Forget Flowers: 3 Cool (And Cheap) Mother's Day Gifts

Mother's Day is Sunday, May 12. That means flower orders are flooding in and jewelry stores are being overrun by people looking to put a smile on mom's face. And of course there's the tons of gift cards that will be purchased for places like spas and department stores.

But here's a little known secret. All mom wants is to know you care. And, if you can make her life a little bit easier, that's nice too. None of this has to cost a ton of money.

Here are three gift options that are sure to make mom smile - and give her a break from the tough job of being a mom.

3 Cool (And Cheap) Mother's Day Gifts:

1. Postage Stamps - Raise your hand if you like to stand in line and buy postage stamps? We'll wait. No, takers? Not surprised. Between picking up kids from daycare and racing to work, mom most definitely doesn't have time to buy stamps. So why not help her out. The US Postal Service has a wide variety of Mother's Day friendly stamps from the special Sealed With Love Forever Stamp to these cool Modern Art Forever Stamp. Or, Picture it Postage allows you to make your own USPS stamps using your own family photos.

2. DIY Brown Sugar Scrub - This gift really shows you not only used your head to think of a great gift, but also your hands. Most of the ingredients needed for this Brown Sugar Scrub can be found in your kitchen cabinets, including brown sugar and oatmeal. Kids can also help with this gift and have fun doing it. Personalize the gift by storing the scrub in a hand decorated mason jar.

3. Frozen Dinners - Nothing says "I love you" like giving mom a break. This gift idea takes a bit of planning and a trip to the grocery store, but it's luckily to be a mother's day for the record books if you can pull it off. The idea is to prepare and freeze a week's worth (or maybe just a day or two) of frozen meals that mom can thaw and heat when she doesn't feel like cooking. CookingLight has some great freezable recipe ideas, including turkey meatloaf and herbed white beans.

So Westchase, what's the coolest Mother's Day gift you've ever given or received? Tell us in the comments.