Gift ideas for mothers day! 🌼

Hi everyone! 👋 Welcome to my lil corner of the internet, I hope you’re doing well and having a lovely day 💗. I’m back with another post! 🥰 Seeing as it’s mother’s day here in Ireland on the 10th of March (I know it’s different in America – May 12 so this post is nice and early for u 🤣) I thought it would be a nice idea to share a gift guide type of post. I’m well aware that it’s not all about the gifts and more so about spending time together but I don’t know, I just thought it’d be fun to share! 😄 So here we go! Starting with….

• Flowers 💐

It’s so nice to recieve flowers to care for. You could even then get them a succulent like a cactus or an aloe vera plant, something that lasts a long time (if it’s cared for of course! 🤣).

• Something significant to them like a hobby

Do they like to knit? Get them some new wool! Do they love yoga? Maybe an accessory like a mat or a block would be a good go-to gift!

• Food

Like chocolates! Who doesn’t like chocolate?…..well some people don’t but you never know! 😂 You could even buy them their favourite snacks as a well earned treat! Breakfast in bed, lunch or a dinner out at a restaurant are also great ideas if I do say so myself. Afternoon tea can be fun as well! 🍵 Or you could even make them dinner! 😋

• Go somewhere/do something together

Like the cinema! I dare you to pick a random movie and just roll with it 🍿. It’s always nice to go out and do something together, why not go to the beach if its not out of your way or have a picnic at the park!

• Something homemade

Such as a tokens booklet where you say things you’ll do for each coupon! Loving books like I do I once created a character and made my mum a boxset of books to read….they weren’t exactly all finished but the thought was there and that’s what counts 🤣. Plan a spa evening from home or paint them a picture, I’m sure they’ll love whatever you create as it came from the heart ♥.

• Jewellery

You can’t go wrong with jewellery and it doesn’t have to be pricey either, tkmaxx or amazon have some beautiful pieces. You could even get a locket with something that’s dear to them pictured inside (ie you! 😏😂).

• Clothes

Whether it’s through thrifting or an item that will go with various outfits, pick something you know they’ll love!

• Skincare/makeup

There’s nothing like a good pamper sesh! Get them that moisturiser they’ve been going on about or a lipstick you think compliments them well! Go with what you think they’d like.

• A book you’ve read and enjoyed

Okay so this one might seem weird but hear me out! If you have a book that you really really like and think they would like it too then you could get it for them and you’d both have read the same thing which I think is so sweet and something to really connect over! I did this by buying my mum Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt after I’d read it and she lost it but its the thought that counts I suppose 🤣🤣🤣.

• A hamper full of their favourite things!

This can turn out to be a really fun gift to recieve depending on the items you place in it! Stuff like candles, nail polish, perfume, snacks and a whole lot of tissue paper to eek it out 😉🤣.

• A voucher

If you really want to get them something but don’t know what they’d like then a voucher is the way to go or it can be a more refined type of voucher for a certain place that they like to go to like a shop or a trip to the spa.

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That’s it….that’s all I’ve got 🤣. But I’d love to hear your ideas! Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section 💌.

I’m off for now but if you find yourself missing me (come on, work with me here) you can find me over on my Bookstagram HERE where I post every second day!

I’ll see you again next Friyay! 😊 Until then, stay safe, take care and buh-bye! ✨️💗xx