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One Mother’s Day isn’t enough so in honour of all mummies everywhere, Mummysaver is reminding us all that almost every Sunday is Mother’s Day somewhere! xoxo We love you Mummies!

One Mother’s Day isn’t enough so in honour of all mummies everywhere, Mummysaver is reminding us all that almost every Sunday is Mother’s Day somewhere! xoxo We love you Mummies!

One Mother’s Day isn’t enough so in honour of all mummies everywhere, Mummysaver is reminding us all that almost every Sunday is Mother’s Day somewhere! Today it is Mother’s Day in so many countries we can’t list them all but among them the US, Germany, Canada, China, Italy, Denmark and several Caribbean nations. xoxo We love you Mummies!

One Mother’s Day isn’t enough so in honour of all mummies everywhere, Mummysaver is reminding us all that almost every Sunday is Mother’s Day somewhere! xoxo We love you Mummies (and Daddies)!

One Mother’s Day isn’t enough so in honour of all mummies everywhere, Mummysaver is reminding us all that almost every Sunday is Mother’s Day somewhere! Today it’s a special day in Hungary, Lithuania, Mozambique, Portugal, Macao and Spain. xoxo We love you Mummies!

One Mother’s Day isn’t enough so in honour of all mummies everywhere, Mummysaver is reminding us all that almost every Sunday is Mother’s Day somewhere! xoxo We love you Mummies!

One Mother’s Day isn’t enough so in honour of all mummies everywhere, Mummysaver is reminding us all that almost every Sunday is Mother’s Day somewhere! xoxo We love you Mummies!

One Mother’s Day isn’t enough so in honour of all mummies everywhere, Mummysaver is reminding us all that almost every Sunday is Mother’s Day somewhere! xoxo We love you Mummies!

Dear readers, please welcome our guest poster, Becky! Thank you Kristin for your fab post at my blog (www.babybudgeting.co.uk) on 6 ways to give to others at minimal cost to yourself. here’s mine!

Happy Easter to you and yours.

Here are a few of my favourite Easter tips. Simple, straightforward and immensely do-able (like all helpful tips!) I hope they work for you too!

1. Babies do not know or care about Easter. Chocolate is not good for them and they do not need an alternative, save your cash and treat your little baby to an extra long cuddle instead.

2. Flowers make a lovely gift. Stock up on lots of daffodils (or better still grow your own) a bunch of these are a lovely gift, cheap but very cheerful.

3. Easter Feast. Have the family over for a baby friendly buffet. Ask everyone to bring a dish for the buffet, spread it out on the table and pop out some plates. Job done. Buffets like this will cost you very little, babies can still be cuddled and dishes get taken away so there is minimal washing up. Baby friendly, inexpensive and less housework! (better still accept every invitation out to eat you can (no work + no cost!)

4. Spring into life. You may not be able to go out dining and dancing this Easter with a young baby and little money but there is a lot you can do to feel good.

Here are my top five:

- Get some sunlight morning and afternoon this is a GUARANTEED pick me up (and helps baby sleep!)
- Walk through a pretty park. It will provide exercise, fresh air and visual stimulation for both of you.
- Have a long coffee with an old friend and talk about happy days and life pre-baby
- Feed the ducks. It always restores me and babies love it!
- Have a spring clean and de-clutter all those baby items you are done with, it will make you feel great.

5. Get creative. If your children are a little older hunting paper eggs in the garden in exchange for a tiny choccy one is always fun, decorating a hardboiled egg in feathers, paints and stickers is fab, face painting them a little bunny face, going to a child’s service at the local church, making some cornfllake cakes with a couple of little eggs on top, colouring in a big patterened egg are all low-cost Eastery options. Local shops, museums etc. will probably also put on egg hunts for free.
Easter can renew you without the need to spend any money.
I wish you a spirit-filled Easter

Becky x

Becky is a stay at home mum to her 2 children aged 5 and 2. In her former life she was a social work trainer and humanistic psychotherapist. Becky has recently had published

‘How to afford time off with your baby – 101 ways

(Vermilion 2010) a book on budgeting with babies 0-5.

One Mother’s Day isn’t enough so in honour of all mummies everywhere, Mummysaver is reminding us all that almost every Sunday is Mother’s Day somewhere! xoxo We love you Mummies!