Best Gifts for Mom: 19 Great Ideas + Top 10

Whether it’s a birthday, Mother’s Day or Christmas – our gift ideas are guaranteed to put a smile on your mom’s face. We present gifts for your mom that you can either buy or make yourself.

With so many options to choose from, it’s not always easy to find the right gift for your mother. To avoid any stress when shopping, you should start thinking about the perfect gift as soon as possible.

Top 10 gifts for mom

To start with, we present our top 10 gift ideas for your mother that are suitable for any occasion.

You’ll find gifts to buy as well as ideas for do-it-yourself projects.

Generation photo

The generation photo is a very original gift idea that every mother will be delighted with.

It is a kind of family portrait in which a collection of photos of the different generations is captured in a single photo.

It starts with a framed photo of the youngest family member being held by their mother or father.

A photo is taken of this motif. This photo is then held by a family member of the next generation – and so on.

Tip: To ensure that the picture doesn’t look too restless or chaotic, you should pay particular attention to the colors. Make sure that the clothing harmonizes with the contrast of the picture. Ideally, always use the same picture frame to create a harmonious overall picture.

Lots to label yourself

A very simple but touching gift is a jar full of different raffle tickets.

For example, you can write what you love about your mother on the individual pieces of paper. This is a way of expressing gratitude and appreciation.

Tip: If you have enough ideas and write one point on each piece of paper, you might even manage 365 pieces of paper so that your mother has something to read every day.

Experience voucher

An experience voucher offers your mother the opportunity to have a unique experience. What exactly the experience consists of is entirely up to you. With a variety of different providers, you are spoiled for choice.

From adventure to wellness, there are many different events, including, for example

1. Cocktail courses
2. Perfume workshops
3. Photo shoots
4. Thriller dinner
5. Wine tasting
6. Balloon rides

Book to fill out

A fill-in book is a first-class idea for sharing memories together and will bring your mom great joy.

Depending on the provider, such books are divided into different themed blocks and contain exciting questions. There are books that you can fill out as a child and give to your mother as well as the other way around.

Personalized decoration

You’re guaranteed not to go wrong with personalized gifts. They show that you have put thought and effort into creating something completely individual.

When designing, you can show your creative side and give the decoration a personal touch.

This will make your mother’s home unique and bring back fond memories.

Below are a few examples of personalized decorations:

1. Wall murals
2. Picture frames
3. Door mats
4. Keyboards
5. Vases
6. Flower pots
7. Cushions and blankets
8. Hanky holder
9. Door signs
10. Wall tattoos

Gardening supplies

If your mom has green fingers, then she will certainly be delighted with garden-related gifts. The advantage: you have countless options for gifts.

Here are a few examples:

1. Seeds
2. Irrigation systems
3. Set with garden tools
4. Herb spiral
5. Planting table
6. Raised bed
7. Robot mower
8. Flower pots
9. Greenhouse
10. Solar lamps

Homemade jewelry

Many mothers are very happy about homemade jewelry. Here you can give free rein to your creativity and at the same time show your mom that you know what she likes.

Use the jewelry your mother already owns as a guide and try to find out what kind of jewelry she particularly likes: necklaces, earrings, necklaces or perhaps rings?

While you will most likely have to put more effort into rings and earrings, necklaces and bracelets are a little easier to make.

Tip: Pay attention to which materials you use to give your jewelry the right expression – is your mother more interested in gemstones or pearls? Which colors does she particularly like?

Candle with a message

Whether homemade or bought – a candle with a message is an original gift that will make your mother happy. If you opt for the do-it-yourself version, it doesn’t take much effort at all.

Here’s what you need:

• Printer paper
• Colored pencils (waterproof)
• Tealights

To start, break the tea lights down into their individual parts: Aluminum bowl, wick and candle wax. Then take the printer paper and place your message on it. Make sure you leave the hole for the wick in the middle – the diameter is four millimetres.

Your message should also be placed between the candle and the wick and metal plate. This means you have to thread the wick through the printer paper. Then add the candle wax and your personalized tealight is ready.

Balloon ride

If your mom is up for a bit of action, then a balloon ride could be just the thing. This is an extraordinary gift idea that is bound to give her goosebumps.

At altitudes of 300 to 3,000 meters, you can marvel at unique views of the landscape. A balloon flight usually lasts between 60 and 90 minutes and ends with a personalized certificate as a souvenir.

Important: Depending on the organizer, there are various conditions for participation, such as a maximum weight and a minimum height.

Time together

Alongside all material gifts, time spent together is probably the best gift for your mom.

In the end, it’s the memories you can share together that count the most and make all the material things irrelevant.

Birthday gifts for mom

Every year on the occasion of a birthday we ask ourselves the question: "What should I get as a present?"

So that you don’t get into a predicament this year, we have some gift ideas for your mother’s birthday.

Candy cake

Quick to make and a real eye-catcher: the candy cake. Of course, you need to know what your mom likes to eat the most.

Once you have found out, you will need three polystyrene plates, each with different diameters – for example 10, 15 and 20 centimetres.

Once you have stacked the plates and stuck them together, you can now attach the sweets using double-sided adhesive tape. Optionally, you can then embellish your cake with a ribbon.

Tip: Paint the polystyrene before sticking the sweets in place to enhance the look of your cake.

Perfume

Giving a perfume sounds like a very hackneyed gift idea.

It would be if you simply went into a perfume shop and blindly chose a perfume that the staff recommended.

But if you put a little more effort into it, the perfume can become a fragrant companion in your mom’s everyday life – and she will remember you when she puts it on.

First of all, you should find out what kind of perfume your mother likes to wear. For example, you can take photos of the bottles the next time you visit. Then you should research the perfume – i.e. which fragrance family it belongs to.

Here are a few examples of the different fragrance families:

• Fougère
• Flowery
• Oriental
• Fresh
• Green
• Spicy

Once you have found out the fragrance family, you are sure to find a perfume with similar fragrance components that your mother might like.

Create your own recipe book

A self-design recipe book is a wonderful idea to have all your recipes in one place.

In this respect, it is very practical to have all the instructions and cooking ingredients written down in one cover rather than having to dig out individual pieces of paper again and again.

Other family members will also ultimately benefit if they want to recreate a particular dish. The recipe book becomes a real family treasure that can even be passed down through the generations.

Coffee basket

Play it safe with gifts that your mother can make good use of, such as food or household items that are used every day.

If your mother likes to drink coffee, you can put together a coffee basket with different varieties yourself or buy one for her.

For example, you could put together a tasting set with coffees from different countries.

Here are a few suggestions:

• Indonesian Sumatra coffee
• Brazilian Cerrado
• Mexican Chiapas
• Colombian Supremo
• Ethiopian Sidamo
• Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee

Christmas gifts for mom

Christmas Eve is just around the corner and you still have no idea what to get your mom? Maybe you’ll find the inspiration you need in this chapter.

Tip: Give your gift together with a self-written Christmas card.

Pottery set

A do-it-yourself pottery set is a wonderful way to unleash your imagination.

Making pottery at home is not only a lot of fun, but can also result in a useful household item or a beautiful decoration.

Your mother can make this pottery, for example:

• Flower pots
• Vases
• Candle holders
• Dishes
• Wall decoration
• Sculptures

If your mom is a beginner potter, you can get a set that contains all the necessary utensils and detailed instructions. Do-it-yourself pottery sets also have the advantage that a potter’s wheel and a kiln are not necessary.

This is what most DIY pottery sets contain:

• Brushes and paints
• Tools for modeling
• Air-drying clay
• Paints for the surface treatment
• Instructions

Set for baking bread

Is your mom an absolute bread lover? Then why not give her a starter set for baking bread. With a little practice and the right recipe, you can make really fresh bread where your mother can choose the ingredients herself.

This has the advantage that she knows exactly what is in her bread – unlike store-bought bread, there are no chemical additives.

Here are a few ideas of what should be included in the starter set:

• proofing basket
• Baking tin
• Bread bag
• Dough scraper
• Bread spices
• Instructions

Your mom should also have all the other necessary ingredients at home. In other words: water, yeast, salt and flour of your choice.

Cooking box

This gift may fall into the "quick gifts" category, as you can easily put together a cooking box yourself.

You can base the individual ingredients on the dishes your mom cooks most often. Pick out the ingredients and see if you can get a "delicatessen version" of them.

Your mother is sure to be delighted with this gift and will have the opportunity to give her favorite dish a new twist.

Wellness gift set

A quick and easy gift is a wellness set that you put together yourself. All you have to do is visit your nearest drugstore and choose the individual ingredients yourself.

Suitable items include

• Shower gel
• Bath foam + bath balls
• Face masks
• Scented candles
• Eye roller

Your wellness basket can also include a bottle of sparkling wine or a delicious tea, for example. If you want to spend a little more money, you could also add a neck massager or something similar.

Gifts for the mother from the daughter

In this chapter, you’ll find some ideas for gifts that you can give your mom as a daughter.

They are suitable for birthdays as well as for Mother’s Day or for other occasions. With these gift ideas, you are guaranteed to show your mother that you have put some thought into them.

Gifts for mom: weekend trip

An original gift for your mom is a planned weekend trip where you and your mom are the center of attention.

Whether you stay at home or travel to neighboring countries is entirely up to you. When planning, you should of course take your mother’s preferences into account.

So think about what activities you want to fill the weekend trip with. For example, you could go on a sightseeing tour of a city and then go shopping.

If you are both art and culture enthusiasts, then a visit to a museum is also a good idea. If you want to be more active, a hike in a nature park is a good idea. As you can see, you can decide for yourself what your trip should look like.

Cooking evening

Your mother has certainly cooked for you from a young age. So why not turn the tables and spend an evening cooking just for your mother?

Pick out her favorite dishes and the recipes to go with them. If you want to go the extra mile, you can come up with a three-course menu.

Personalized bracelet with counterpart

You are sure to find many different types of personalized jewelry online and in stores that you can give to your mom.

Whether it’s a necklace or bracelet – there are many different motifs for which a counterpart is suitable.

Here are a few motifs for "partner bracelets":

• Puzzle pieces
• Hearts
• Sun and moon
• Ying and yang
• Shamrocks
• Lock and key

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