72 Thoughtful Mother’s Day Gift Ideas, for any budget

A note on the word “thoughtful”:

Mom’s work really hard!  On Mother’s Day, moms just want to feel appreciated and special.  The absolute best thing you can do for her, is help her- whether it’s with the kids or younger siblings, with the cooking or dishes, or just giving her a massage or a foot rub.

When buying a gift for her, get something that she is actually interested in and enjoys in her spare time.  Don’t buy kitchen gadgets just because she spends most of her time in the kitchen cooking (everyone has to eat, but that doesn’t mean she enjoys cooking!) Think about what she does in her spare time, and what her interests actually are before spending money on anything.  With moms, it really is the thought that counts, not the price tag.

Mother’s Day gift ideas are separated into categories based on price:

Free Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day

• Give a coupon for doing all the dishes that day (or if you really want her to feel the love, make it for a week!)


• Make her breakfast in bed


• Make a homemade card


• Write her a poem


• Let her sleep in (particularly thoughtful for moms with babies and toddlers)

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas Under $10

• A card


• Flowers


• Picture Frame (with a photo of a happy memory in it)


• Scented candle


• Coffee mug and coffee


• Nursing cover for new moms or moms-to-be (Right now, you can use the promo code “ENBABY” to get a free nursing cover (yes really!) where all you pay are the shipping costs!)


• Cup and saucer and specialty tea


• A low maintenance house plant


• New fuzzy slippers – bonus points for these fuzzy slippers that clean the floor!


• Nail Care Kit


• Live herb plants for the windowsill or garden


• Jillian Michaels DVD (only if you know it won’t offend her!)


• Fancy corkscrew (you might want to pair this with a bottle of wine)

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas Under $20

• Eco friendly bath gift set


• Loose leaf tea and a mesh tea ball


• “I’m A Mom, What’s Your Super Power?” coffee mug – (Love this!)


• A cook book


• A collection of cookie cutters and a cookie cook book


• Box of chocolates


• Fancy serveware or a set of appetizer spoons


• Fancy dishes for the family pet


• A fun mom’s keepsake


• Custom Calendar


• Stainless steel water bottle


• A potted orchid or hydrangea


• Assortment of seeds to grow an indoor or outdoor herb garden


• A nice bottle of olive oil and a Mediterranean diet cookbook (this is a book about healthy eating, not about losing weight)


• Bottle of  wine


• A board game


• A nice umbrella


• Blow dryer (but only if you know she needs one)


• Hand towel or wash cloth set (this would pair nicely with some fancy hand soap)


• Night gown or pajamas and a sleep mask


• Pet photo album


• Bringing up Bebe (a chic parenting book for new moms based on how French babies are raised)


• Other parenting books, such as Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child (for moms with babies that don’t sleep), or The Happiest Toddler on the Block (for moms with stubborn toddlers)

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas Under $30

• Gardening stool


• Pair of warm gloves


• iPad cover and stand


• Fancy tote bag


• Yoga Mat or a dumbells set


• Ladies’ tool set


• Craft supplies and accessories


• Gift certificate for a manicure


• Gift certificate for two movie tickets and popcorn


• Pitcher with removable insert for fruit

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas Under $50

• Fancy bundt pan with a couple boxes of cake mix


• Bathrobe


• A fancy bouquet of flowers (order from here and they deliver the same day)


• Subscription to a magazine she’d enjoy (People Magazine is a safe choice if you don’t know)


• An online sewing class, gardening class or cake decorating class


• DVD season of a TV show she’d like


• Her favourite skin care product


• Fancy birdfeeder


• Gift certificate to a spa


• Pay for several months of a subscription to Netflix


• Anything from Williams-Sonoma

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas Under $100

• A bottle of her favourite perfume


• High quality bed sheets


• Necklace and/or earrings


• Apple TV


• Hardcover photo book of classic family photographs (If you order from Blurb.com by May 10th you’ll save 20% with the promo code LOVEYOUMOM).


• Anything lulu lemon (pants and a tank top would be a good place to start)

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas Over $100

• A Keurig or Tassimo coffee maker


• iPad, iPod touch, or iPhone


• Breadmaker


• Kindle


• A new digital camera


• Designer purse

Homemade Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

• DIY coffee mug (draw on a mug with a sharpie and bake it)


• Etched glass dish


• Terrarium kit


• Photo magnets


• Jewellery


• A batch of her favourite cookies


• There are way too many options for homemade Mother’s Day Gifts to list them all!  Check out these awesome lists of 25+ DIY Mother’s Day Gift Ideas at Lil’ Luna and 75 Things to Make for Mother’s Day at Tip Junkie for some amazing homemade gifts most moms will actually want.

Mother’s Day Gifts with a Theme

• Is your mom going on a trip?  Buy her a set of sunglasses, a scarf, a travel tote and a book of sites for where she’s going (or wants to go)


• Does your mom have a sense of humour?  Buy her a big box of chocolates and a workout video (again, be careful with this one)


• Is your mom planning a renovation project?  Get her a screw driver, some paint swatches and a bunch of decorating magazines


• Does your mom do a lot of driving?  How about an MP3 book she can listen to, a travel mug and a Starbucks gift card?

Did I miss any other great ideas?  Please leave your favourite Mother’s Day Gift Ideas in the comments.  It just might make a mom smile some day when she receives your idea as a gift!

Source : onelittleproject.com
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