Mother’s Day 2009 Gift Ideas

Mother’s Day 2009 is Sunday, May 10th. Do you have something picked out for your mom or your wife yet? When it comes to buying gift, I am pretty lousy. I always feel overwhelmed and usually scramble at the last minute. This Mother’s Day, I would like to do something special. If you are not the chocolate and flowers type, here are some Mother’s Day gift idea for 2009:

Spa — An afternoon at a local spa. It shouldn’t be too difficult to do a search on Google Map and make a couple of phone calls. Although it might be tough to get a spot on Mother’s Day.
Spa Gift Basket — A spa gift basket, like Women’s Sampler by Caswell-Massey or Green Tea Scent by Elizabeth Arden would be a nice alternative. This option is also more private and good for a lazy Sunday afternoon.
Photo Book — This is the new millennium version of a scrapbook. You can create a very cute and personalized Shutterfly Photo Book that chronicles your relationship. Alternatively, you can look at photo book from PhotoWorks which seems to be less expensive.
Photos and frames — If you can’t get a photo book in time, a simple photo in a nice frame or two would be a great alternative.
Handwritten poem on a handmade card – This is inexpensive, but very personal option. This would work very well with a nice dinner.
iPod with hand-picked songs, photos, and videos — Load up a new iPod with her favorite songs, photos, and videos. It’s a little expensive, but this is a terrific gift especially if she doesn’t have an MP3 player already.
Jewelries — You can’t really go wrong here because God made jewelry to keep dumb men out of trouble.

So what do you think about these Mother’s Day gift ideas?

This post was originally published May 5, 2008.

10 Comments

Vered - MomGrind
May 5, 2008, 8:02

A spa gift certificate always makes me SO happy.
For the mom who has it all, and who is passionate about a cause, making a donation in her name to her favorite cause is also a great idea. For example, BlogHer are running a donation challenge right now and have added a gift certificate option.
http://www.blogher.com/materna.....s-day-gift
raz godelnik
May 5, 2008, 9:48

Pinyo,
Thanks for these great ideas! I want to add another one to the list – a green-themed book. A book is always a great gift, but nowadays I think a green-themed book can make your mom (and the planet) happier .
So how do you choose the right book for your mom? we prepared a guide for the best green books to give this Mother’s Day. We went over all the green books reviewed and covered on our blog and chose ten books that will suit ten different types of moms, from the suburban mother to the fashionable mom.
You are welcome to have a look at it on our blog: http://ecolibris.blogspot.com/.....-your.html
Happy Mother’s Day.
hank
May 5, 2008, 17:34

One my wife bought for our mothers was the “12 Ways You Made A Difference” journals.
There are 12 pages with the different prompts that you can write about:
The best advice you ever gave me…
When I didn’t listen, but should have…
Top five lessons I learned from you…
Our favorite tradition…
When you really bailed me out…
This coupon is good for…
When they write your biography it will begin like this…
Something I never told you…
The best laugh we shared…
What I like most about you…
My favorite story about you…
I don’t tell you this enough but…
Moms enjoy those things too and it’s a good keepsake!
Pinyo
May 5, 2008, 21:05

@Vered – I haven’t thought of that. Donation to her favorite charity is a great idea!
@Hank – I think that’s really sweet.
ffb
May 6, 2008, 5:33

I used Snapfish to put together a photo album for my wife on our anniversary. It was real easy to use and the album looks great. The only hard part was figuring out what pictures to use. She was real surprised and loved the album!
Pinyo
May 6, 2008, 12:58

@FFB – Thanks for sharing. Snapfish is definitely another possibility.
Jerry
May 9, 2008, 11:16

In addition to the gift (this year it’s one of those thingies that will lead her to play her iPod on the car radio), I write my wife a poem every year. It’s inexpensive, but takes a lot of time… still, she loves it and it gives me some insurance that she will like SOMETHING that I give her!
Jerry
Ian
April 27, 2009, 23:22

What about a gift that honors mom and helps another mom work her way out of poverty? Check out the Global Opportunity Quilt at http://www.optinnow.org/quilt
MLR
May 5, 2009, 18:52

@ Vered / Pinyo
The charity idea is a great one. I am getting my mom a gift card to Kiva. It is a microloan so it’s the gift that keeps on giving.
craig
May 6, 2009, 15:13

You can never go wrong with a spa, except if you are like me and have done it every year for a while. I need a new gift so nice list to choose from.