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!
I have fallen in love more and more with YL essential oils! I love finding new ways to use them and how wonderfully they work!!
Love those ideas!! Thank you! Hope I can win my Mom one!
Love these ideas for gifts for moms. Can’t wait to try the springtime blends. :)
You can never have too many diffusers! I have them throughout my house and love giving them as gifts! I love the diy ideas and can’t wait to try some!
I’m a Mom! I would love any one of these wonderful YL products. What a beautiful way to show your love and make your Mom feel so special!
I would love to win this amazing set for my Mom 💞 she deserves Best 🌷
Nice gift ideas for Mother’s day. It would be nice to have a Home Diffuser to celebrate that day.
I love this diffuser!
My diffuser just pooped out! I soooo need this!
Love my oils and LOVE my diffuser!
These are some great ideas. I know my mom would LOVE breakfast in bed with Einkorn pankcakes along with a foot soak. That would make her day. I would also include a DIY foot lotion or cream to make her feet feel extra soft. Now I know what to do for Mother’s Day.
This post is so perfect! I am hosting an essential oils make-and-take Mother’s Day session, and we will definitely be using some of these ideas!
Being a mom is the most beautiful gift in the universe.
How wonderful you guys offer several ways to bless our moms with great gifts.
Please pick me!!
I would love to win this for my mother-in-law. Since 2002, when my mother passed away, I try to make Mothers Day a wonderful day for the mothers that are close to me. I love essential oils!! Thank you for added uses for oils and gift ideas!
Sure would be nice!
Mother’s Day will be so pleasant!
My grandmother is new to experiencing YL…she’s in love with Lavender, but what better way to introduce her to a different oils!!
This would make her day special!
Would love to win!
What a Mother’s Day gift a diffuser would be!! Awesome!
This is a great giveaway for Mothers Day YoungLiving!! The Mom who wins this gift will benefit year round from this diffuser. Thanks again for your generous giveaways.
I just love all of these ideas. What a great way to spoil Mom! Thanks for the ideas and DIYs.
All great Mother’s day ideas. This diffuser is on my wish list, so pretty!
Ahhh I love the water bottle!! Awesome giveaways too!!
How fun! Definitely some great ideas!
Great ideas for Mother’s Day!
I’d love to win!
OMG! I would love to have this!
this is gorgeous
I love Young Living Essential oils and so does my mom!
What great ideas!
Oh my gosh! What an awesome giveaway and awesome ideas for mom!
As a mom, I know I’d love any of these as a gift, but especially the diffuser and an oil or 2. That water bottle is pretty tempting too, so many choices!!
Love the spring water bottle! Great gift idea!
Great ideas! I would love to gift my mom the diffuser and some oils!
She would be so excited. ❤
Love my home diffuser!
I hope I win! I love Young Living!!
Would love to win the diffuser. Just now getting into using young living oils.
There are so many ways to spoil mom. I just bought mine a premium starter kit for her birthday and will be creating a basket of oily goodies for her for Mother’s Day including: a homemade face cream using frankincense, orange vitality brownies, Lavender vitality shortbread cookies, a Stress Away & Lavender sugar scrub, a Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood & Patchouli soap set, Thieves detergent, toothpaste, and cleaner, and a few rollers.
This would be awesome for this tired mama of 4!
I would love to win a diffuser and oils! LOVE me some YL!
I would love to give Ylang Ylang a try!!!!
Love these DIY ideas! Moms definitely deserve it!
Great gift ideas!
Love everything i read on your blog. Thanks for sharing . Would love to win a diffuser, I NEED it!!!
Looking forward to spending Mother’s Day this year with my two beautiful daughters! :)
Love these great options for Mother’s Day or any day! I especially like that new water bottle! And thanks for all the great DIY recipes!
Awesome