Christmas gift for Mum
A Christmas gift for Mum that she'll keep
She says she doesn't want anything. She means she doesn't want more things. Give her the words instead — her name, a family photo and what she has meant to you — on a brick on the Wall of Forever.
Write it for Mum
What to get your mum for Christmas
Mums are famously hard to buy for. Most of them already have the candles, the scarves and the bath sets, and the thing they keep for good is never bought: the card with something true written in it.
A brick on the Wall of Forever keeps that kind of message where it can't get lost. Her name, a photo of the family and a few lines from you — the thing she taught you, the year she held everything together, the recipe nobody else gets right. It sits on an endless wall people visit from their phones, with its own link, and it stays there.
From you, or from all of you
From you, keep it personal: one memory, one thank-you, one line she will read twice.
From all the children, set up to 16 bricks together, run one family photo across them and put everyone's name in the message. She gets an email with a private link and a certificate in her name to frame — or, if you write the brick yourselves, a QR card to tuck into her Christmas card.
What to write to your mum
The thank-you
“For every lift, every packed lunch and every time you pretended not to worry.”
The thing she taught you
How to make the soup. How to say sorry first.
The year she carried
The one nobody else saw. Say that you did.
The family photo
All of you, this Christmas.
Her saying
The line she says so often it's become yours.
From the grandchildren
Their names, and a drawing if you like.
The QR card
Something for her Christmas card
If you write the brick yourself, print its QR card — nothing on it but the code and one line, For Mum. Put it in her Christmas card, and let her scan it at the table.
She can open the brick again whenever she likes, and show it to anyone who asks what you got her.
If she has everything
If your mum is the person who has it all, see the gift for someone who has everything. For her and Dad's wedding anniversary, there are anniversary gifts by year; and for everyone else on the list, a personalised Christmas gift works for anyone.
Write it for Mum
Her name and the words she'll keep. You add who it is for on the next step.
What is a good Christmas gift for a mum who says she wants nothing?
Something she doesn't have to find space for: your words, her name and a family photo, kept somewhere for good.
Can my brothers and sisters give it with me?
Yes. Put everyone's name in the message, or set up to 16 bricks together for a bigger family photo.
How does she receive it?
By email a few minutes after you pay, with a private link and a certificate in her name. If you write it yourself, you can also print a QR card for her Christmas card.
Is it a physical gift?
No, nothing is posted. It is a brick on the Wall of Forever, an online wall, with a certificate she can print and frame.
Can other people see it?
The wall is public, so anyone could come across the brick. Write what you would be glad for the family to read.
How much is it?
From €9 for a single brick, paid once; a larger brick costs more, and the price is shown before you pay.
Tell her this Christmas
Her name and your words, on a wall that stays.
Write it for Mum