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!
Good ideas to use all year long !
I would LOVE to win this set! I am new to the oily life and trying to learn more about it and use my oils. I LOVE diffusing oils the best so far. These other oils your giving away I have never tried and would love to :) Also I like the ideas for mother’s day gift. Thinking I am going to try the bath salt.
I”m definitely giving my mom some oils for Mothers Day!!
That sounds like an amazing combination of oils! I don’t have ylang ylang, but it is on my wish list!
Great post and ideas for Mother’s Day!
I love these great moms day gift and DIY ideas! I can’t wait to buy and try out some new products and make up something really personal and thoughtful for my mom using these great oils 💕
THese are all great ideas for Mother’s Day gifts! I diffused geranium, grapefruit and lime in the diffuser yesterday for my mom and she loved that combo! I am sure she will love the geranium, grapefruit, and lavender too!
I am in desperate need of another diffuser for my home & would LOVE to win this so I can use it for my boys’s bedroom area. They are 15 & 12 & need this in this time of their pre-teen & teen nights for restful sleep.
My mom is my best friend, and she is the best mom. She has the dew drop diffuser that I gave her for Christmas but she really needs another one!!
What great ways to spoil mom!
Such great ideas!!
I’m excited to try and make my own DIY lip scrub using my very own young living essential oils. I think this is something special to do for Mothers Day because it was handmade and thoughtful especially because my mom loves her oils!
Lots of fun ideas for mother’s day and everyday. Moms always need a little pampering.
These are lovely ideas for Mother’s Day! I can’t wait to make the foot soak! Thank you for the ideas to share Young Living Therapeutic Grade E.O.s
AWESOME ideas for the moms! Love Young Living Oils and products!
Wow that would be amazing!!!!
I would definitely love to win this for my mom. She will be forever grateful. She can put this in her bedroom which will help her relax. Thank you so much for this wonderful chance.
Great ideas!! Sometimes it’s hard to buy for someone who has everything . This is a fresh new way to show them you love them! Thanks YL.❤
Love my Young Living oils and use them multiple times daily!! This would be a great addition to our home! Especially since the big girls keep trying to steal our family room diffuser for their room :)
I just ordered the water bottle for myself! I love the design and am glad to see it is glass.
spoiling mom with oils is the best gift any kid could give!!
Oh my gosh, I would like my mum to experience the awesomeness of your products for herself. What an amazing gift.
These are all great ideas, this mom would love to give (to my mom) and receive any of these!
Oh my goodness! I am rather new to Young Living and am just getting started. I Love sharing my new findings with all my friends and family. Winning this would be a dream come true.
Young Living products are a blessing to any and all! We love to share and bless others.
Thanks so much for the opportunity!
Happy Mother’s Day!!! :-)
I love the Mother’s Day gift ideas. I would love to win the diffuser and the three bottles of oils.
What a great giveaway!
As much as I would love this for myself I would definitely give it to my mommy. She deserves so much! A mom of 7 girls, so I better include some stress away too huh. ;)
These are great ideas! I’ll be making some of those lip scrubs and bath soaks!
OMG I love these ideas!!!
What a great prize to win!! Oils and a Home diffuser!!! That would rock anyone’s day! My mom would be so excited to get this as a gift! So would I! Wink wink. 😉😂 Thank you for the great gift ideas as well!
Great way to pamper mom on her special day!
I’d love to treat my mother to a diffuser and custom blend for Mother’s Day!!!
Great gift idea !!
Great ideas, I would love all of them for my mother’s day
Awesome !!! Love my diffuser and I would love to give my mom one too.
What mom wouldn’t enjoy these gifts? It’s the way to her heart!
I’m looking for ways to use essential oils! My mother uses essential oils and she got me hooked. I’m looking for ways to give back to her for mothers day through an essential oil gift. Thanks
Love this! Thanks!!!
Great ideas!
I love the idea of the water bottle with the lemon vitality!
Would love to win !
Great ideas for Mother’s Day!!
As a mom, an extra diffuser in the house would let me enjoy one all to myself. Sharing one with multiple people=not fun.
I’m new to essential oils and would love to win the diffuser! I have yet to get one♡
I just recently found this blog on the YL website and I LOVE IT?! Great hints with diy or purchase gift ideas. Thanks for giving me even more ways to use my YLEO!
These are some great gift ideas! As a mom I would appreciate any of the mentioned ideas. For my mom this Mother’s Day I am making her a natural lotion using my YL essential oils!
What a great giveaway. The oils are the best.