We asked a whole slew of moms what makes them feel glorious, appreciated, and celebrated – and what gifts would make their hearts happy. It doesn’t take much to make mom happy; but there are a few extravagant things that would send her over the moon. We know you’ve been procrastinating because you’ve been looking for just the perfect thing. *wink* So we present: The Last Minute Guide for Celebrating Mom & Rocking Her Mother’s Day Gift
Mom wants affection, some attention, and mostly time with the ones she loves – whether that is alone time with hubby, a big family gathering, hanging with family friends or a night on the town with her girlfriends. All of that makes her feel a bit more glorious if it involves good food, laughter, creativity, sunshine, adventure, or maybe pampering followed by high heels and a good time.
Don’t forget to make Mom feel appreciated. She really enjoys words of encouragement with hugs and thank yous; so tell her how much she means. Help her out. But most of all, she feels loved and appreciated when you want to be with her.
Here are a few other ways to rock her Mother’s Day:
Make her wildest dreams come true.
Travel. Italy, Hawaii, a cruise, a warm beach, a weekend getaway to a bed & breakfast; these all topped the list of the wildest dream gift. You know what else was there? A house cleaning service or just one great deep clean, time with other moms, a girls trip, a relaxing weekend of not having to lift a finger, and long visits from kids and grandkids. So sending her over the moon could be as easy as a long visit where you bring the food and pick up after yourself or jetting off to Italy for a gourmet tour.
Indulge her wanderlust with a great travel magazine: Travel + Leisure or Condé Nast Traveler
Find cool accommodations near or far: bedandbreakfast.com or airbnb.com
Book one of these trips that Harper’s Bazaar says are the Top 10 Trips of a Lifetime
Take something off her plate by putting something on it.
She needs a helping hand. Sign up for a meal delivery service, commit to a regular takeout night, or a night where you take over kitchen duty. She really loves it when you do the dishes!
Try one of these meal services that send the groceries & the recipes to your door: Blue Apron or Hello Fresh or go totally organic with Green Chef
You can also take something off her plate by hiring some help.
Provide her a mother’s helper for a few hours each week: Care.com
Sign up for a house cleaning service or a good one-time deep clean: Care.com or housekeeper.com
Capture her beauty & make it all about her.
There are loads of photos of the kids, maybe she’s even great at getting in front of the camera every once in awhile. But give her more than just another photograph of how she looks. Give her a portrait experience that captures the way she wants to feel. Find a photographer who makes beautiful portraits of women, or someone who can capture something unique to her – possibly her love of running or if she is a fashionista, her incredible style. Make it all about her this time and then give your favorite image a place of honor on the wall. Remind her of her strength, beauty, and how much you adore her every time she walks by it.
You can hire Misty: REVEL photo
Or have one of these amazing portrait artists immortalize her beauty.
Help her relax and feel like the Queen of Egypt.
Cleopatra was known for indulging in some pretty awesome, pampering beauty rituals. Help Mom unwind by gifting her a day at the spa, a pedicure, massage, or fabulous bath & body products.
Find a spa near her: spafinder.com
Beauty products: Coffee + Mint Scrub or Pink Clay Exfoliating Mask or Lapis Facial Oil fit for an Egyptian Queen, really.
Give her the gift of choosing her own gift.
Mama likes to shop. She also likes to plan gatherings and celebrations. She might be a tiny bit of a control freak, but that comes with the territory of having to be on top of so many things.
Gift cards to her favorite boutiques, stores, book shop, salon, movie theater, even Amazon or Sephora.
Let her plan Mother’s Day weekend. You take care of all the details according to her instructions. Just make sure you throw a few elements of surprise in so she feels like you cared enough to make a special effort.
Experience
Help her learn something new, cross something off her bucket list, give her a night to remember. When asked, she said an experience is high on her wish list – alone or with you!
Season tickets to the symphony or theater
Give her lessons to a fine art institute, or a class from Craftsy, Skillshare, or Creative Live
Sign up for ballroom dancing, tennis, or join a bowling league
Surround her with beauty.
Flowers. She still loves them in bouquets, in her garden, in her hair. Bring her a bouquet on Mother’s Day or do even better and sign up for multiple deliveries through the year: support local shops if they have a great subscription offer or you can try The Bouqs or Farmgirl Flowers
If you want to give her something that won’t wilt, plant some beauty in the yard or give her a gorgeous plant. She likes lush greenery, too: visit a local nursery or give her a Lowe’s gift card
Don’t forget art! She loves a feast for the eyes. Or paint that room she’s been talking about painting for months: Deny Designs has gorgeous products made from beautiful works of art
Or give her some jewels, those make her happy, too: gorgeous rare & natural stone jewelry by Love Tatum or who wouldn’t want to open one of those little blue boxes?
