Mother’s Day: Gift ideas for the #1 woman in your life
updated the 6 October 2015 à 23:08
This Mother’s Day on May 10, let’s show our love to the woman who brought us into this world with these special gifts.
It’s been over a century now since the world first celebrated Mother’s Day. Back in 1908, one Anna Jarvis of West Virginia was grieving her mother’s death and honouring her nobility as a peace activist who tended after wounded soldiers. Her bereavement led her to campaign for Mother’s Day to be recognized as a holiday. A few years after that, Mother’s Day — a much needed day of appreciation for our beloved mothers — became a worldwide phenomenon every second Sunday of the month of May.
Our moms might not be peace activists who nurse the injured, but she isn’t any less of a hero for bringing us into this world, raising us and putting up with our drama. If you want to show your love and appreciation for the most important woman of your life, but still confused about the ‘how’, let us inspire you with some Mother’s Day gift ideas before you run out of time!
We reckon she would love a personalized gift, like a mug bearing a witty message from Etsy, or a Kate Spade‘s frame with a picture of you and her together. Perhaps treat her with beauty treatment packages, like a fancy nail kit by Londontown or SK-II‘s famous eye cream and wand set. Most ladies love hearts and flowers: jewellery, bouquets, chocolates and cards, so those are classic options.
Material gifts aside, consider giving her the most precious gift a mother could ask for: you and your time. Take a day or two off to be with her, maybe over a relaxing staycation or a decadent spa treatment. Flip through our gallery for more ideas to make her Mother’s Day the most special to date!
Natasha Gan
