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 can’t wait to try the Springtime Renewal diffuser blend!
Great Ideas! I am going to try them!
A great gift for someone’s great MOM… hopefully, MY special MOM! : ) Thank you YLEO : ))
What a great idea! I was actually looking up “When is the last day I can order from Young Living so I can receive it by Mothers Day? “and I found this blog! Great tips! I had no idea there was pancake/waffle mix – what mom doesn’t love breakfast in bed?! The water bottle is so pretty. I wanted one for Christmas but they were out of stock. Definitely a helpful article. :)
Love, love, love my Young Living essential oils!!! What a wonderful gift it would be to win the pretty diffuser and oils :) <3
I would absolutely love to win this for my mom.
What an awesome way to say you care!
I’d love to win this for my mom. This would be great for her!
I love the DIY information in the blog posts. Can’t wait to try the Sweet Springtime Renewal blend. Wish I had Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood, one of these days!
What a nice post. Great inexpensive ideas for pampering mom!!
Great inspiration!
I would love to win this for my mom!!
love the wonderful diffuser. Love the oils. thanks. I am 69 and love it.
I’m learning about oils! I’m excited to try some different ones!
What great ways to spoil myself and all the moms out there! I especially, loved the essential oil recipes that you included in this post!! <3
Love the Mother’s Day gift ideas!
This is great blog post with great products to try.
A lot of sweet ideas! Thanks YL!
Great treat for my mom! She’s been by my side for the last 10 years as I’ve fought through metastatic breast cancer… Including bilateral mastectomy, a rod put into my femur, tha rod removed and had a hip replacement, along with countless rounds of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. She’s been so great it would be lovely to spoil her with this gift!
Just got my starter kit and love everything in it! I diffuse everyday.
ive been wanting to try so many of these!
These are such great ideas! Love them for myself, but I would give it to my mom instead😍
I love those ideas for mom! I would love to win!
I purchased the water bottle and just love it – use it everyday! Mom loved it too the minute she saw mine – it will be the perfect Mother’s Day gift! 😉
Love it. Passing onto my kids as a hint hint. Last year my 13 year olds made me a homemade sugar scrub and chapstick. Now that we have Young Living Oils, she can whip up something really good.
Would love to pamper myself for Mothers Day! Will be trying the bath soak recipe for sure!
I can always use another diffuser and I love this one.
Thank you for the fabulous gift ideas! My mother is 92 and she needs treats like these!
Love Young Living essential oils and really wanting to learn a lot more about them.
Our mother’s deserve the best and Young Living Essential Oils are the best in the world! So let’s share our love of oils with the person who first shared their love with us!!!
I already have plans to give my momma diffuser as she is just getting on the oily train. I LOVE the water bottle and may have to gift that to myself :)
Agreed! what a fun way to spoil mom :)
Love these ideas!
This would be perfect for my mom! She uses the DewDrop every night, but really would like the Home diffuser.
Absolutely fantastic ideas for Mother’s Day and who does not love these products and how good they make you feel! My 18 year old son is hooked and uses the oils daily & I just love it!!! So blessed to be a part of Young Living! Thank you for the wonderful ideas, incredible supportive staff and all the easily accessible information! I love my Young Living life!!!
I love these oils and have “converted” a few co-workers as well. As a single mom these have been a lifesaver for me!
These springtime blends look heavenly!!!
Thanks for all the great ideas to make Mother’s Day special! Love Young Living Products😀
Thanks for the change to win a Diffuser. Love all the oils that I have tried.
I love my mom, Roberta Sonnenberg. She has always been a Godly example for me to follow. She has always been there for me in the past. So, now that she is in later years, I praise God that I can be there for her.
I love the Home Diffuser. I will have to try that Springtime blend you suggested. It sounds wonderful.
I just found out yesterday about the lip balms! I will definitely be trying them asap! Beautiful glass drinking bottle ♡
I love diffusing in my home. The smell is awesome & uplifting for the whole family! It’s essential for me to diffuse in the spring because I live in the country & they spread a lot of not so good smelling stuff around lol… But you would never know from inside :-)
I love this, thank you for sharing!
Absolutely love Young Living oils! They have changed my family’s life! I would love to have this beautiful diffuser for my Mother to use!
Sending these to my husband! :)
This is great ! Thank you for this opportunity .
I am loving all of the great ideas and DIY suggestions I read on the blog. I LOVE all of the Young Living products. Would love to win and give to my very special mom:)
The home diffuser would be a great gift for anyone!
Love the Mother’s Day ideas. My mom has passed, so I decided to buy the diffuser for one of my daughters-in-law. If I win it, that would be great, too!
Oh my gosh! I would be happy to get any of these for Mother’s Day. All are great gift ideas. Thanks for the suggestions. And super excited if I won a diffuser and those oils. My own diffuser the kids can’t steal! And Ylang-ylang – I haven’t gotten that oil yet.