Mother’s
Day Gift Ideas
Gifts that you can
buy to give to your Mother to help her enjoy Mother’s Day include:
Flowers
Buy your Mother her
favorite flowers regardless of whether they are roses, lilies or carnations to
help her celebrate Mother’s Day.
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awesome collection of Mother's Day Flowers.
Jewelry
Buy your Mother her
favorite jewelry regardless of whether it is rings, necklaces or earrings to
help her celebrate Mother’s Day.
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collection of Mother's Day Jewelry.
Perfume
Buy your Mother her
favorite perfume regardless of whether it is by Burberry, Calvin Klein, Dolce
& Gabbana to help her celebrate Mother’s Day.
If you do not know her favorite perfume, you can buy her Perfume gifts sets with fragrances from
different designers so that she can experiment.
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awesome collection of Mother's Day Perfumes.
Shoes
Buy your Mother her
favorite type of shoes regardless of whether they are classic pumps, Mary Janes
or wedge heels to help her celebrate Mother’s Day.
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awesome collection of Mother's Day Shoes.
Spa Gift Certificates
Buy your Mother spa
gift certificates to help her celebrate Mother’s Day by being pampered.
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Books
If you Mother likes
reading buy her books to help her celebrate Mother’s Day.
Buy ebooks that can
be read on devices like the kindle is she is a modern tech lover or good old
paperbacks if she loves flipping the pages of her books as she reads them.
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awesome collection of Books.
Courses
If you Mother likes
learning new things, buy her a course to increase her knowledge and help her
celebrate Mother’s Day.
For example if she
is interested in green living you can buy her an Aromatherapy Course so
that she can learn how to heal herself and her family with natural essential
oils.
If she loves decorating, you can buy her a Home Decor
Course so that she can increase her knowledge.
If she has been dealing with a lot of stress in her life,
you can buy her a Stress Management Course so that she can
learn more ways to manage stress.
Makeup
If your Mother loves
makeup buy her favorite brand regardless of whether it is by Loreal, Revlon or
Mary Kay to help her celebrate Mother’s Day.
If you do not know her favorite brand, you can buy her Makeup gift sets which contain mirrors and
brushes so that she can still use them even if the does not really like the
makeup. You can also buy her Manicure sets to be on the
safe side.
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great Makeup gift set and
another Makeup
set and Manicure sets.
Candles
If your Mother loves
candles, buy her some to help her celebrate Mother’s Day. You can also buy Candle gift sets with different scented candles if you do not know her favorite scent.
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awesome collection of Mother's Day Candles.
Other Gifts
Other gift items
that you can give your Mother to express your love for her on Mother’s Day
include:
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DIY Gifts for your Mother
DIY (Do It Yourself)
gifts that you can make to give to your Mother to help her celebrate Mother’s
Day include:
Bath Salts
You can make and
give your Mother bath salts to help her relax and enjoy Mother’s Day.
A simple recipe involves mixing 2 cups Epsom salts, 1 cup sea salt and 1 cup baking soda together with
50 drops of nice smelling aromatherapy oils like Lavender
essential oil or Ylang ylang essential oil.
Scoop the bath salts
into a container with a wide mouth and decorate it with a ribbon and card.
To learn more read How to
Make Natural Bath Salts
Body Scrub
You can make and
give your Mother a body scrub to help her celebrate Mother’s Day.
A simple recipe
involves mixing one cup of olive oil with ½ cup of sugar and adding 50 drops of
nice smelling aromatherapy oils like Lavender
essential oil or Ylang ylang essential oil.
Scoop the body scrub
into a container with a wide mouth and decorate it with a ribbon and card.
To learn more read How to
Make Natural Body Scrubs.
Bath Tea
Make and give your
Mother bath tea to help her celebrate Mother’s Day.
A simple recipe
involves mixing 1 cup of Epsom salt with half a cup of dried herbs like
rosemary leaves and rose petals and adding 50 drops of nice smelling
aromatherapy oils like Lavender essential oil or Ylang ylang essential
oil.
Scoop the mixture
into an air tight jar and decorate it with a ribbon and card.
To learn more read How to
Make Natural Bath Tea.
Home Spa Party
Throwing a home spa
party to pamper your Mother is a great way to ensure she enjoys her day. Activities
that you can engage in to spoil her include:
Natural Facial
Full facial
treatments improve will improve your Mother’s appearance and their associated
loving touch will help her feel better. You can use store bought items or give
her the following natural honey cucumber facial.
Ingredients
Fresh lemons, fresh
cucumber, honey, cotton balls, facial sauna or bowl with steaming water, Lavender essential oil (optional)
Instructions
Add 10 drops of
fresh lemon juice to 1 cup of warm water and use this to clean your Mother’s
face using a cotton ball.
Add 10 drops of
fresh lemon juice to 1 cup of honey and massage this mixture onto her face for
10-15 minutes to exfoliate and moisturize it.
Wipe off the mixture
with a warm wet cloth and let her steam her face for 10-15 minutes in a facial
sauna or bowl filled with steaming water. You can add 5 drops of Lavender essential oil for a more relaxing experience.
Apply mashed
cucumber to her face and put 2 cucumber slices over her eyes and let her rest
for 10-15 minutes as she listens to music like I Will Always Love You by Whitney
Houston.
Rinse off the
mixture with warm water and apply her favorite face moisturizer.
Manicure and Pedicure
You can also pamper
your Mother during your home spa party by giving her a manicure and pedicure.
Ingredients
Lavender essential oil (optional), exfoliating scrub, manicure and pedicure set, hand and foot
moisturizer, nail polish
Instructions
Strip off all traces
of old nail polish from her fingers and toes with an acetone free remover
Soak her feet in
lukewarm water. You can add 5 drops of soothing Lavender
essential oil for a more
relaxing experience.
Massage her hands
with a body scrub to exfoliate them.
Wash off the scrub
off with warm water.
Trim and shape her
nails with a clipper and nail file
Massage her hands
with an aromatic moisturizer.
Apply two coats of
nail polish to her fingernails.
Repeat the processes
of scrubbing, trimming, massaging and polishing on her toe nails.
To learn more read Boxed Set 1 Home Spa.
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Mother’s Day Gift Baskets
Gift baskets that you can buy to give to your
Mother to help her enjoy Mother’s Day include:
Hobby Gift Baskets
Giving your Mother a gift basket centered around one of her hobbies is
one way to ensure that she remembers your Mother’s Day present for many years
to come.
Therefore if your Mother loves cooking and baking you can buy her Heart shaped measuring spoons and Heart shaped cookie cutter sets.
If she loves barbecuing the
Barbecue
Boss Gift Basket is an excellent grilling gift basket. It contains
sauces, seasoning, seasoned skewers, a lemon pepper rub and grilling cedar
planks.
If your Mother
loves gardening you can give her a Heart shaped hand hoe.
If she loves making
products with essential oils, you can give her an Aromatherapy gift set. A good example is the Top 6 100% Pure Therapeutic Grade Basic
Aromatherapy Sampler Essential Oil Gift Set. This essential oil
collection contains relaxing lavender, invigorating eucalyptus, refreshing
lemon, stimulating peppermint, uplifting sweet orange and medicinal tea tree.
It is therefore a perfect present for persons who love natural medicine and
aromatherapy since it allows them to experiment with the multiple healing
benefits of these all-natural plant essences.
Spa Gift Baskets
Spa gift baskets make great presents for Mother’s Day since
their contents bring pleasurable experiences that can be enjoyed over a long
period of time.
A good example is the Art of Appreciation Gift Baskets Essence of
Luxury Vanilla Spa Bath and Body Gift Set. This luxurious basket
contains vanilla scented spa products that include bath gel, bath salts, body
scrub, body butter and body lotion. A sisal scrubber and a body scrubber
together with a 100% cotton spa towel are included complete the bath ensemble.
Handmade vanilla caramels, sweet butter cookies and rich café latte are added
to the mix. Country cream potpourri is also included in this uber-gift basket.
This excellent home spa gift basket is packaged in a cotton-lined keepsake gift
basket. It also comes with the option to send a personalized gift message
together with this basket.
The Fizzy Baker Cupcake Trio Bath Bomb
Gift Box is another pretty spa gift basket. It contains 3 delicious
looking bath bombs which come in equally delicious flavors like raspberry,
cherry and lemon. These succulently scented cupcakes dissolve in bath water to
produce a sweet aroma that soothes the mind and helps one unwind after a tough
day. They also soften the skin with glycerine and coconut oil. As if that is
not enough, their fragrant frosting provides a gentle scrub for exfoliation.
This pampering basket is a perfect gift for spa loving men and women.
Personal Preference Gift Baskets
Personal preference gift baskets contain the things that your Mother
really loves.
Therefore if she loves using organic skin care products you can give her
a Natural handmade soap gift basket.
If she loves her
dog you can give her a Heart shaped dog bed or a Heart shaped
birdbath and feeder is she adores her birds.
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DIY Gift Baskets for Mother’s Day
DIY (Do It Yourself) gift baskets that you
make for your Mother are great presents for Mother’s Day since you can
personalize them and include items that you know she will cherish.
Making a Mother’s Day gift basket involves
the following steps:
Choose the
Gift Container
For
example you can use simple cellophane gift bags or you can use premium Mother’s Day
gift boxes.
You
can even be creative and use a simple candy jar as your gift container
especially if you are giving her jewelry. Hiding the gift in the wrapped
candy jar will make it harder for her to guess what you are giving her.
Choose the
Wrapping Paper
Wrapping paper is especially useful if you want to individually
wrap the small presents inside the gift container.
Choose wrapping paper that has red or pink roses, carnations
since these are the images associated with Mother's Day.
However, if your Mother hates red roses but loves green
shamrocks use green wrapping paper with shamrocks to make her happy.
Choose the
Gift Items
You can also buy her other items
that you suspect she will appreciate. As you choose the gift items try and
follow a theme for each gift basket.
Therefore is you decide to
make a spa gift basket choose gift items like bath slippers to complement your
homemade body scrubs.
If you decide to make a
gardening hobby gift basket choose items like gardening magazine subscriptions
to complement your heart shaped hand hoes.
If you decide to make a home
décor gift basket choose items like decorative wall clocks to complement your
homemade potpourri.
To
learn more read How to Make Mother’s Day Gift Baskets.
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Mother’s Day Card Ideas
Cards that you can buy to give to your Mother
on Mother’s Day can have images of:
Flowers
Roses, carnations
and your Mother’s favorite flowers are perfect images for Mother’s Day cards.
Hearts
Cards with hearts
are perfect for Mother’s Day cards since they express your love for her.
Chocolates
Images of chocolates
are perfect for Mother’s Day cards for chocolate loving Mothers.
Christian Cards
If your Mother is a Christian, cards with Scriptures can be
especially meaningful for her.
Bible
verses that are perfect for Mother’s Day Christian cards include:
I thank my God every
time I think of you. Philippians 1:3
May the Lord make His
face shine upon you and be gracious to you. Numbers 6:25
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DIY Cards for Mother’s Day
DIY (Do It Yourself) cards that you can make
to give to your Mother on Mother’s Day can be personalized to make your Mother
feel even more special on her special day.
Making a Mother’s day card is as simple as:
1. Picking cardstock, photo paper, brochure
paper or any other type of paper you would like to use in a color that is
appropriate for Mother’s day like pink, red, white or her favorite color.
2. Folding the cardstock in two.
3. Decorating the front of the card by:
a. Writing a special message like “To the
Best Mother”. To make your card even more special, personalize your message.
Therefore instead of just writing “I love you” write exactly why you love her
for example by writing “I love you because you are always there for me”.
b. Gluing photos of you and siblings
c. Gluing ribbons, roses, colorful scrapbook
paper, charms and pearls to make it more attractive.
d. Attaching stickers of love hearts,
flowers, cute birds or other things she loves.
e. Spraying it with your mother’s favorite
fragrance.
If you are not a good designer you can visit
sites like Zazzle.com and choose from a wide range of cards that
you can customize just for your Mother.
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Mother’s
Day Food Recipes
Foods that you can buy to give to your Mother
to help her enjoy Mother’s Day include:
Chocolate
Gift Baskets
Chocolate gift
baskets are great Mother’s day presents especially for Mothers who love
chocolate.
A good example is
the Grand Ghirardelli
Chocolate Gift Baskets which contains 8 assorted chocolate
squares, chocolate truffles and chocolate mints as well as a packet delicious
hot cocoa mix. All of these chocolate treats are crafted by Ghirardelli who are
world renowned chocolatiers.
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Other Food
Gift Baskets
Food gift baskets
are great Mother’s day presents especially if you choose those with food items
that she loves. Therefore if your
Mother loves cheese give her a Cheese
gift basket.
If she has an adventurous
palate give her a Space
food gift basket.
If she loves
Italian food give her an Italian
foods gift basket.
If she loves healthy eating give her a fruit basket.
A good example is the Pacific
Coast Dried Fruit Tray which contains an eclectic mixture of dried
fruit like dates, prunes, dried apples, apricots, pears, peaches and Angelino
plums. It also contains almonds and pistachios which are roasted and salted and
presented in a wooden tray.
The
Just Right Fruit Basket
is another great basket for a food
connoisseur who loves to nibble on gourmet cheese and eat ripe fresh fruit.
This food gift basket contains an assortment of fruits depending on the season.
These can include Braeburn apples, granny smith apples, red delicious apples,
oranges and Bosc Pears. It also contains Vermont cheddar cheese or brie cheese.
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DIY Food
Gifts for Mother’s Day
The best DIY (Do It Yourself) food gifts that
you can cook for your Mother on Mother’s Day are her favorite foods. Therefore if she adores shepherd’s pie begin
practicing early so that you get it right on Mother’s Day.
If you do not like cooking but you still want
to make something for her, you prepare the following simple dishes:
Brunch
Chicken Cordon
Bleu
Ingredients
4 skinless chicken breast halves
8 slices Swiss cheese
4 slices cooked ham
4 potatoes, boiled until fork-tender in
salty water
Salt or pepper to taste
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees
C)
Pound chicken into ¼ inch thick slices.
Sprinkle with salt or pepper on all sides.
Place 1 cheese slice and 1 ham slice on each
chicken breast. Roll up the breast and secure with a toothpick.
Cut potatoes in half and season with salt or
pepper
Place chicken breasts and potatoes on
lightly grease baking tray.
Bake at 375 F for 30 minutes or until
chicken is tender and juices run clear.
Remove from oven and place half a cheese
slice on each chicken breast and potato.
Return to oven and bake for another 5 more
minutes or until the cheese melts.
Remove toothpicks and serve.
Honey Mustard Chicken Salad
Ingredients
1 pound cooked chicken breast cut into bite
sized pieces
1 cup sliced bell peppers
1 cup sliced carrots
4 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons mustard
Instructions
Mix the honey and mustard to make the
dressing.
Place the chicken, bell peppers and carrots
in a large bowl and toss with the dressing.
More
Mother’s Day Brunch Recipes
Healthy Wraps
Healthy Beef Salads
Healthy Tuna Salads
Gourmet Sandwiches
Dessert
Chocolate
Platter
Ingredients
2 cups of your
Mother’s favorite chocolate cut into bite size pieces
1 cup of her
favorite nuts
Instructions
Serve the chocolate pieces and nuts on a
decorative platter for dessert.
More Mother’s Day Desserts
Chocolate
covered strawberries
Chocolate
Fudge
Chocolate
Truffles
No-bake
Black Forest Cake
No-bake
Chocolate Cheesecake
Drinks
Strawberry
Smoothie
Ingredients
2 cups of
strawberries of your mother’s favorite fruit
1 cup banana slices
1 cup cow’s milk or
almond milk
5 ice cubes
Instructions
Blend all the
ingredients until smooth.
Serve immediately.
Ginger Tea
Ingredients
1 teaspoon peeled grated ginger
1 pinch cinnamon powder
2 cups water
Honey to taste (optional)
Instructions
Steep the ginger and cinnamon in boiling
water for 10-15 minutes. Serve with the honey.
