MORE: We have some more suggestions from the website moneycrasher.com about inexpensive and meaningful gifts for Mother’s Day.

Arrange for surprise takeout. While you’d surely like to treat your mother to a delicious meal on her day, what happens if you’re not in the same state? If you can’t be there in person, consider ordering her favorite takeout and arranging for delivery to the house. Ask the restaurant to include a note from you and keep it a surprise, but make sure that she’s home to accept the food.

Create a tablecloth. Purchase a white canvas tablecloth and several fabric pens and try to get as many family members as possible to outline their handprints and write a special message inside the print. As little ones grow older, they can continue to add to it so that Mom has a unique keepsake of the entire family. Other handprint crafts can include flower pots and plaster molds, or you can fashion handprint butterflies or flowers and include original poems with them.

Record memories in a jar.

Get a glass jar, some paint, some pens and paper. Write down fond memories on slips of paper, and store the notes inside the jar. When Mom needs a pick-me-up, she can pull out a slip and read the memory.

Invest in a small appliance that could make her life easier and less stressful. A blender, steamer or Crock-Pot could encourage healthy and easy cooking.

Put together a hobby basket. Think about what your mom does for fun when she’s not managing a household or taking care of others. Make a list of her interests and hobbies and create a gift basket centered around her lifestyle. For example, if she enjoys playing sports or working out in the gym, her basket could include several pairs of new athletic socks, a book on fitness, and a new water bottle.

Start a veggie or herb garden. Not only do vegetable and herb gardens cater to your green thumb, they also provide fresh herbs and veggies for cooking. With simple herbs, such as basil or rosemary, and several fruits and vegetables, you can start a home garden for your mom on Mother’s Day.

Here’s our last one: spend some time with her. In the end, most mothers are happiest when they spend time with loved ones.