Mother's Day Stall saves the day

My first thought will be of crumbs in the sheets but I will push that aside and as the family head off to the kitchen to fix a tray of croissants and jam, I will jump up quickly and race to the bathroom, diving back into bed before I’m discovered to be missing in action.

With a stack of pillows behind my back and a smoothed down doona, it will be one of those quintessential moments of parenting as I balance a tray on my lap and try not to spill my cup of tea.

At my feet will be a stack of presents, each gift bearing the tell-tale signs of being wrapped by a child — the tape not quite holding and the paper not quite fitting — and I won’t be the only one excited about what they contain.

This same picture will play out in many households around the country on that particular Sunday morning and it is all thanks to a time-honoured venture — the Mother’s Day Stall.

The Mother’s Day Stall is a stand out event at most primary schools, just check out the faces of the Prep kids as they file past tables filled with a huge assortment of pretty gifts while clutching a few coins in their hands.

The gifts of stalls past are scattered around our home.

I have notepads to help me plan my week and silk flowers glued onto pegs that decorate my fridge.

There is the bright pink and white plastic coffee mug emblazoned with “I love Mum”, that holds the pens on my desk — it didn’t stand up to the challenge of travelling with hot coffee — and the heart-shaped jewellery box that sits beside my bed.

So thanks and Happy Mother’s Day to the mothers that make our Mother’s Day special.