
Mother’s Day is coming up in just a few weeks (Sunday, May 10, to be exact) and we’ve rounded up some fun gift ideas. Of course, feel free to skip it if you have a complicated relationship with this holiday. For those celebrating, here are 15 ideas for the moms and mother figures in your lives…
A beautiful cheese board which arrives ready to eat, with herbed chèvre, strawberry and rhubarb jam, chocolate almonds and many more sweet and savory delights. $165. (EITHER a basket of avocado toast$80.)
Everyday nail polish20 dollars and a plan to do each other’s nails.
A beautiful digital frame that makes it easy to share and display your favorite photos, starting at $179. My mom, my aunt Lulu and I have one and love them. Bonus: Get $25 Off this frame with code CUPOFJO.
A great sweatshirt for him npr moms among us. $45. (through Abbey)
A Cult Favorite Tomato Candle It’s earthy, spicy, and smells like walking into a summer orchard. (My friend was burning this at her house the other night and couldn’t stop saying how amazing the scent was.) $64.
TO dream green mug she will reach every morning. (Also comes in nine other pretty colors.) $44.
A large bunch of peoniespossibly the most beautiful flower in the world, from $77…
…either marshmallow flowers$41, if you like sweets. (Through Abbey)
diamond pajamas$119, or pajamas for dog moms$56 on sale.
A summer fragrance which will reach every day, $115. I love this vanilla salt. EITHER this set of samplesso you can choose a scent that suits your mood, $72. Bonus: Get 20% off Ellis products at Amazon with code EBCUPOFJO (valid through Monday, April 27; not combinable with other discounts).
I’m not crafty or artistic at all, but I watch reruns of 30 Rock while I color. drawings of paris street scenes Sounds like a DREAMYYMMMM. Also, Tokyo and New York and market days. $17.
A floral tin of Levain biscuits.They are delicious and big like a brick. $69.
a funny hat so that I can have a little peace of mind for the love of all things holy. $36/priceless.
A donation in your name to Planned Parenthoodwhich provides essential healthcare and sexuality education to millions of people around the world.
a card listing all the reasons you love her, $7, or coffee, lunch, dinner, a movie, or a walk together. “I just want to feel remembered and know that there is a place for me in my children’s lives,” he writes. Laurel Pantinwho calls herself a “mom who spends quality time.” Aren’t we all? xoxo
PS: The best thing my mom did as a mother, and an understanding of parenthood that really touched me. Plus, three complicated relationships between mother and daughter.
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