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!
The water bottle is my favorite on this list, but all are great ideas. Thanks so much. I’m learning so much!
I am new to Young Living Essential Oils and eagerly awaiting my kit arrival.
Wonderful Mother’s Day gift ideas!
Pampering mom with this generous giveaway would be wonderful!
Making the lip scrub! Thanks for the ideas
What a treat this would be for any mom
What great, easy and inexpensive ideas for Mother’s Day. Everyday I fall more and more in love with Young Living. Thank you Young Living for this incredible opportunity and gift. YL for the win ❤️
I’m a mother but Id love to win this for my mother! Shes a great mom and the best grandma!
Thank you for the great ideas!
Would LOVE TO SEND this to My MOTHER for MOTHERS DAY!!!!!
What a useful gift for a MOM! Hope I win:)!!!!!
Yes please!
I love the idea of doing something for mothers day I love using young living oils and I’m always wanting to try new ones or keep getting the ones I love, such as gentle baby, purifucation, lavander, and frankincense!
Fun stuff for Moms! Good Job Young Living! Would be so fun to win the diffuser! I would share it with my sister to use!
What a great idea for Mother’s Day. My mother is 90 and she does enjoy the delicious smells that come out of my diffuser when she is at my home. I am so glad to be a member of Young Living and also to be given a chance to win this giveaway. Thank you.
These are great ideas! Maybe I will pass this along to my husband so he can have some ideas for Mother’s Day! ;)
The more diffusers the better!
Love these ideas! Just another superb way to get Young Living oils and then some into every home!
I love all the suggestions for Mother’s Day and the DIY recipes. I plan to make the Silky Foot Soak for several friends to introduce them to Young Living and the many, many benefits. Thanks for the ideas. Marie
Home is where Mother lives, and her diffusing Sweet Springtime Renewal blend is a bonus!
Ooh, I would love to win!
I would love to win it. I love the YL Essential Oils.
I’m on the fence about the oils but I see my wife use these oils on both me and the animals. I would love to surprise her with a YL gift for Mother’s Day from me and the pets ☺️
I absolutely love the home diffuser! Can’t wait to try the springtime blend while I do some spring cleaning.
Young Living has so many fabulous ways to honor moms this Mother’s Day. Diffusing is the easiest way to lift the ambiance of any room in your home. Thank you YL for all the terrific ideas on this blog! You rock!
Love the 7 ways to spoil Mom! There’s no better gift than the gift of wellness!
I could always use some new ideas for EOs! And a new diffuser ;-)
As a Mom I would love this!! I have been wanting to try some of these oils. I am definitely going to try out the DIY lip scrubs with my daughters!
Love my Young Living essential oils! My Mom bought a kit in February & loves it! She even signed up for ER last week! Thank you for all the positive things in our lives because of essential oils!
Love this combo of oils!
The einkorn pancake and waffle mix is fantastic! Lemon Vitality in my water is one of my favorites. All of these are great Mother’s Day suggestions! ❤️
My daughter has this diffuser! It is my favorite. During some seasons, we are moving it from room to room.
Awesome Prize. I am new to essential oils and would love to win.
The water bottle looks do pretty :)
What amazing gift ideas!
I’ve been diffusing lots of blends lately but grapefruit, lavender, and Ylang Ylang would be ones that I will have to try! Love learning more and more about my Young Living essential oils!
I would love to win a home diffuser. Mine just stopped working too. I love the Young Living blog also, the DIY are so helpful…THANKS!!
Very exciting stuff ! Would make an excellent gift!
The home diffuser is my favorite!! I have never tried this blend together. It sounds amazing!! The Mother’s Day Ideas are great. Thanks so much!
I need one for each room in my house!
Love all the ideas, would love to win the diffuser to give to my daughter, as she is expecting a new baby this fall. That would be great in the baby’s room.
Mother’s Day is a great time to show how much you appreciate all your mother has done for you.
Would love to win!!!
New to young living oils. Would love to win. Waiting on my oils to arrive.
I am new and would love to win!!!
Thank you for the great Mother’s Day gift suggestions! The prize would be icing on the cake to what I foresee being a great Mother’s Day 2016!
What a great Mother’s Day gift ideas! I’m just new with Young Living Essential Oils, but so far I’m loving it! It would be a perfect Mother’s Day gift for me if ever I get to win the home diffuser and the oils. It would really help a lot through my oil journey, and would definitely share it with family and friends. Thank you Young Living for the nice tips and treat for moms like me.
This is something I would love to be able to share with my mother for mother’s day. She has been such a huge support system in my life that I would love to repay her even if it is a drop in the bucket compared to what she has given me
I would LOVE to win a Home diffuser to gift myself for Mothers Day. Thanks YL!
This would be an awesome mothers day gift for my mom!
Have been wanting to try essential oils. Heard Young Living was one of the best. this would be a perfect starter kit.
Great ideas! Would love to get a free diffuser for MY mom!