4 Cliche-Free Mother's Day Gift Ideas

By Ellie Drabnis on May 8, 2018

Sure, maybe everyone’s spring semesters are coming to a close but, a mother’s love is never-ending. That said, despite the stress of finals, we should all do our best to get our moms a decent gift for Mother’s Day.

Here are some cliche-free Mother’s Day Gift Ideas:

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1. A Personalized Yankee Candle

I know what you’re thinking: a freaking candle? Yes but, you can get a candle with a picture on it. Maybe a picture of you and your mom from back in the day or, a picture of you or your siblings. The title to these Yankee candles can be customized as well. They can be customized in participating Yankee Candle stores or ordered online as such. (In-store, there are more scent options).

2. Various Items on Etsy.com

Etsy is a website where many people make and sell their own creations. Here, you can find just about anything.

If you really don’t know where to start a search of ‘mother’s day gifts’ will bring up several options.

Or, you can also just search up a series or movie and find items relating to it. For example, my mother loves the film, “The Nightmare Before Christmas”. So, I could look up that movie, see the results and, if nothing that piqued my interest pops up I can change my search terms to “Nightmare Before Christmas” earrings.

With every search, you are able to refine your options and eventually will find very unique items.

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3. A T-Shirt of their favorite Musician(s).

We all have our favorite musical artists and, even though we may not see eye to eye about musical tastes with our moms, believe it or not, they like music too!

A few years ago, I gave my mom a shirt from when the late, great Prince was using the symbol for his name and was The Artist formerly known as Prince. That shirt came from Hot Topic; they have tees of modern musicians as well as musicians from the  80s and 90s.

If you can’t find any music tees for your mom at Hot Topic, Spencer’s GiftsF.Y.E and 80s Tees also carry t-shirts featuring musicians.

4.  Functional Items

I realize several people recommend against this but, why not give your mom something she can actually use?

For example, why not a back massager or some slippers to show your mom that she’s your hero?

A mug of some sort could work too but, that’s one of those repeat gifts.

Or, if all else fails, a gift certificate counts as a functional item as well and your mom can choose her own gifts.

Happy Mother’s Day!
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