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!
Awesome ideas indeed! ♡♡♡
Love YL, and love my momma!! What a great way to celebrate her!
Oh, the Sweet Springtime Renewal blend sounds amazing! I don’t have Ylang Ylang or Grapefruit, so this prize would be such a wonderful addition to my oily collection.
This is such a great promotion
What any amazing giveaway
I can’t wait to try Ylang Ylang! It’s on my wish list! Can’t wait to do these DIY recipes.
Love YL essential oils! I’ve only been an oiler for a month now, but I have incorporated them into my everyday use.
What an awesome way to celebrate mothers and share oily love.
I loved the DIY ideas in this post. I love the oils and how versatile they are!!!!!!
Sounds like an amazing scent! What an amazing give away! Thank you
Love my yleo!!! And this would be a wonderful mothers day present to me!!! ;)
Such a wonderful idea! I am gifting my mom with DIY lip scrub, DIY body scrub, a relaxation blend, linen spray, thieves handsoap and of course all my love!!
These are all terrific ideas! I’m going to make to bath salts for my mom! And maybe give her a diffuser if I win the giveaway ;)
I plan on giving mom a basket with a towel, bath salts, and a sample of Orange Blossom face wash as well as a body butter I made using Young Living essential oils.
I’d love to try those oil blends! I’m so excited to grow my organization.
Young Living is such an amazing, giving company to be part of! Happy Mother’s Day to all the Momma’s out there and hopefully one of my Momma friends will win this awesome giveaway!!!
Love YL! 3374332
I’d love to win!
Sounds wonderful! I was going to order diffusers for mothersday gifts, how cool to have a chance to win one! Thank you!
I would love to win the home diffuser. I would give it to my momma =)
I am new to the YL family (one week ago). I am excited to dive in. This would be a great way to start and spread the word to how great this is going to be!
I am so thankful for YLEOs and how they have blessed my family! I love these Mother’s Day ideas!
Great DIY ideas!!
My mom is no longer with us. When I diffuse lavender or geranium is reminds me of her.
I love ylang ylang! Great idea to spoil mom!
Great idea! Happy mom’s day to all :)
I love being a mom and would love to win!
What wonderful gift ideas for any mom!
Great ideas! I’m a mom of 2 young boys and I think I want to treat myself to these :)
This is a great idea!
I love the look of the home diffuser 💜 What better then amazing oils being delivered in oil eye candy 😍
Great post! All of these products are awesome!
I love all of these ideas!!
These are great ideas!!
Thanks for thinking of the whole family, Young Living! Mom would love to try out the Home Diffuser and oils!
Any mom (including yours truly) would love to receive any one of the WONDERFUL gift ideas! Thank you YOUNG LIVING!!
I would LOVE to win this for Mother’s Day! What an awesome gift!
Would love to win this for my mom
Mom would love to try out the Home Diffuser & oils. Thanks for thinking of the whole family, Young Living!
I love the water bottle!
A diffuser is actually the one thing I would love to have for Mother’s Day would love to have it on hand for up coming birth
Young Living ❤️ Happy Mothers Day
How about a massage with a blend of oils? That sounds like a mother’s day gift I could get into!
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mom’s!
That blend sounds heavenly!
My mom is just getting into oils, she bought a cheap diffuser from another site. I would love to be able to give her this diffuser and oils! It is the best diffuser out there
That blend sounds heavenly! What a treat for a mom.
Love these ideas!
I would love this!
Would love to spoil my m with a new diffuser and oils!
I just love the new Water bottle! Gorgeous!