Mom has always been there for you, and while you may not have appreciated her attention when she loudly cheered from the sidelines of your game—airhorn included—or took hundreds of pictures before prom, you don’t know what you’d do without her. Maybe the mom in your life was a cool aunt, a grandma who was always there for you, your best friend’s mom who took you under her wing, or a coworker who showed you the ropes at your first job. Whoever your mom is, she deserves to be celebrated at least once a year.
Moms give every day to their families, so give the mothers and mother figures in your life a day that’s just their own with these seven gift ideas! From the simple to the indulgent, there’s something for any situation and any mom. These gifts don’t just offer something for your mom; they give you the opportunity to bond by showing her how much you appreciate her after all this time.
1. Bath and shower gels
Any mom welcomes a quiet moment to hit the reset button and refresh—even if her only chance to get away is in the shower. Our bath and shower gels make showers extra special with refreshing aromas such as Lavender and Morning Start™. You can also create a custom scent with our Bath and Shower Gel Base. For extra silky skin, use a gentle exfoliating glove. You can also create an extra luxurious bundle that includes bathtime spa items like an exfoliating glove, pumice stones, or bath bombs or bubble baths like the ones found in these fun DIYs.
2. DIY pampering kit
Have a mom who rarely breaks away for some much-needed time to herself? Bring the self-care night to her! A DIY spa kit is a creative way to treat Mom to the pampering she deserves.
Fill a basket, big or small, with the special spa items you know your mom would love. Our Coconut Lime Replenishing Body Butter and Lavender Calming Bath Bombs make great additions to a beauty basket. You can also add something more personal and customized to your mom’s specific needs with a DIY gift like one of these!
Children keep you on your toes, so it makes sense that motherhood comes with tired feet. A simple silky foot soak gives achy feet the attention and care they’ve been asking for. With Epsom salt and a dash of AlkaLime™, this mixture combines with warm water to create a velvety soak that softens and pampers skin. Choose from our staycation Beach Vibes, springtime Fresh Floral, and high-energy Sweet Summer scent blends or create your own that you know Mom will love.
Check out our self-care posts, including DIY CBD-infused lotion bars and CBD Oil Base: 5 DIY blends you need right now, for more ideas! And remember to personalize your kit with a favorite treat, magazine, or beauty tool to make it the perfect gift for Mom.
3. Breakfast in bed
Remember all the times Mom prepped breakfast before your early morning game or whipped up a brunch buffet for your birthday sleepover? There’s no way to repay her for years of tasty meals made with love, but a surprise breakfast in bed can’t hurt.
Plan a meal that includes goodies Mom would want on her special day, whether it’s light and healthy or rich and indulgent. Try not to burn anything—though you know she’ll forgive you if you do—and don’t forget a few fresh flowers on the tray!
Need a little inspiration? Check out our healthy breakfast recipes that include wolfberry energy bars, sweet potato “toast,” chocolate chia pudding, or raspberry-lime yogurt to start planning your Mom’s Day menu.
4. Lip balm and Poppyseed Lip Scrub care kit
For lips that kiss scrapes and kiss goodnight, Mom needs a balm that keeps her lips soft. Give her a petroleum-free lip balm in one of our three popular fresh flavors—Grapefruit, Lavender, and Cinnamint™—or treat her to all three! Our Savvy Minerals® Poppyseed Lip Scrub offers extra pampering when lips have already faced some weathering. Made with premium essential oils and rich butters, it leave lips conditioned, soft, and moisturized with every use.
5. DIY bath salts
The easiest way to create an at-home spa experience? Bath salts! Use our simple bath salts recipe to make her feel like a queen. Follow our blend with Citrus CBD Oil for a splash of peppy, pick-you-up scent or Lavender for dreamy, restful vibes, so you can help Mom lie back, breathe deep, and soak in the moment.
6. Home diffuser with essential oils
A new diffuser is always a treat, even if you already have one! The an easy, luxe way to bring the power of essential oils into Mom’s space. We love using it in living rooms and bedrooms, but she can also enjoy it at work, in a home office, or in her craft room. Make the gift extra special with homemade blends personalized to include her favorite scents or gift her some of our Young Living signature blends.
No matter what your mom figure has going on, there’s an essential oil for that. Know a stressed-out soccer mom running to practice, games, and the sporting goods store? Share Stress Away™! Have a business mogul mom putting in long hours at the office? Gift her AromaEase™ to create a calming and soothing environment. Need a gift for the social butterfly who goes out more often than you ever could? Give Joy™ to create the positive and energetic scent of joy! Is your home’s energy influenced by a yogini who’s willing to bend over backward for your family? The aroma of Harmony™ can help her maintain her Zen—and her lotus position.
7. DIY personalized perfume
Give the gift of a custom signature scent that will have Mom feeling luxurious and smelling amazing. Try out one, or more, of our Patchouli essential oil perfume recipes to give Mom a signature scent that channels vibes that are cool and collected, radiant and beautiful.
Whatever you decide to do to celebrate the mom in your life, the most important thing is that she knows how much you love her and that you recognize everything she’s done for you. Whether it’s a grand gesture or a handcrafted DIY gift, when it comes to moms, it’s all about the love.
Want more ideas? Check out our 5 DIY skin care recipes for your skin type and 6 tips to take your meditation to the next level blog posts. They’re both full of DIYs and oils that will upgrade Mom’s daily routine from start to finish.
How will you celebrate mothers this year? Share your ideas in the comments!
Great gift ideas
My mom is the greatest. When I was at my worst she was there for me. I love my diffuser and would love to give her one.
Thank you for all the great gift ideas! So excited to do some DIY!
Love the foot soak idea! I am always on my feet and by the end of the day they hurt. Thanks for the great ideas!
Thank you for these ideas! Can’t wait to try some out. Hope I could win this! I am really in need of another diffuser.
Great ideas!
Love these ideas to spoil mom this Mother’s Day!
Great gift ideas for Mother’s Day! As a Mama, I think all of these are such a treat.
Thanks for the tips, I was just looking for ideas and then came upon this a little later.
I LOVE YL products to support mine & my family’s wellness! I don’t know how I ever lived without them <3
I absolutely LOVE the home diffuser! I have 3 daughters and they prefer it stay in their room so I have other diffusers elsewhere in the house, the home being my Favorite! These are some great ideas and I am excited to make a gift basket for my mom! Thanks Young Living!
I absolutely love love these oils. Thank you Young Living
Thanks for the great ideas for my mom. And maybe for myself too. 😊
What great ideas for Mom. I would love them all. Thanks for the suggestions. 😊
Love these ideas!
I love Springtime blends in the diffuser. Ylang Ylang is amazing!!
I love the ideas from this post, and will definitely be trying the foot soak!!
Great ideas! Just in time! Thank you!
The home diffuser is my absolute favorite!! I am so glad it is back as a PSK option. Thank you YL for always listening, continuing to innovate and putting integrity first!! <3
YL is such a great company and I am so glad I am a member! Loving every bit of it! Member#3051191
I think I’ll be spoiling my mom (& myself) with the FIY Foot Soak & Bath Salts!
Happy Mothers Day! Thank you Young Living for helping all parents, children and animals to lead better, healthier lives!
There are some great ideas here!!
I love Young Living and share my experiences weekly. This is the best thing since sliced bread!
This is so great!! Love this post for spoiling mom this year!!!
love this diffuser and the oil trio sounds wonderful!!
What an absolutely wonderful give-away. I love the diffuser, the oils are awesome!!!!! Great for mothers day coming. Thank you for a great giveaway
My mom has just joined me on this Young Living Essential Oils journey and I’m looking forward to some quality time together spent making some of these great DIY ideas!
I would love to win a home diffuser. My parents died 16 days apart @ the end of 2014 and my husband’s precious mom died 6 months later last May. Mother’s day is going to be very hard for me this year so winning a diffuser and oils would go far to make that day easier to bear.
My MOM IS 89 And I just got her started on using her first essential oil. so excited.
I would love to win this for mothers day! Such I great gift
I need a diffuser for my mom. She is such a great mom and a diffuser would be the perfect gift for a lady who has been through so much.
As a first time mom many of these sound luscious and almost magical lol! I’ll be hinting this list to my husband for sure… Who knows what creative ideas it’ll spark!
Would love another diffuser!
I am planning on making the DIY lip scrub! I also love the glass water bottle. I carry one daily to put lemon vitality essential oil or the tangerine vitality in it.
Awww I would love to win!!!
I love Grapefruit and Lavender!! Grapefruit Vitality is amazing in water and and Grapefruit is great in the diffuser. Lavender is our nighttime favorite! Ylang ylang is great too just a little stronger. I would LOVE to win the home diffuser!💙
I want to be spoiled this Mothers Day!!!
Love all these products. So many wonderful ideas. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing!
Such amazing ideas!!! I know I would love to get all of these for Mother’s Day! :D How amazing would it be to win a diffuser!!! EEEK!!
I am loving all of these recipe and gift ideas!!! I would love to win them all, too! 😊
Love the giveaway with the bath gel! Spoil your mom while you can.
oooo I would love this!!! What a great Mothers day gift :)
Absolutely love my Young Living essential
Oils! I continue to look into all the ways they can be used and want to continue to educate myself so I can help others. Would love to win the diffuser and oils for Mothers Day! What a great gift that would be :)
I love all these ideas to spoil moms with YL!!! I’d be tickled to win this Home Diffuser (my favorite diffuser of all) and a free oil!!! PICK ME, PICK ME!!!
Oh, yay! Me please!!
Love this blog post! So many things I already make I didn’t even think to give as gifts!
Love these ideas! I’m giving a couple of these plus a butterfly bush (already planted, of course) to my wonderful mom.
What a fun giveaway! Thank you!