Ideas
Veg Carrol said "Bmom goes to college but they haven't told anyone about dd. I thought about covering a compostiion book with some of dd original artwork. What do I do for bdad? I considered covering a pen cup or mouse pad with her artwork. But, I don't necessarily want him to know every year that his gift will be almost the same as what bmom received on Mother's Day. Also, bgramndmom will be here in a week. I am sure she will want to take some drawings with her. Especially, if dd colors them while she is here. That will take away from the uniqueness of the gift I was intending."
I think covering a compostition book w/ your dd's drawings is a great idea. If bmom doesn't feel comfortable using it at school, she could use it as a journal.
I also like the ideas you did at Christmas w/ the handprints. Here's another handprint idea I love: Take your dd's hand and trace it. Cut out multiple of her hands in green. Layer the handprints to form a circle that will "frame" a photo of her. Scatter die cut flowers among the leaf handprints. It really is cute!
I don't think that bdad will mind having a gift that is similar to bmoms. I think he will be honored that he has been remembered!
I like the mousepad idea for him. I don't think drawings can loose their uniqueness or specialness for birthparents. As her mother, you probably see her drawings every day, but as birthparents, we see them infrequently so each one holds special meaning to us!
Lilife Lover wrote, "Does anyone have any cheap, but thoughtful ideas for mother's day? Poor, starving student here...but I'm still trying to be the good birthmother, the "entitling" birthmohter...the way I figure it, the more I give to them the better of a lif my daughter will have and the better it will be for all of us..."
I love vegcarrol's idea for using a poem. I did something similar on my bson's first Christmas. I typed up an adoption poem I really liked and thought his a parents would like too. I printed it out on pretty patterned cardstock. I bought a frame at the $1 store - and had a meaningful gift that I made for less than $2! Besides, it's not so much the gift itself that is important, but the thought behind the gift.
Now, I have a question for some of you....... I have never sent a card to my bson's amom before. Would it be odd if I did so this year? He is 3 and 1/2. What do some of you write in these cards???
Coley
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