We're not a big gift family either. My parents give us checks, and we make sure to call and take them out to dinner if we're able to be together (which isn't usually the case since they're 7 hours away). When we do give gifts, it's usually something that the kids made or a photobook that I scrapped. As far as things that the kids made, some of my favorite gifts like that have been aprons or tote bags with their handprints (sometimes decorated as flowers, butterflies, etc and sometimes just handprints), special drawings, clay pots, and painted wood items (magnets, plaques, etc). My 6 year old wrote a book for Grandma's birthday (which is 2 weeks after Mother's Day), so she'll be getting that in addition to whatever I do. It's her 70th, so unlike Mother's Day we'll do something special.
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