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 TOTES want another diffuser!!
Would love an extra one for my bedroom!
Love these ideas!!! Perfect for me and my mom!!!
Love Young Living products! They have changed the way I nourish my body!
I would love to win that prize! I love my diffuser and those oils, perfect for spring time.
I love these ideas! Great gifts for Mothers Day.
Einkorn pancakes and breakfast in bed sounds like the perfect way to start out Mother’s Day!
Oh, I’d love to spoil my mom with this!
I would love to win a diffuser for my grandma. As she has been a mother to me. She loves the oils.
This would be amazing!
Pretty water bottle!
I love my lemon vitality infused water!!
love all of these ideas! Glad I thought to check the blog before finalizing my ER order processing today – I will be making a few changes! :)
I became addicted to essential oils and i’m so happy that i made this switch. I’m a step closer to a life full of wellness. Thanks Young Living!
Loooved all this ideas! Lip balm is perfect.
Love being a mom and LOVE Young Living essential oils!! Nothing compares to them!
Young living essential oil are a wonderful way to get back to healthy basics!!!
Young living has changed my life!
I already got my mom the travel kit and some vitality oils for Mother’s Day, but I would love to spoil her even more with a new diffuser and some extra oils! :)
In a society where instant gratification has become expected, Young Living oils provide a mom another option to address their family’s wellness needs.
Young Living makes the PERFECT Mother’s Day gift!!
I would love a diffuser and oils. These are wonderful ideas for Mother’s Day!
Always wanted to try these. I am a 3yr breast cancer survivor and would love this.
I would love to try young living oils. Ive used some like lavender and thieves
This would be an amazing gift for a mother that has everything.
I love being spoiled! Great mom’s day ideas.
Such fun ideas! The diffuser & oils would be amazing to win!! And I would probably share 😉
Would love to win the Home diffuser for Mom! (or teacher gift!).
Just received my 1st order from YL 3 days ago & I’m loving everything ! I would give the diffuser to my daughter for her 2 children.
I love these ideas! My mom is getting a couple of YL skin care products and some diy for Mother’s Day.
Would love to win! Great gift ideas.
What great ideas! Can not wait to try some myself, and share with my own mom!
Will certainly be trying these homemade recipes and what an awesome prize to win, love diffusing,
Thank you Young Living for sharing this wonderful tips about various kinds of gift ideas for mom on mothers day. your gift ideas for mom are very nice and among them all #4 i.e. “Breakfast in Bed” i like most.
These are great ideas! Hint hint!😉
The best gift you can give to a mother is the gift of wellness!!
Love the ideas!!!! Thanks!
Love this!
For Mother’s Day, we bought our mom her Premium Startet Kit and she LOVED it! So glad we gave it to her early
I am grateful for my mom!
I love you mom!
Happy Mother’s Day!
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And –
I am Grateful for YL essential oils!
WE love YL E oils!
Happy Mother’s Day to you too!
I need a new diffuser, my daughter is taking over my dewdrop. It’d be a great Mother’s Day gift for myself and some new oils to try.
Thanks! Great tips, love reading posts like this. I want to try the foot soak and bath salts. I’m also already getting my mom the bon voage kit for Mother’s day :) She can sample a lot of natural products I love for a good price. Only the best for my mama. <3 I wish I would have heard of these oils sooner! Love them!
Love all 3 of those oils and the home diffuser!
These are wonderful ideas I would love to get any of them
I would love to give my Mom a diffuser for Mother’s Day, especially because I won’t be able to be with her on that day. Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers out there!
Spoil your mom with a premium starter kit! Chances are…you will create a essential oil addict! They deserve it after raising us!
This would be a great gift to give my stepmother for Mother’s Day. She has one diffuser but I know she could use another.
I love the foot soak recipe! Will be using this as a gift!
What a great chance to try out some oils! I’ve recently been introduced to Young Living, and I am very impressed by the quality so far:)
Great ideas!
Would love to win this! My mom would absolutely love this gift.