With Mother’s Day right around the corner, you want to show your appreciation for everything she does. But you and your family have embraced a minimalist lifestyle and you don’t want to buy something just to buy something. You also don’t want to buy her a gift that will only be one more thing for her to manage. Here are some Mother’s Day gift ideas that any minimalist mom would love, and won’t add clutter to your home.
Gift ideas for Mom:
- Spend the day outdoors. Go hiking, biking, or to the beach.
- Declare it a day she doesn’t have to make any of the family decisions. Seriously. Don’t make her decide what happens for the day. Many moms suffer from decision fatigue. It would wonderful not to have to figure out what to make for breakfast, what the kids should wear, what chores need to be done, arrange a playdate, what to do today, what to make for lunch, what books to read, what to make for dinner, who cleans up after dinner…and on and on. You get the idea.
- Treat her to a coffee, tea or matcha gift set. Mom needs some caffeine!
- If gardening is her thing, buy her some new supplies or plants.
- Offer her guilt-free, uninterrupted alone time. Many minimalist moms appreciate the gift of uninterrupted alone time. This could involve taking care of household chores or childcare responsibilities so she can have some time to herself (I’d go thrift shopping or to a flea market).
- You can’t go wrong with a gift certificate: I know I’m not alone in feeling guilty pampering myself. There are soooo many options you can gift mom:
- spa treatment
- mani/pedi
- massage
- movie theater tickets
- her favorite store (she probably has her eye on something…)
- deep cleaning of the house
- class she’s been wanting to take
- Audible or Kindle membership
- art class or art supplies
- Bond over a family art project. I’ve wanted to make a family collage like this Merry Cherry workshop for years. And yes, you would need to buy the supplies in advance. It’s a gift for mom, remember?
- Make her a photo book or personalized video and cue the tears.
- Purchase her a membership to local garden, museum, or online learning platform like Skillshare or MasterClass.
- Surprise her with tickets to an event:
- Concert
- Wine tasting
- Lecture
- Book signing
- Podcast recording
- Write her a poem or letter. Not a writer? Use AI to help draft a poem that shows how much you appreciate and love her. Decide what voice you want the letter or poem to be in (funny, sweet, loving, child-like, pirate speak, hip-hop—anything goes!) Include what you love about her, love to do together, what a great mom she is, etc. in the prompt. The last step is to tweak the copy to make it sound more like you.
There are so many ways you can give a minimalist mom a nice gift that doesn’t add clutter to the home, even if she says she doesn’t need anything.
For me, I love going for an early bike ride or hike, then going to brunch. I really, really love brunch, especially huevos rancheros or shakshuka.
