Mothers Day Gift Basket

Fill a Mothers Day gift basket for your mom with one of these great ideas! Any container can be turned into a delightful gift basket for mothers day. Choose a theme and then start collecting little items to group together. You can usually find a great selection of baskets and bags at thrift stores. Then you can put your money into the contents!

Fill a picnic basket with a brightly colored set of plastic dishes and all of Mom’s favorite finger foods. Then take her on a picnic!

Tie a large, colorful ribbon around an brightly designed oven mitt, a set of wooden spoons, a package of coffeecake mix, and a flavored coffee. Tuck it all in mixing bowl that matches the mitt.


Purchase a large variety of greeting cards and organize them in a medium sized file box. Add a couple of nice pens or markers, some stickers for envelope decoration, address labels, and some pretty postage stamps.

Fill a pretty cosmetic bag with makeup, lipsticks, perfume, lotion, and if you want to splurge, a gift certificate for a manicure or haircut.