Mother’s Day is coming up in a few weeks (Sunday, May 10th, to be exact), and we’ve pulled together a few fun gift ideas. Please feel free to skip if you have a complicated relationship with this holiday, of course. For those who are celebrating, here are 15 ideas for the moms and mother figures in your lives…
A gorgeous cheese board that arrives ready to eat, with herbed chèvre, strawberry rhubarb jam, chocolate almonds, and many more sweet and savory treats. $165. (Or an avocado-toast basket, $80.)
Everyday nail polish, $20, and a plan to do each other’s nails.
A beautiful digital frame that makes it easy to share and display your favorite photos, from $179. My mom, my aunt Lulu, and I all have one and love them. Bonus: Get $25 off this frame with code CUPOFJO.
A cool sweatshirt for the NPR moms among us. $45. (via Abbey)
A cult-favorite tomato candle that’s earthy, peppery, and smells like stepping into a summer vegetable garden. (My friend was burning this in her home the other night, and I could not stop saying how incredible the scent was.) $64.
A dreamy green mug she’ll reach for every morning. (It also comes in nine other pretty colors.) $44.
A big bunch of peonies, arguably the world’s loveliest flower, from $77…
…or marshmallow flowers, $41, if she has a sweet tooth. (Via Abbey)
Diamond pajamas, $119, or pjs for dog moms, $56 on sale.
A summery fragrance that she’ll reach for every day, $115. I loooove this vanilla salt. Or this sampler set, so she can choose a scent to fit her mood, $72. Bonus: Get 20% off Ellis products on Amazon with code EBCUPOFJO (good through Monday, April 27th; not stackable with other discounts.)
I’m not crafty/artistic at all, but watching 30 Rock reruns while coloring drawings of Paris street scenes sounds like a DREAAAAMMMM. Also, Tokyo and New York and market days. $17.
A floral tin of Levain cookies, which are delicious and big as a brick. $69.
A funny hat so she can get a little quiet time for the love of all things holy. $36/priceless.
A donation in her name to Planned Parenthood, which provides essential healthcare and sex education to millions of people worldwide.
A card listing all the reasons you love her, $7, or coffee, lunch, dinner, a movie, or walk together. “I just want to feel remembered and to know that there’s a place for me in my children’s lives,” writes Laurel Pantin, who calls herself a “quality-time mom.” Aren’t we all? xoxo
P.S. The best thing my mom did as a parent, and a parenting realization that really moved me. Plus, three complicated mother/daughter relationships.
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