What Moms Really Want for Mother’s Day

If you’re still searching for a perfect Mother’s Day gift, you might think about ditching the idea of buying her something and instead simply spend time with your mom. According to Swagbucks, who surveyed moms across the country, almost half of them preferred quality family time over a gift.

If you really want to give your mom a gift, trying making something. Over 60% of moms surveyed said they prefer a handmade gift to a store bought gift.

Check out these other Mother’s Day stats.

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History of Mother’s Day:

As you celebrate Mother’s Day this year, you can share these tidbits of information with your family.

Anna Jarvis created Mother’ Day in 1908 and it became an official U.S. holiday in 1914, but events celebrating mothers and motherhood can be traced much farther back than the early 1900s. The ancient Greeks and Romans held festivals in honor of the mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele

Jarvis’ goal with the founding of Mother’ Day was to simply celebrate mothers, but once the holiday became commercialized, Jarvis disowned the holiday.

As told by History.com:

“Her version of the day involved wearing a white carnation as a badge and visiting one’s mother or attending church services. But once Mother’s Day became a national holiday, it was not long before florists, card companies and other merchants capitalized on its popularity.

While Jarvis had initially worked with the floral industry to help raise Mother’s Day’s profile, by 1920 she had become disgusted with how the holiday had been commercialized. She outwardly denounced the transformation and urged people to stop buying Mother’s Day flowers, cards and candies. Jarvis eventually resorted to an open campaign against Mother’s Day profiteers, speaking out against confectioners, florists and even charities. She also launched countless lawsuits against groups that had used the name ‘Mother’s Day,’ eventually spending most of her personal wealth in legal fees. By the time of her death in 1948 Jarvis had disowned the holiday altogether, and even actively lobbied the government to see it removed from the American calendar.”