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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas: 22 Picks She’ll Actually Use

Flowers and brunch are the default. These are the ideas that get used in June.

Mother’s Day lands on the same Sunday every year, which means there is no excuse for a gas-station bouquet. Pick the section that sounds most like her and work down the list.

Under $25

A specialty coffee or loose-leaf tea sampler
Her favorite treat in an excessive quantity
A hand-lettered copy of one of her own recipes
A small plant in a good ceramic pot
A paperback by an author she rereads
A framed photo she has never seen before

$25 to $75

A heavy mug plus a bag of local beans
Really good slippers or a weighted throw
A printed photo book of the last year
Cloth napkins or a serving platter she’d never buy herself
A garden or museum membership
An audiobook subscription for the year

$75 and up

A massage or facial you have already booked and paid for
A meal delivery week so she doesn’t cook
A class taught by someone she admires
A day trip planned entirely by you
A commissioned print of her home or garden
The nicer version of the tool she uses every day

Last-minute but not lazy

A letter from each of her kids in one envelope
A digital gift card to the store she mentions most, paired with a plan to go together
A calendar invite for a standing monthly call or lunch
An afternoon where you handle every chore on her list

Make next year easier than this one

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