You have gone to lunch or treated her to a spa day on Mother’s Day. You have sent a text proclaiming your true feelings, ending with an I Love You at the end. A flower bouquet is always a safe gift option.
While these are indeed sweet, how about turning the tide and doing something new or interesting that’s not even that drastic but still adds a new flair to the whole day? Try these Mother’s Day activities and gift ideas for a unique day filled with memories and love.
Unique Mother’s Day Gift Ideas:
1. Making a Time Capsule
This is one of those Mother’s Day gift ideas that you can give to your mom or even make alongside her as a fun activity. Just take a jar or box and fill it with stuff such as letters, notes, pics of the past and present, and the like to look at the future on a date you two decide on, be it 5 years or 15.
Something Extra-
For a unique touch, you can do a 12-Month Message in a Bottle where you can add mini notes or small gifts such as charms, keychains, and the likes that she will open throughout the year. This becomes a popular Mother’s Day gift that just keeps on giving.
2. Gifting Her A Virtual Reality Headset or Experience
Moms typically don’t jump into our minds when we think about VR headsets. But we are living in the 21st century, and not every mom is technophobic; they can very well like and embrace the new inventions!
If you don’t want to invest in a headset, then how about getting tickets to a virtual reality show that aligns with her interest in unique Mother’s Day gift ideas? There are many places and themes that offer this tech experience that your mum and you can explore!
3. Gifting Her An “Updated” Scrapbook
If your mom has black and white photos, even old grainy ones from back in the day, or just a stash of unorganized stash, then Mother’s Day would be a perfect opportunity to give her a digitized version of those photos in the form of a paper-based or digital scrapbook.
The whole process is a lot of fun that can be done online through various tools and your mum would be so happy to have a treasured and even enhanced edition, if you think about it, to keep for the rest of her life.
4. Customized Soundwave Art
Are you bored with the usual voice message proclaiming your love for your mother on the special day? Well, of course, it’s not boring per se for you but maybe something extra can be done with a more unique custom Mother’s Day gift… How about a visual representation through soundwave art that she can listen to through a QR code where your voice is saying a simple “I love you.” Or even a long message.
If you are somebody who lives separate from your mother, then sending her a picture of your voice so that she can both see and hear your words but in a unique way rather than just in a phone call would be hit among last-minute Mother’s Day gift ideas.
5.Turning Texts/ Phrases Into A Coffee Table Book
Jokes running around or just past memories or texts always seem to bring smiles or real-life laughs out loud moments between families and it can be confirmed to be a fun custom Mother’s Day gift.
Mother’s Day Activities
1. For Nature lovers: Flower Picking & Pressing
If you like nature and adventure, then this activity is for you because it doesn’t even require much agility but still creativity. You can go on a trail to a park or climb based on your health and pick up flowers, wildflowers, or leaves that you both like or find fascinating.
Even a simple act of collecting and preserving a small flower becomes special when we look at the future, making it among the best Mother’s Day gifts. You can get a custom keepsake book for the occasion for just an extra touch!
2. Cooking a Meal With A Twist
For last-minute Mother’s Day gift ideas, how about making a dish or baking a dessert together with your mom? Now, you might think, What’s unconventional about that? Well, how about only preparing the dish with the ingredients that begin with the letters that come in “Mother” or even her name, for example, “Tanya”?
3. Visit The Town From Her Childhood
Now, we get it, this is a specific activity but if you and your town still live in the same town where she spent her childhood or a few miles ahead even, then visiting the same neighborhood and trying out nostalgic food from there can make it a unique best Mother’s Day gift. You’ll make a whole day out of it while your mom will get to make new memories with a place holding her past.
4. Going To A Food Crawl
We’ve seen Mother’s Day special lunches and brunches but what about doing something different this year and instead of going to different restaurants and cafes for a food crawl? You can plan the itinerary based on your mom’s favorite appetizer, main course, and dessert.
Conclusion
Are flowers a good Mother’s Day gift? Sure. But are they the most unique? Well… no. To get out of that quandary of whether to stick to the classics or try something, this Mother’s Day gift ideas list and activities were made keeping in mind something for every personality that isn’t the typical norms for the day.
If you already have checklist-ed some of these ideas, then great, you are already doing something unique. If you got any inspiration through this, then we’d love for you to share that in the comments!
