Mother's Day gift ideas online and in the shops

Bracelet thanks: Made in America from recycled materials Alex and Ani bracelets are designed to as keepsakes for the special people in your life.

This Alex and Ani Mother Bangle, €30, will be treasured for years to come. Available from The Kilkenny Shop; www.kilkennyshop.com

Basket treat: Treat green-fingered Mums to Aldi’s Mother’s Day Gift Basket, €12. With kalanchoe, areca palm, hedera and chrysanthemum, this basket will not only brighten up her day but add colour to any garden or patio. Aldi’s Mother’s Day Rose Handbag, €9.99, contains two potted pink rose plants, in a jute handbag, or the Flower, Growing Kit, €5.99, with either Oriental Lily, Freesia, Anemone or Lavender, will brighten her kitchen window. And for busy mums, Aldi’s pretty flower-patterned Travel Mug, €6.99 is a great way to enjoy tea or coffee on the go; www.aldi.ie

New cookbook: Chef Paul Flynn has teamed up with Lidl to launch a new cookbook — just in time for Mother’s Day. Paul Flynn’s Family Food, features easy-to- follow family friendly dishes which are all made with ingredients from Lidl. There are more than 60 recipes broken down into chapters in order of how much time they take to cook (eg ‘no time’, ‘take your time’ and ‘family time’) Launched last week, the new cookbook costs €12.99 and recipes from Paul Flynn are also available at www.lidl.ie

Irish mums have also got together to create the Mummy Pages Baking Book, €14.99, with foreword by Catherine Fulvio and all proceeds going to charity. You’ll find it at www.MummyPages.ie/baking and in stores nationwide including Eason’s and Tesco.

In the picture: Precious family photos often remain on phones and digital cameras, so why not compile a selection of family favourites in an album or photo frame, as special gift for mum. These chrome photo frames from Paul Costelloe for Dunnes Stores are a stylish way to display treasured pictures, with a variety of sizes to choose from and prices from €15; www.dunnesstores.com