Everyone has a mother and, unless you’re a magical exception, chances are that she put up with you in all your moments — from birth to teenage angst and phases of self-discovery, and beyond.
Whether she’s always been supportive of your decisions or once put her foot down against frosted tips or that septum ring, your mom has always had your best interests at heart. It would be a real shame not to show her some thanks (and some love). That doesn’t just mean finding the best Mother’s Day gift, either. You can give her a surprise gift any time of year! We’ve put together a list of 15 gift ideas every mom would love, you can click the links in this article to buy them.
1. iMemories – Digitize Old Photos And Videos
If your mom is anything like mine when it comes to old photographs and videos then she’ll love this gift. My mom has spent YEARS digging through an attic FULL of family photos and home movies, trying to organize and convert them to digital for our family. But there’s an easier solution now called iMemories. iMemories provides a completely hands-off process for converting all your old memories into a digital, sharable format. You simply ship them a box (or boxes!) of all your old photos and videos, and iMemories takes care of the rest!
Once memories are digitized, you can easily:
- Watch them on every device (tv, computer, smartphone and tablet)
- Share them in less than two clicks (text, email, Facebook and more)
- Create custom DVD and Blu-rays (great gift for the whole family)
- Organize and label everything (the free app makes it easy to find any memory)
Preserve your family’s legacy with the gift that keeps giving.
2. Home Chef – Save Her Money on Groceries
Not all moms enjoy cooking, but let’s face it, whether they enjoy cooking or not, many times they end up doing most of the cooking for the family. So why not make your moms life a bit easier this year? Home Chef provides restaurant-quality recipes with an eye towards nutrition. This weekly meal kit subscription sends you everything you need to make 2 to 6 healthy, tasty lunches or dinners per week for 2 to 6 people. Each new weekly menu is posted on their site (you can actually access entire recipes without having to sign up), along with details of each meal (what’s carb or calorie-conscious, which recipes are vegetarian, whether any potential allergens appear in the recipes, which recipes are staff or customer favorites, etc.). When you subscribe, Home Chef collects your preferences around what you do and don’t like to eat and matches you with meals from the weekly menu. Of course, you can also log in and pick your own meals, too. ABC 7 conducted an independent test to see how Home Chef pricing stands up to grocery store costs. The result? Cooking with Home Chef was, on average, 65% cheaper than shopping for the same ingredients at the supermarket, including shipping. Not only will you be saving your family a bunch of money this year, but you’ll also be giving your mom more time to sit back and enjoy life!
3. Dodow – Give The Gift of A Good Nights Sleep
Maybe your mom has a hard time getting a good nights sleep. If that’s the case then this newly released gadget called Dodow could be the answer. It’s completely disrupting the billion dollar sleeping pill industry in America. Instead of taking harmful and toxic pills to try and fall asleep (that often have you feeling groggy the next morning), millions of Americans are now turning to Dodow. Not only does it help you fall asleep quicker, but it also improves the actual quality of your sleep so that you wake up completely refreshed and ready to start the day!
4. Peeps — NASA Technology For Cleaner Glasses
Chances are your mom wears glasses and is probably annoyed with having to clean them all the time. The Peeps eyeglass cleaner is designed specifically for cleaning eyeglasses, sunglasses, and reading glasses. Peeps uses a unique invisible carbon cleaning compound to safely and easily clean your glasses from oily fingerprint smudges to dust and facial oils. The Peeps glasses cleaner is the safest and most tested lens cleaning technology in the world. In fact, the technology is literally out of this world – being the only cleaners on the Space Station used for lens cleaning by NASA. It’s easy to use, compact and never expires! The perfect size eye wear cleaner to take with you – it measures approximately 4x1x1 inches and is available in 7 different colors. They are now shipping worldwide.
5. FabFitFun Box – Pamper Her Every Month
One of the first subscription boxes targeted specifically for women, this box contains a premium selection of 8-10 full-sized products valued at over $200 to help mom live a more fabulous, fit, and fun life. She can even customize what’s in the box, and choose add-on items for even more pampering. The FabFitFun box has a little bit of everything, making it a great gift idea. From health and wellness products to makeup to chic accessories, each box provides you with everything you need for the season ahead. Plus, unlike a lot of subscription boxes out there, all the products are full-size. These boxes are definitely worth the money.
Promo code $10 off for Spring 2018 box: FAB10
6. KeySmart – The Future of Keychains
If your mom is anything like mine, she’s in need of something to replace that bulky, disorganized keychain she’s carrying around.
That’s where the KeySmart comes in. This handy key organizer offers a simple, elegant solution for organizing your keys – allowing you to eliminate your keychain for good.
Let’s start with the basics: this durable key holder can hold up to 14 keys in a compact fashion, and is durable to boot. It consists of two 3mm thick plates made of aircraft grade aluminum, meaning you won’t have to worry about handling it with kid gloves.
No surprise, then, that we also guarantee that the KeySmart will take anything life throws at it. Take it anywhere – from work, to the beach, and much more – knowing it won’t get dented or scratch easily.
You won’t have to worry about the contents of your pockets getting scratched, either! For instance, you can rest assured your keys won’t scratch your phone. And as an added bonus, you’ll be able to walk around without being heard a mile away due to your keys jingling and jangling about – as they would on a conventional keychain.
And how’s this for ultimate convenience? The KeySmart boasts a built-in clip that allows you to attach it to any pocket, belt, bag or purse. (If you’d prefer to go without the clip, you can easily remove it.) You can even customize your KeySmart by adding accessories like USB drives and bottle openers to it, all available separately on the KeySmart website.
7. XY Find It – She’ll Never Lose Her Keys Again
Let’s face it, as our parents get older, they seem to misplace things more often. But when you attach this coin-size tracking device to an item and lose the item, you have a 20,000-times chance of getting it back. The accompanying app enlists the network of 20,000 XY Find It users to locate your lost bag, bike or dog. You can also track your lost wallet (or whatever) yourself. The XY Find It app displays how far you are from your keys or purse you dropped, and it will sound the alarm to help you pinpoint its exact location. If you realize you left your bag in another location, all other XY Find It users in the network are notified, and when one passes your missing article, you’ll get an update sent to your phone. What if you can’t find your phone? Use XY Find It to ring it, even if it’s on silent mode, and you’ll find your phone fast. XY Find It helps you keep your stuff…especially if you’re a chronic (keys/wallet/bike/car/bag) misplacer.
8. Fixd — Car Diagnostic Tool
Did you know that studies show women are more likely to be overcharged by mechanics than men? This gift for mom might finally put an end to that. Have you ever gone to an auto repair shop for an oil change, only to have the mechanic say you need a new transmission? Or has the mysterious “check engine” light come on, and next thing you know the mechanic has a list of expensive engine parts that need replacing? Unfortunately, mechanics know taking advantage of people is easy, given their lack of knowledge about car maintenance needs. But there’s a new device you can carry with you in your car to tell you exactly what’s wrong with it. If you own a car built after 1996 then you can use this brilliant new device called Fixd to instantly diagnose any car problems. This means the next time your “Check Engine Light” happens to come on, you’ll know exactly what the issue is and the Mechanics won’t be able to lie to you! Your mom will be able to use the Fixd device to make sure she gets a good deal on repairs.
9. MindInsole – A Foot Massage All Day Long
Aging isn’t fun, and a lot of moms don’t like to admit their body isn’t quite what it was when they were young. But who can say no to a foot massage? Foot pain, no matter how much or how little it hurts, it sets a precedent for underlying health issues to come.
Taking inspiration from the ancient practice of reflexology, MindInsole will massage your way to better health. The magnetized insoles will stimulate precise pressure points on the soles of your feet to relieve strains, reduce pain, and boost your energy levels.
On each insole, there are 400 accupoints to target key areas of your body. Reduce your back pain and release harmful toxins from your body – MindInsole is just like having a massage therapist wherever you go.
10. TC1200 Flashlights — A Serious Flashlight For A Serious Mom!
A strong flashlight isn’t something you’d think would make a good gift idea. But this specific flashlight isn’t just your run of the mill ordinary flashlight. The perfect flashlight for emergency situations is the TC1200 Flashlight. This was built to withstand anything! You might be thinking that you already have a flashlight. But do the U.S. Navy Seals and the U.S. Coast Guard rely on the kind of flashlight you have? The TC1200 Flashlight uses military-grade LED technology that can illuminate a field or blanket a work area with 1200 lumens of light. It can also blind an attacker. The skin is tough aircraft-grade-aluminum. Throw it, drive over it—it’ll still work. Drop it in six feet of water—it’ll still work. This tough gadget is also versatile. It comes with a strobe setting if you are stranded and need to signal for help, and you can zoom and focus its LED beam to see far, far away. 3 AAA batteries give it 1,000 hours of life. That makes it ideal for reliable, abundant light during a prolonged natural disaster or emergency…and for lots of everyday uses. This is standard gear if you want to be prepared for anything.
11. SkyWire Antenna — The Gift of Free TV
How would your mom feel about saving over $100 month by not having to pay for cable TV anymore? Probably pretty good, right? You just need to get her the right antenna — SkyWire’s indoor antenna. No subscription fee. No installation fee. No satellite dish. Attach the sleek antenna to your wall or hide it under a cabinet or behind a picture — as long as there is a good signal — and enjoy watching leading networks, including 90 of the top 100 programs. All for free! (Yes, it’s legal.) You also get free DVR capability with an on-screen channel guide.
12. Glowbowl Fresh — Light & Air Freshener
Bathroom trips at night can be a real pain in the you know what. Having to get out of bed, stumbling around to find the light only to be fully woken up when you finally turn it on. As my mom gets older, she has to go to the bathroom at least twice a night. So this year I purchased something for her that she’ll actually use. It’s called the Glowbowl, and it’s a motion activated gadget that sits inside the toilet bowl. When you enter the washroom, the toilet lights up (you can set whichever color you want). It also has a built in air-freshener to leave the bathroom smelling great.
13. NightSight Driving Glasses – What A Difference
Seriously, did you know that the vast majority of car accidents happen at night and right before dawn? A lot of that has to do with glare and the problems with vision many people experience. Maybe that’s the reason these driving glasses are selling by the truckload. Night Sight HD promises to reduce night driving glare and eye strain, and it will dramatically improve seeing at night during snow or rainy conditions. It lets you see enhanced colour, is durable, lightweight and is fully equipped with polarized lenses. Unlike clip-ons it protects your eyes from all sides, and you can just slide it over your existing prescription lenses. Whether driving, reading or golfing, these versatile goggles make seeing a whole new experience, and is the perfect gift for mom.
14. ViZR – Turn A Smartphone Into A Heads Up Display
Bring your mom into the future with this new gadget. This brilliant device turns your smartphone into a heads up display for your car. It’s called VIZR – and although it was only just released, it’s taken the Internet by storm. All you have to do is take it out of the box and place it on your dash, place your smartphone on top of it and let it do all the navigating while you drive. It’s a transparent display that works in any weather, day or night. It also fits any smartphone no matter the size, and it’s slip resistant. Best of all, there are tons of apps available that you can use to see traffic conditions, a speedometer, street maps & much more. You can use it in any car – it has an ultra-grip mat that leaves no messy residue on the dash. We can see this being one of the most purchased gifts this year, so check it out while it’s still available.
15. Scream Safe – Personal Protection Alarm
Inspired by the Military, the Scream Safe uses ear piercing sound (over 130 decibels) to deter bad guys and is quickly becoming one of the most sought after safety devices in America.
Make your mom feel safe when walking alone at night. All she needs to do is attach it to her keychain or purse, and if she feels unsafe she can pull the pin to sound the alarm.
But the Scream Safe isn’t just to help protect women from attacks. It can also be used as a life saving device to call for help if you’re having a heart attack or have some other health condition that can prevent you from yelling for help.
Don’t let your worst nightmare become your reality. Safety doesn’t happen by accident. Purchase a personal alarm for yourself, for your child, or for a loved one. The Siren Song is particularly suitable for teenagers, parents, night owls, delivery route employees, business owners, and college students, or the elderly who may need to call for help. The keychain design is perfect for use with house keys or car keys. It can also be attached to a backpack or a purse.
Bonus #1. Neck Hammock – Get Pain Relief
Sitting at the computer all day can cause a bunch of problems including neck pain & stiffness. That’s why the Neck Hammock was created. This new gadget was designed by an actual physiotherapist and uses cervical traction to relax tight neck muscles and promote better neck mobility, reducing pain and allowing your mom to live her life again. It’s a great gift that you probably didn’t even think existed!
