2023 Mother’s Day Gift Guide

This year, Mother’s Day falls on Sunday, May 14th, and a bunch of readers have asked for a gift guide. I know many people have complicated mother/daughter relationships and may find the day stressful, so please feel free to skip. But, if you’d like, here are 13 fun ideas for mothers and mother figures (and ourselves!)…

A bouquet of fresh flowers, from $51, for her kitchen table.

Balloon initial necklace, $170, like the SUPER COOL balloon letters you used to draw in middle school. (And here’s a nice Etsy version, $45.)

A linen shirt in two pretty colors, $98, to wear every day. Or this $25 one in seven prints.

Beautiful claw and comb set, $77. The claw is perfect for summer, and I keep the comb in my shower and love using it every morning. Also, how pretty is this clip? (Bonus: Get 20% off everything at Machete, through May 15th.)

Framed photo of her in her happy place, from $50.

The new novel The Guest for moms who love propulsive psychological thrillers, $24; or Sweet Enough for those who like baking, $24.

A wear-all-day fragrance, $25, that fits her mood: windswept, warm, sexy or dreamy. I’d love to travel with them all! (Bonus: Get 15% off everything at Ellis with code CUPOFJO15.)

This might be the most Mom Thing I’ve ever written, but the house feels elegant when you set out cloth napkins. There, I said it. $44.

A chocolate box with a mother duck and her duckings, $38. Or “outrageous” treats from the Barefoot Contessa.

Soft pajamas for lazy summer nights while reading in bed with the fan on, $138.

For a mother of little ones, an evening solo in HER OWN HOUSE! Take the children away! Put sparkling water and lemons in the fridge! If that’s not possible, give her a few hours to relax in the bedroom, along with magic earplugs.

A donation in her name to Planned Parenthood, to protect women’s rights.

A card with all the reasons you love her, $6.

P.S. 12 more gift ideas, and 15 things I’d want to tell a new mom.

(Bedroom photo from Grace’s apartment, taken by Christine Han.)

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