Mother's Day Gift Ideas: For the Mother That Just Wants "Everyone to Be Happy"
- And
- May 1, 2019
- 4 min read
Mother's Day is right around the corner y'all!!!!!
If you are anything like And & Kate of &kateco, you have a mother who is a bit tricky when it comes to receiving gifts.
When you say: "Mom, what do you want for [holiday that you want to buy a present for your mom to try and demonstrate how much she means to you]?"
You get:
"I just want everyone to be together and be happy."
"I just want my girls to be here."
"Nothing."
"You don't have to buy me anything."
Etc, etc.
NOT. HELPFUL.
So, we've had to get creative for our mom, and today we are sharing some ideas that go beyond "present" and focus more on the responses of "I just want everyone to be together and be happy." You get what you asked for, Mom.
#1. A Cookbook & a Date
And (me) lives pretty far away from the rest of the Kate Co. and although texting and phone calls are frequent, FaceTime is always a step above those when connecting with my family. My mom and I started this a few years ago -- I buy her (and me) a copy of a cookbook and we pick recipes each week to cook together. We'll FaceTime while we cook and she gives me tips because even though I've been cooking for years, she still has excellent advice to make things simpler. This works EVEN BETTER if you live in the same area as your mom! Pick a date (once a week, every two weeks, once a month, etc) and a cookbook and cook a meal and catch up. It's the togetherness time your mom loves, delicious food, a new cookbook, etc etc. Get as creative as possible -- Pinterest has literally a million FREE recipes, and at that point, all you have to do is pay for the phone plan and the groceries.
#2. A Cute Mug & A Coffee Date
If your mom is the coffee or tea drinking type, an assortment of delicious coffees or teas is never a waste. Buy something fancy that she would never buy herself -- if she's adventurous, get something exotic. If she likes the Starbucks Blonde Roast but would never pay $8/bag, spring for it! Just for her. Add an &kate Mama Bear mug (with double walled insulation to keep her coffee/tea hot for a WHILE) and personalize the back. Then, drink your coffee or tea together and talk about the latest Bachelorette, your cousin's hair salon, the crazy guy at the post office, whatever comes up. Time well spent.
#3. Photos
This sounds easy, and that's because it is. Moms LOVE pictures of their children. I didn't understand it until I started getting daycare report cards for my dog. But it's one of the basic rules of motherhood, I think. Put together a scrapbook (on Shutterfly, with supplies from Hobby Lobby, springing for Artifact Uprising, with markers and scotch tape) of anything -- your wedding, your high school graduation, your childhood, pictures of the two of you, pictures of her as a child and you as a child. Channel Leslie Knope. Use what you have and turn it into a keepsake that she'll display on her dresser. If scrapbooking is not in your wheelhouse, print out some 8x10s, buy some nice frames (that match her decor), and wrap them up. Write her a nice little note in a card about how you're happy you got her nose and you can't wait to hang out again. She'll be thrilled.
#4. Mother/Child [Item] Club
Mother/daughter wine club. Mother/son book club. Mother/children snack club. Find an item that you both share an interest in, whether it be wine, snacks, books, cheese, skincare, NASCAR races, foreign films, TJ Maxx, etc etc. and make time for it. It can be as simple as sharing a few bottles of wine, or as complicated as ordering subscription boxes for you both and talking on the phone about each month's contents. Bonus: this is the gift that keeps on giving. Mother/Daughter wine club can turn into two bottles at Mother's Day, two bottles at Christmas, and a birthday trip to a winery. Um FUN! Your mom will LOVE IT. (If she loves wine. If she doesn't love wine, this is a terrible gift for her. I don't have to say that, right?) Bonus bonus: there are plenty of &kate items to accompany this idea. Mother/daughter wine glasses? Yes. We. Love. Custom. Orders.
#5. A Class Together
Moving right along with the theme of spending time with your mom -- taking a class together is another ingenious way to spend time with your mom and celebrate a common interest. All of the above categories apply (except I don't think they have TJ Maxx classes, but honestly shouldn't they?) -- it could be online, it could be in person. Cooking classes, sewing classes, NASCAR racing classes (I think they call this one an 'experience' but they def have these), adult ballet, bird watching, etc etc. There are usually lots of local offerings and there are lots of online offerings. Just do a little Googling. Hanging with your mom has never been so educational!
Hopefully some of these ideas got your wheels turning to make this Mother's Day a wonderful one for the Mom in your life that you want to honor who doesn't want 'anything but to be with her girls.' Be careful what you wish for, Mom!!
&xo
And
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