Get mum a gorgeous bunch of flowers for Mother’s Day, it’s not too late. The Dusted Damson bouquet from Flowers Direct is £24.99 but it comes with 100% extra flowers for FREE. Hurry and spoil mum before she realises that you nearly forgot.

• Click here for this blooming lovely deal from Flowers Direct*

If you’ve woken up this morning and suddenly realised it’s Mother’s Day (where have you been?) don’t despair! You may not have made mum breakfast in bed or had a present ready to give her this morning but you still have time to get her some lovely flowers from Flowers Direct.

The Dusted Damson bouquet normally contains five white Roses, three pink and two white Chrysanthemums, five purple Carnations and fragrant Eucalyptus. It’s a stunning display of fresh blooms that will look great placed in any mum’s home.

With the extra 100% free you’ll get double that, two bouquet’s for the price on one, lovely. Hurry and order them before Mother’s Day is over, mum will forgive you for being a bit late.

You know it's Mothering Sunday, right? If you forgot, and don't have flowers, chocolate and a card lined up, and didn't do breakfast in bed, you need to get out the dog box, and fast. As the wife of a less than, erm, sentimental, husband, I'm not accustomed to being spoiled too rotten on these 'commercial' holidays as he calls them, but having to cook lunch for the family on Mothers day just takes it all too far. At the same time, I know our family budget and I don't really want to have us living off pasta and cheese for the rest of the week, so while a lunch out would be great, I don't want it bankrupting the family - and I know I'm not the first mum to have forgone a little treat to make things easier on the pocket.

• Spoil mum today

Which is why I think Ask's 3 course lunch for £15.95 is not a bad deal at all - or if you're not a big eater, you can go for the 2 course meal for £13.95 instead.

There are 3 starters and 8 mains to choose from, and four tempting deserts too, so you're bound to find something appealing to everyone at the table.

Mum gets a glass of prosecco thrown in too, so that's one less drink to buy, a lot less washing up, and a lovely afternoon for all.

Just in time for Mother’s Day, Madeleine St Clair is offering PlayPennies readers an exclusive 10% off anything on their divine website. Spoil mum with some gorgeous jewellery or a glamorous handbag. On top of your 10% discount you’ll also get FREE delivery, fabulous.

• Click here to get your exclusive discount @ Madeleine St Clair

Beautiful necklaces, glittering earrings, stylish handbags, Madeleine St Clair has it all for you to treat mum with this Mother’s Day. The discount details and your exclusive PlayPennies code along with the expiry date are listed below and all you need to do is use the link above to browse through Madeleine St Clair’s beautiful range of jewellery and handbags. Go armed with you code PP10 for your 10% discount.

You can let mum know that you love her to bits and appreciate everything she’s done for you by helping her feel glamorous and beautiful in a new pair of earrings or a matching necklace and bracelet set.

•  Discount: 10% Off
•  Promotional code: PP10
•  Expires: 31 March 2013

Take advantage of your 10% discount, exclusive to PlayPennies readers and remember you only have two days left before Mother’s Day.

Use this Sarenza promotional code to treat yourself to a fabulous new pair of shoes. The offer lets you get £10 off any of their shoes when you spend £60 or more on your first order.

Click here to use your Sarenza promotional code*

•     Discount: £10 off first orders
•     Promotional code: SARWLCM10
•     Expires: Unknown

To use this promotional code, use the link above to take you to the Sarenza’s fabulous site. Select a gorgeous pair of shoes or a new handbag and then go to the “my basket” page. The spot to put in your promotional code isn’t that obvious. Under what you’ve ordered is a line that says “I have a promotional code” you need to click on that for the box to come up. Put in the code SARWLCM10. After that you’ll need to open an account with them and you’ll get £10 off, lovely.

There are some stunning heels to choose from in just about any colour you can imagine. I had my eye on a pair of purple New Balance Trainers, they looked awesome. Go have a look for yourself and see if you can find anything for mum for Mother’s Day.

If you're looking for something easy to make for Mothering Sunday, that Dad can do, older kids could do on their own, or you can do for the grannies, then look no further. This Meringue recipe is so easy, my three year old can - and did - do it. Okay, she helped. I had to redo the eggs after she broke the yolks, but still she had fun. For ingredients you need 2 egg whites, 100g castor sugar, and your choice of food colouring. In a subsequent batch I've also added half a teaspoon of vanilla essence, just to give it a little more flavour.  

• Heat the oven to 110C
• Separate the eggs (I save the egg yolks for fabulous home made mayonnaise) If you get yolk in the white, the eggs wont stiffen up.
• Beat the egg whites till they are frothy and stand at peaks. 
• When they are firm, add the castor sugar a tablespoon at a time, beating all the time. Add the vanilla essence. 
• If you want white meringues, scoop out spoon fulls onto a greased tray. 
• In the mixing bowl we added a drop of yellow, a drop of blue and a drop of red food colouring in three different areas and lightly mixed them gently in those areas. Then my toddler scooped from each area, onto the tray, sometimes getting a mix of colours and sometimes just a mix of white and blue or white and pink.
• She scooped them onto the tray and we left them just like that. 
• Put in the oven for 40 minutes 
• If you want them chewy on the inside, you can take them out of the oven after about five minutes and leave them to cool. If you prefer them crunchy leave them in the still warm oven until it and they are cool. 

We then popped them in an over-sized cup wrapped some cellophane around it all, and that will be a mother's day gift for Nanna from her grandchildren.

Use this Ellos promotional code to get an entire outfit from Ellos for just £40. When you spend £50 or more you’ll get a lovely £10 off. The offer is valid for all full priced items from the Autumn-Winter 2012 Ellos collection.

Click here to use your Ellos promotional code*

•     Discount: £10 off when you spend £50 or more
•     Promotional code: 3912
•     Expires: 15 March 2013

To use this promotional code on full price items from the Ellos Autumn-Winter 2012 Collections select your items and then go to the shopping basket page. There’s a box on the right that asks for your promotional code. Put in the code 3912 and you’ll get a lovely £10 off the items in your basket if you’re spending £50 or more.

I went to the Ellos site and put together an outfit of a purple capped sleeve top, grey skinny jeans and a gorgeous knitted scarf. The outfit came to £55 so with the £10 off it was just £45. So a whole new outfit for £45, lovely.

Use this Castaluna promotional code to jazz up your wardrobe for summer or to spoil Mum this Mother’s Day. With this promotional code Castaluna are offering 25% off all their full priced items including their fabulous new plus size brand Lovedrobe. Don’t forget they do shoes and accessories too.

Click here to use your Castaluna promotional code*

•     Discount: 25% off full priced items
•     Promotional code: 4762
•     Expires: 25 March 2013

To use this code, use the link above to take you to Castaluna’s plus size clothing ranges. Select some fabulous items for yourself or your mum and then go to the shopping bag page. Fill in the promotional code 4762 in the box and get your 25% off your whole order, simple as that!

I tried the code out on a gorgeous dusty pink dress from their new Lovedrobe range as well as on a stunning leather handbag (they do shoes, handbags and other accessories along with clothes.) The total came to £233 so with the 25% discount it came down to £175 which makes a pretty big difference!

Use this Thorntons promotional code to treat Mum to some yummy chocolates on Mother’s day. This promotional code gets you 15% off any online order from Thorntons, the delicious chocolate makers. I found this promotional code at www.promotionalcodes.org.uk.

• Click here to use your Thorntons promotional code

•     Discount: 15% off all orders
•     Promotional code: MDAY
•     Expires: Unknown

To take advantage of this promotional code for Mother’s Day, a birthday or any other occasion use the link above to take you to the awesome Thorntons site. Select a personalised chocolate from their yummy range for mum or a friend. Add it to your basket, use the promotional code MDAY at the checkout and away you go!

I used the code to get mum a box of alphabet chocolates. I found them under the Mother’s Day collection and they’re so cute. They come as three rows of square shaped chocolates in a box and you can put whatever messages you want on them, you can even put smiley faces on them. It’s a really cool gift idea.

Thanks to promotionalcodes.org.uk!

Use this My Bag promotional code to get a FREE £10 gift voucher when you spend more than £50. At the My Bag site you can get all sorts of gorgeous accessories from bags to purses and scarves. Why not spoil mum this Mother’s Day? You only have a few days left to get her something so go have a look.

• Click here to use your My Bag promotional code*

• Discount: Free £10 gift voucher with orders over £50
• Promotional code: 10YAY
• Expires: Unknown

To use this code on anything at My Bag simply go to the site and select your items. They have all the designer labels such as Chanel and Hermes as well as some more affordable stuff. You can get anything from a glamorous clutch to designer luggage. Once you’ve selected your items (and spent more than £50) add in your promotional code 10YAY at the checkout and they’ll take £10 off your order.

I went to the My Bag site and tried the code out on two gorgeous scarves from French Connection and Codello. One was £25 and the other was £35. Together that came to £60 and so with £10 off they were £50 together. I just did a quick run through but some of the stuff really is beautiful. Happy Mother’s Day shopping.

Thanks to promotionalcodes.org.uk!

It’s nearly Mother’s Day and I’ve been looking for some sweet and cool gift ideas for mum lately. I tend to gravitate towards photo printing because, well, parents love pictures of their kids and they love pictures of their kids on funky items. Vistaprint have taken the whole “print onto anything” vibe another step further allowing you to create and customise your own iPhone cover.

You can make a cover for any iPhone from the 4 to the iPhone 5, and you can either upload your own photos or you can use some of their funky designs. While the latter are awesome, I strongly recommend using your own image because it is so much more entertaining and rewarding.

It took me ages to choose the picture and then, once I uploaded it easily and quickly, I found that you can use the controls to rotate it in different directions and to adjust the way it looks on the phone. My first image, the one I thought looked amazing, actually wasn’t that great. The second, the one I was indifferent to, looked awesome. I absolutely love how it turned out.

Setting the image up is quick and simple. You also have the option to add in text, go back to the original page and use the picture with their designs, and plenty more. The only negative I have here is that I accidentally hit the Back button, and if I hadn’t I wouldn’t have realised that the image could be used with the various designs. Other than that, I found the process very intuitive and had no problems at all.

The final product is on its way to me and I will update this review as soon as I see the finished item. I’ll report back immediately. What I can tell you now is that the iPhone covers are on special – reduced by £3, and that you can choose from a range of delivery options. So far the Vistaprint iPhone case gets 8/10 from me!

Use this H Samuel promotional code to get 15% off your order.  It only works on full priced items. With Mother's Day now just a week away this could be a handy little code indeed.

Click here to use your H Samuel promotional code

• Discount: 15%
• Promotional code: HS1MAR15
• Expires: 6th March 2013

To use this H Samuel complimentary voucher code enter it in the box on the Shopping Basket page, and it will be applied automatically to your order. I did try it out on a sale items, but the Shopping Basket let me know the code was valid for full priced items only.

There's some excellent discounts on the site at the moment, particularly for Mother's Day gifts. But not for everything so if there's something you want, and it isn't already in the sale, then this will give you a discount anyway.

Standard delivery on the site is £2.95, but free if you spend more than £50.

Thanks to Poppyj1 at HUDK!

The Works has reduced the book Mummy I Love You from £7.99 to £2.99, and with the code Sarah mentioned a few days ago, MDLY, you can get free shipping too.

• Buy your mum a book to read for Mother's Day

It's World Literacy Day next week, and it's Mothering Sunday two days later, so what better time to get a beautiful book for mummy and toddler to read 'together'.

Mummy I Love You is a hardback book from Igloo publishers. No mother could fail to be touched by the sheer tenderness in this beautiful book. This gentle, heart-warming story celebrates the tender love of a mother for her child.

The discription says: This charming storybook perfectly captures the tender, playful and loving relationship between a mother and her child. There are morning cuddles and evening snuggles with lots of fun in-between. Come and join in a world of precious memories

Now doesn't that sound lovely?

Thanks to cazzap06 at HUKD

Griffin Technology have a great range of cases and other accessories for iPhones, iPads and other devices. They have now teamed up with Crayola to make some rather nifty looking accessories aimed at younger users. Although to be honest, I think that they'll have a lot of attraction for older users too!

We received the Crayola Case Creator, and the Crayola My Phones earbuds, for the iPhone 4. You can read on to find out a) what these are exactly, and b) whether they were any good.

Click here to read more...

Spoil mum to a spa day this Mother’s day with this cool deal from Activity Gifts. You can get a fun and relaxing spa day for two for £49 which is 39% off (the day would normally cost £80 for the two of you and you get to go along guilt free, lovely.)

• Click here for a glorious spa day for mum from Activity Gifts*

Mums deserve a special thank you from all of us on Mother’s Day and I can’t think of a better way to do that than with a relaxing spa day. Well, I can think of one thing better, getting to go with her and not only getting some quality time with her but also getting a great spa day yourself.

Two of you can enjoy a relaxing pamper day at one of Bannatyne’s Health Clubs across the UK. You can choose from one of the following mini treatments: a Leighton Denny on the move Manicure, a Heavenly Scalp massage, a 15 min back massage, a 15 minute Leg massage or a Welcome Touch Facial. On top of one of those you’ll have access to the clubs facilities including the extensive air conditioned gym, Tai Chi, Pilates, Boxercise and aerobics classes, the pool, Jacuzzi, sauna and steam room, fabulous.

Get some awesome deals from Boots this Mother’s Day to say “thank you” and “I love you” to that super special mum. Boots have half price and more offers on fabulous “love you Mum” gifts. There are hampers full of pamper goodies, fragrances, hair products and even photo frames and albums on sale.

• Click here to celebrate Mother’s Day and your own mum with Boots*

There’s always plenty to thank your mum for on Mother’s Day; the hours spent helping you learn to drive, just smiling when you came home with your first tattoo or putting up with your teen ‘goth’ phase. Let your mum know how special she is to you today, tomorrow and always with a little something from Boots.

• Starts: 20^th February 2013
• Ends: 10^th March 2013

I love the Sanctuary Spa Deluxe Sanctuary Hamper. This deluxe gift set is the ultimate in luxury will allow mum to recreate the perfect spa experience in the comfort of her own home. It contains nine products in total, body wash, scrubs, butters and bubbles, lovely. It’ll help her feel relaxed, rejuvenated & gloriously pampered, just what she deserves.

The Essential Baby Care Guide* is a set of four DVDs, with over 8 hours of content, neatly divided into the most common areas of child-rearing: Feeding, Care and Development, Sleeping and First Aid and Accident Prevention.  It is aimed at first time parents or parents who want to find out about the latest research in child care. The Essential Baby Care Guide is also especially suited to those who don’t have the time or inclination to sit down and read a book, or attend prenatal classes.

Produced by the Essential Parent Company, this set offers a pretty comprehensive amount of information, covering everything from Breastfeeding and Formula Feeding to Introducing Solids to how to bath a baby, change a nappy, when an emergency is an emergency, suggestions for developmental games to play with your baby and so on.

Use this Amazon promotional code to get an additional 20% off items in the Make Up section.  It doesn't apply to items sold through third party sellers.

Click here to use your Amazon promotional code*

• Discount: 20%
• Applies to: make up
• Promotional code: JXZMNUPD
• Expires: unknown

To use this code, you'll need to go through the checkout. If you're not already registered with the site, do so, or log in. When you get to the final screen in the process - the Confirm page - enter the code in the Gift Cards & Promotional Codes box.

It is possible you will need to join Amazon Family to make use of this code. However, there are reports of people who have been able to use it just fine without having joined Amazon Family. I wouldn't discount the possibility that they've joined at some time in the past, perhaps for a special offer, and totally forgotten.

The sign up page for Amazon Family is here.

Thanks to shadow1 at HUKD!

Use this Joules promotional code to get 20% off your bill when you buy item from the womenswear and Mother's Day gift sections. It is Mother's Day on the 10th of March - just in case you weren't already aware!

Click here to use your Joules promotional code*

• Discount: 20%
• Applies to: womenswear and Mother's Day gifts
• Promotional code: AF20W
• Expires: 25th February 2013

To use this code, go to the Shopping Bag page and it will be applied to your order automatically.

The clothes are well made, and lovely, but not exactly cheap. Still with this discount it makes them more affordable, and there's a school of thought that thinks it is cheaper overall to buy just a few, expensive but quality items than it is to bulk buy from Primark. I think there's room for a little bit of both.

Particularly, I don't mind spending a bit more money on good quality, wearable items like pullovers, coats, and jackets. And the gift's section has a lot of really lovely items too. Buy something here that the mum in your life really wants, and probably wouldn't splurge out on herself.

Thanks to Syzable at HUKD!

Use this promotional code at The Works to get 10% off absolutely everything until Sunday the 24^th of February. Take advantage of this cool promotional code to get mum something special for Mother’s Day. They’ve got books, arts and crafts, the works!

• Click here to use your promotional code at The Works *

•     Discount: 10%
•     Promotional code: CS10
•     Expires: 24 February 2013

To use this code on everything and anything at The Works go to this cool site using the link above. Once you’ve selected your special Mother’s Day gifts go to the shopping basket page. There’s a box on the left to fill in your promotional code. Put in the code CS10 and you’ll get a lovely 10% off all the items in your basket.

I went to the The Works site and tried the code out on a fabulous looking Master Chef Cookbook. The Cookbook was £10 and so obviously became £9 with the 10% discount. Hurry before the promotional code expires on Sunday the 24^th of February and get mum a cool cookbook, pamper kit, teddy bear or even a picture frame.

I’m not being sexist when I say that in most families it’s mum who bakes the biccies. Or buys them. Many hubbies are awesome in the kitchen, but I’ve found that when it comes to crunchy snacks, it’s mum who has them in the bag. So who makes mum something tasty on Mother’s Day? Well, the kids and dad, of course, so I’ve tried and tested a bunch of EASY biscuit recipes that dads and kids can make together and that are guaranteed not to flop. Well, they didn’t flop for me!

What’s really great about these recipes is that they won’t end up costing you a fortune in silly extras and bits and pieces. Most of these have ingredients that are already in your kitchen, and the others are cheap and cheerful to stock up on. You can also buy in bulk and mum will be delighted to see her fully stocked pantry for those chilly Must Bake days…