Ideas for a 60th birthday present?

[Ed.Rees69]

My mum is 60 in a few months time and I'm really struggling on ideas for her present.

She's not massively materialistic and I maybe have up to £150 to spend on a present - I'm not looking to do an 'experience' type present for various reasons but want to buy something nice for her to keep over and above the usual flowers type stuff.

Have any of you given your mum something special for her 60th, and if so... what?

Ideas most welcome!

[Dibble]

Not just for 21 year old girls...

[Puff Puff]

Hot air ballon flight?

My Mum hates anything she has to dust.

[absolutely]

Dibble said:

Not just for 21 year old girls...

Are you trying to get rid of one of those Dibble?

[MentalSarcasm]

Won't cost you £150 but how about a scrapbook? Get her grandkids (if she has any) to make a page each with their favourite photo and you and your siblings (if you have any) add a few pages as well. Then you still have £130-odd to spend on something else

[Ed.Rees69]

Dibble said:

Not just for 21 year old girls...

Is that an adult version of "My little pony?"

[Glocko]

Ahhh the old days!! (sigh!)

[space1999]

What is it with presents at the moment! Doesn't anybody know thier friends, best mates, parents enough to know what to buy them! If you know them you will know what to buy them! Buy them what they like or collect or know who they are. Grandparents love thier kids and grand children and to have photos of them is probably worth more than anything. I know my great aunt had pictures of her children and grandchildren up the stairs so she could see them always! She was so proud that having pictures meant so much to her. If not try something practical. Just have fun with them no matter what.

[minimax]

Glocko said:

Ahhh the old days!! (sigh!)

exactly what I was thinking... (misty eyed )

[Shaolin]

Is she a gardener? get her a tree/shrub that does it's "thing" around the time of her birthday, something that can be planted out and performs for her birthday every year.

[petermansell]

Do something with her - eg a show, museum, track day, car experience, seaside, where you spend time together – rather than buy her things. As I get older I am less interested in having things and more interested in doing things.

[clarkmagpie]

concert tickets to favourite group/band?
weekend away somewhere?

[bigburd]

If you want to dig deep how about a nice trip of a lifetime!

[Ed.Rees69]

ok, many thanks for all the ideas so far folks!

Like I said in the original post though I'm *not* looking for an experience type thing (for various reasons I won't bore you with,) but I *am* looking for an unusual gift type idea.... any more ideas?

[RobJShe]

My Mum will be turning 60 next January and amongst other things we will be having a photo session at "Venture" for her. Will include Her/Son/Daughter/Grandson/Sister.

[Freddie328]

Family photo/portrait. A favourite old photo enhanced & framed. The Times newspaper from the day she was born in a personalised leather presentation folder.

[petermansell]

My 80 year old parents liked the electronic picture frame we bought them one Christmas that we had loaded lots of family photos on....

[SPR2]

A nice cut glass vase and flowers to follow up for each month of the year, a print of somewhere that brings back happy memories to her,a digital camera.

[stuttgartmetal]

Secret hotel room and hooker.
adultwork.com

Sorted.

[No biggie]

[coolcatmaz]

stuttgartmetal said:

Secret hotel room and hooker.
adultwork.com

Sorted.

[No biggie]

I somehow dont think the OP's mother whos 60th Birthday it is would be totally appreciative of this gift.