We’re nearly there. Mother’s Day is the one day of the year when we’re almost guaranteed a tiny bit of fuss. Now, a cup of tea in bed is all well and good, but how about forwarding a few of these present ideas to teenies or dad? Here are some of our favourites.

I’d be thrilled to receive a Lily Belle Family Bracelet. Created in hammered silver, with simple round charms engraved with a single letter. It doesn’t shriek, ‘Look at me, I’ve got children’,  but glints prettily from your wrist. Only you know that the charms bear the initials of your brood. From £41 for a bracelet with two charms at Lily Belle.

I don’t know about you, but I keep a couple of slightly dog-eared photographs in my wallet. Much nicer to give them a home they deserve. The Handpicked Collection has two versions of a ‘boasting envelope‘. The eco-friendly recycled  leather (shown letter) costs £12.95, and a smarter version includes a gift box for £22.95. I’m also a fan of their Art File & Frames (from £14.95 for a single), a great way to adorn walls and keep the house nice and tidy.

I discovered EVY Designs on Twitter, had a browse on her website, and immediately ordered a pair of earrings. Within a couple of days I received my beautifully boxed jewellery, presented with chocolates, a hand-written card thanking me for my order, and a couple of herbal tisane bags. Great customer service, lovely products, personal touches galore.  And great value, too.

Luxury boutique hotel specialists Mr & Mrs Smith offer Get a Room! gift vouchers starting at £50. So if it’s a big year for mum, you could join forces with the rest of the clan and get her started on a well-earned weekend away.

London mums, and their children aged seven and up, can sign up for MillaMia’s two Mother’s Day special knitting classes, 13 and 14 March at MillaMia Studio, 32 Bolton Gardens, London SW5 (08450 17 74 74). During the two-hour session you’ll learn the basics of casting on, the knit stitch, purl stitch and casting off, and will be sent home with a MillaMia Beginner’s Scarf Kit, further practice yarn, and instruction materials. The courses cost £40 a session, including as much cake and tea as you can cram in. Solo adults are welcome to attend. 

I’ve written about Longchamp’s Your Very Own Le Pliage before, and am still a fan. These covetable and useful bags can now be personalised with your choice of colour, handle length and even the colour of the famous logo. You can also add initials. Prices start at around £25 for a coin purse. What’s not to like?

How about a SpaFinder voucher? There are over 1,000 places where these can be redeemed nationwide, and a pleasure deferred is anything but a pleasure denied. We’ll soon (please) be out of winter hibernation, and a pedicure to look forward to would put a spring in anyone’s step.

Postable presents at Dough Dough start at £4.99 for a letterbox friendly brownie, including postage, wrapping and a gift card with personalised message. Mother’s Day gifts include an I Love You cookie card for £5.99 and a Cookie Bouquet for £34.99.

Feline and looking good

I’ve always been a bit wary of grown-ups who play with toys. Grandpa with his attic train set I can just about get my head around. Ladies with to-scale dollshouses, complete with working lights, not so much. But, and I can’t even work out if they’re hopelessly un-PC or just too darned fetishistic to really be allowed, I’ve fallen in love with a doll. A gorgeous redhead with an hourglass figure and a Wag’s dream wardrobe. Though there’s nothing cheap about this little beauty; she’s so high-class that Christian Louboutin is her godfather. And he loves her so much that he’s created three limited edition looks for her. We’re talking Barbie. And as a mother of three boys, and a childhood Sindy groupie, that’s not a sentence I ever thought I’d write.

Louboutin’s first ensemble is Cat Burglar Barbie, complete with figure-hugging catsuit and gold differa sandals. The set comes with a further three (count ‘em) pairs of iconic Laboutin shoes, including the most divine leopardskin boots. Each pair features the signature red sole, and is boxed with a red cloth bag. Cat Burglar Barbie even gets her very own teeny travel journal.

So, if you have any kind of love for shoes, you can hopefully see why I’ve fallen for this little style icon. Plastic really doesn’t get much more fantastic. And Cat Burglar Barbie is yours for £100 (while stocks last) at Net-a-Porter. Miaow.

Spa stance, as recommended by Elemis once children are in bed...

It’s Friday. The summer holidays are nearly over. You’re probably exhausted. (If not, why not?) And the weekend, alas, with children in tow is usually no different to the daily 9 to 5am. So those nice people at Elemis have arranged a little treat. We don’t do gratuitous plugs at blog angels & urchins because we don’t need to – if we like it, we talk about it. And we really like Elemis. The products are soothing, ultra moisturising, packed with essential oils to help you relax, and they smell great. The sizes are generous, and each package features a miniature size of another product to try – great for travelling, too.

We’ve got an Instant Refreshing Gel, a Skin Moisurising Milk Bath, Exotic Frangipani Monoi Moisure Melt and Japanese Camellia Oil Blend. All are safe to use during pregnancy (trust us, the Instant Refreshing Gel does untold good to those swollen ankles) and together the package is worth £119.

For your chance to win, visit angels & urchins’ competition area, then leave a comment below, telling us why you’re so exhausted after the summer. The mother who answers the competition question correctly, and who we consider the most tired and deserving, wins! Don’t forget to include your email address – it won’t be shown online, we’ll keep it secret, and won’t pass on your details to anyone else. We’ll show the best entries in the comments section, below. The winner will be revealed on 4th September 2009.