Mother’s Day 2015 is on March 15 and if you’ve left your Mother’s Day present to the last minute don’t worry, we’ve got you covered with these six great ideas.

Customisables

Photobox has loads of real cool photograph-based customisables from keychains to cushions, as well as photobooks. Moonpig offers a range of ‘homemade’ gift ideas from cards and flowers to food hampers that can include everything from organic cheese to chocolates

COOK!

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Make your mum something nice with a tasty cake or sweet treat! Ingredients like flour and sugar cost pence and you can turn them into something really impressive… fingers crossed! Hit the internet for some great recipes.

Personal hamper

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Make a custom hamper as a last minute mother’s day gift, collecting all of her favourite things to make for cute present, such as this mum survival kit idea.

Last Minute experiences

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The 365Tickets and LastMinute Experience websites offer cut price deals on all sorts of ideas for ways to celebrate, from posh tea and cakes and a relaxing spa afternoon to a frickin’ flying lesson.

Fiverr

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The Fiverr website contains all sorts of customisable services that people are offering from just $5, which currently works out at just over £3. They include the above awesome personalized family tree print.

Groupon

Discount websites like Groupon can offer up great presents with huge discounts, from meals out and spa treats to DIY tools and photobooks and frames. The vouchers and offers change constantly, so whether or not you find something suitable will depend on what you’re after.

Top Romantic and Inexpensive Gift Ideas

1. Handwritten card

You do not have to be a professional writer or a poet to express your feelings well through a letter. Simply personally writing him/her a card is already a plus point to show your love and sincerity. Bad writing as well would not really matter because the content and meaning of your letter are much more significant. Nonetheless, you should still make sure that it would be understood by your reader.

Personalization is key. Drop the thought of buying fancy love cards because a printout of your own card is just as sweet. Designing your own card is better because you would be able to customize it to the shape and images you wish to put. You can even form a collage of pictures of you two together.

2. Homemade food

Preparing food for your loved one is the probably the most romantic surprise gift you may offer. Especially if you’re not really into cooking or baking, the effort of trying and learning makes it even more praiseworthy because it could surely represent the determination and affection you have for him/her.

Learn how to bake his/her favorite cake or pie or cook something that he/she likes to eat. You may also prepare a breakfast meal in the morning to kick start the day with energy. Otherwise, you may bring a packed lunchbox to his/her office as a surprise and eat the food you cooked.

3. Personalized item

You’ll never go wrong and will always instantly become a romantic if you give a personalized item. It may be a scrapbook covering your love story or a photo album with all your photos together. You may also create a video or a slideshow to confess your love, or a set of personalized coupons for fun. If he/she is always cold, knit a sweater, cardigan or scarf.

Another unique personalized item is a perfume you made yourself. Perfumes are usually very expensive and it wouldn’t be as impressive if you only give a cheap and unfamiliar brand of perfume. Thus, perfume making shall be your savior which is even sweeter than merely buying one outside.

Flowers are also cheaper and guaranteed to be fresh to be bought than ready made extravagant smelling perfumes offered in the malls. Through this, you would be able to choose exactly which scent your loved one likes for you to make.

Conclusion

Certainly, giving something where your effort can be seen is more special and romantic. Even if your gift does not cost thousands or millions, the emotions that could be felt are still overflowing with passion and sincerity to bring your relationship back to life.

Sausage and bean cheese melt

A very cheap student meal: A super simple sausage and bean cheese melt that can be easily scaled up and down for one person to ten.

> Sausage and bean cheese melt recipe

Homemade apple crumble

This super cheap apple crumble recipe is a real easy one to cook and has just a handful of cheap ingredients.

Apple pie for students

Tomato and mushroom sweet jacket potatoes

Mix up a batch of this tasty tomato and mushroom sauce that goes great with a baked sweet potato, although can also be eaten with any normal spud, pasta or even on toast.

Tomato and mushroom sweet jacket potatoes

Sausage lasagna

A classic student dish with a sausage twist: This easy and simple lasagna recipe for students is hopefully fool proof and SUPER cheap.

> Sausage lasagna recipe

Pizza baguettes

A cheap, student friendly 10 minute method to make your own mini pizza baguettes when you’re feeling just a bit peckish!

> Pizza baguettes student recipe

Sausage Pasta Bake

This yummy Sausage Pasta Bake recipe makes for a cheap and super tasty student meal.

> Sausage Pasta Bake recipe

Spicy crispy sweet potato fries

This one really is as cheap as chips: Ditch the standard oven pack chips with these easy to make hot and spicy crispy sweet potato fries on the cheap .

You can easily make these in advance and freeze them to oven cook when you’re hungry.

> Sweet potato fries recipe

Potato and cheese pie

A basic and fool proof cheese and potato bake that is trivial to make and is perfect for budget conscious students.

> Potato and cheese pie recipe

Keep celery in foil

You can keep many veggies for longer by wrapping them in foil, such as celery and broccoli. Related tip: Storing apples with potatoes can prevent them both going off as quick.

Get more juice from your fruits

Microwave fruits like oranges, lemons and limes to make them easier to peel, squeeze and to get more juice out. A quick 20 second blast on a high heat will do!

Give foods a second chance

Make those stale crisps crunchy again but laying them out on a paper towel and giving them a 30 second blast on a high heat.

Turn crisps crunchy again

Don’t ditch stale bread, it’s perfectly fine for all sorts such as toasts (just plain old toast, french toast, cinnamon toast and more) plus tasty desserts like bread and butter pudding – pictured above!

Turn overripe bananas into cakes

Similarly, brown bananas can be used up easily in all sorts of recipes too, such as yummy banana loaf cake!.

Freeze fruit and veg

Don’t let fresh fruit and veg go off! Peel, cut up and freeze fruit to make yummy iced smoothies or cocktails whenever you so desire. Freezing veg requires a little more work, check out this guide here!.

Keep onions and garlic in holey bags

Store Onions and garlic in bags with holes in them to allow them to ‘breath’ and stay alive!

The last of the Nutella becomes decadent hot chocolate

Turn the ends of your Nutella into a decadent hot chocolate by adding warm milk to the jar.

And leftover Mayo becomes salad dressing

Similarly, you can mix the remains of your mayo with a little olive oil and some herbs to make a delicious salad dressing.

Keep bananas for longer with clingfilm

Wrap the tops of bananas with clingfilm to keep them from browning for longer.

Add a paper towel to your lettuce

Store a paper towel with your lettuce leaves to keep them fresher for longer. Breathing on it (the CO2) also helps, but we think most people will find that a bit icky.

Store leftover pizza the RIGHT way

Take your time to store your leftover pizza to get the most out of it: Double wrap in cling film with a kitchen towel between each slice.

Make soups and smoothies from leftovers

Keep off cuts of fruit and veg for use in smoothies and soups. Look online for recipes or just experiment yourself. Bonus points if they actually taste nice.

These simple and easy student Vegetarian recipes are quick and won’t cost a lot!

Sweet potato nachos

Spice up the boring baked potato for this sweet Mexican potato recipe with cheese, tortilla chips and salsa. > Sweet potato nacho recipe

Veggie Chinese stir fry

This 5 a day stir fry recipe is summer yummy and can be cooked in less than 10 minutes. > Vegetable stir fry recipe

Vegetarian fajitas

Another fast recipe: Cook up these vegetarian fajitas with courgettes, onion and peppers. > Vegetarian fajitas recipe

Bean and cheese wraps

A one pan dish that’s idiot proof: Mix together beans and tomatoes and add cheese for these yummy wraps. > Bean and Veggie wraps

Veggie pasta bake

Every student needs to know a good pasta bake recipe: here’s one that’s packed full of veg! > Veggie pasta bake student recipe

Pizza baguettes

A student staple: Pizza baguettes have just 3 basic ingredients and take just 5 minutes to cook.
> Pizza baguettes recipe

Breakfast pizza

Have pizza for breakfast with this full English pizza recipe
> Breakfast pizza recipe

Courgette pizzas

A healthy pizza recipe, using courgettes for a ready made base.
> Courgette pizzas recipe

Pitta pizzas

Pack these full of veg for a super easy, very quick and totally cheap snack.
> Pitta pizzas recipe

Mexican tortilla pizzas

A pretty unique student pizza recipe that’s packed full of cheese!
> Mexican tortilla pizzas recipes

Pizza muffins

Another breakfast pizza recipe, although you can have these any time of day!
> Pizza muffin recipes

Pepperoni chicken

Not strictly a pizza as such, but this pepperoni chicken recipe is definitely something to try!
> Pepperoni chicken recipes

No cooking, no Cream Of Tartar, just a super simple Salt Dough recipe that’ll provide anything from fun and games (a super cheap Rapidough alternative, anyone?) to stress relief.

Homemade Play doh ‘Ingredients’

• 3 cups of normal flour
• 2 table spoons of corn flour
• A cup of salt
• A cup of cold water
• 2 tea spoons of vegetable oil
• Food colouring or paint, etc.

How to make the Playdough

1. Add the flour, salt and corn flour into a mixing bowl
2. Add either the food colouring or paint to the water then pour that into the flour.
3. Add in the vegetable oil
4. Mix it all together and…
5. HAVE FUN!

(NB Don’t eat it!!!)