if people are scattered across the globe. This would be a less expensive alternative and a unique gift.

Finally, let's not forget the pleasure of a family dinner, one of the most traditional gift ideas for mom. Add to this those special, favorite gifts for mom that are only known by those closest to her: her favorite perfume, much loved movies on DVD, CDs of favorite music or the latest book from a well loved author. Combined with a lovely meal that she doesn’t have to cook (or clean up after), these gift ideas for mother will make any celebration a success.

The key to choosing unique gifts for mom that she will enjoy and treasure is to take the time to truly consider what she would like. The best gift ideas for mom not only say "I love you," but also "thank you for the sacrifices that you have made for me."