Mother’s Day is approaching – So, Can we use same card every year?

[Guest]

Hi guys, this is a question for the mothers out there! Mother’s Day is approaching, and a few years ago I had an idea to buy a card from the kids for their mother and use the same card every year signing it every year with their own little message instead of buying a card every year and that card ends up being discarded of!

So not only is it money saving over the years but it is more of a keepsake as well so you can see their handwriting progressing for instance and it is more of a nice memory to have the same card I think with a lot of messages in it! Or am I just being a tight git?

Be honest.

[Dharmeshta]

I think it's a beautiful idea as it's more memorable and meaningful xx

[Charis]

Oh I'd love that! You'd be able to really compare their development in terms of their writing and the things they choose to say etc year on year. Just make sure you label each year so when you look back you can see the progression!

[Courtney]

It's a lovely idea! They get to see the progression just as mum will! Lovely gesture - at the end of the day it's the thought that counts, not how much you spend! X

[Allison]

Defo not. I do the same with christmas cards. Rather than spend ridiculous money on cards I write a new message with the year.

[Pearl]

Its a wonderful way to look back as they grow older Showing the kids what they wrote. I would also put ages at side of each name every year too.

[Liz]

We used to do this for our anniversaries but friends called him tight then when we divorced i could see the demise in the messages and worked out when he met her.

[Laura]

It shows a lot more thought - that you keep that card safe year after year ... it’s a fab idea.

[Rachel]

I love this idea.

I do similar with their birthday card. I cut out the shape of the number and they can colour it in so it shows progression of their colouring and writing skills.

[Denise]

Tight git! .. I keep mine every year in my memory box ...along with other cards off them ..I just write the year on back....but then I love cards and would rather have a chosen card than an expensive present

[Rachel]

My mum and dad do that on their anniversary. Card goes back now over 2 decades.

[Sharon]

We never buys cards for within the family. My kids have always drawn cards for special occasions since they were old enough to hold a pencil. They’re now 12 and 11 and looking back on birthday, Christmas cards that they drew is lovely.

[Hollie]

I love this idea and would much prefer that. And it stops that little punch in the gut when the cards change from mummy to mum. Last year my daughter spent time separating red and purple skittles and put them in a box for me. The fact she knows that they're my favs and spent the time to do this was priceless to me.

[Fateem]

This is one reason that I would support buying a card (I've stopped buying cards). It's a great idea and environmentally friendly as well. I don't see the point in getting cards that will end up in the bin anyway.

[Lorna]

I think it’s lovely but then I love the day and hate the tat that goes with it. Just come out of Tesco where they’re charging £5 for a tiny little pot plant and a sorry looking stuffed animal!! If you were my kids dad you’d be earning a lot of brownie points for such a thoughtful idea.

[Chantel]

That’s a really sweet idea but maybe instead of a card make it a little book. So they can draw a littl picture and a message and the Mother’s Day scrapbook gets added to each year x

[Susan]

Lovely idea. I would treasure this as a mother! Me and my partner have done this with valentines cards for 25 years. We did all the Tight git jokes for 1st few years but it’s actually really special now 25 years on and now it’s a nice story to tell our kids and hopefully grandkids one day.

[Rosemary]

Love this idea, but think you would need a card for each child otherwise it would get full far too quick especially as young children seem to write quite big and like to add bits on so thoughtful and money saving.

[Sue]

Fabulous idea, also, as sadly, my brother is no longer with us, it would have been lovely for my mum to have kept a card with his writing on.

[Ann]

Maybe a photo each year of the kids with messages written on the back would also be sweet and a keepsake, i know my mam has mothers day cards from my brother who turns 50 this year, still have a calender I made from leaves in primary school and that's 30yr ago so yep my mam is very sentimental bless her heart.