The sparkle season is fast approaching with all of the mayhem, stress and festive cheer that goes with it. If you’re struggling to think of something to get for a busy mum, this list will hopefully get you started with some great ideas. And if you’re a mum, you might want to send it to the person in charge of buying your gift!
This is a collaborative post which means I have been sent some of the items to try before they’re included in the list.
Lifestyle gift card
If the mum in your life is difficult to buy for, take the stress out of getting them the perfect gift by letting them choose for themselves. A Lifestyle gift card is easy to set up and use, and be used to buy over 300 brands.
The card can be purchased in either a physical gift card or eGift depending on whether the recipient prefers to go shopping online or visit the shops in person. They’re both easy to set up by the mum in your life by them creating an account, choosing which brands you’d like to shop at (you can choose more than one), adding to their basket and confirming and they’re good to go shopping.
Readly subscription
The way we read magazines has changed a lot over the last few years with many of us preferring to read on the go on a tablet or our phones. A Readly subscription is the perfect gift for a mum who loves to read a wide range of titles as it gives access to over 7000 magazines and newspapers in one place.
With gift cards starting at just over £30 for a 3-month subscription, they’re a great way for the gift recipient to discover some new titles as well as their old favourites. Readly is easy to use with features such as storing your favourites so you get notifications whenever a new edition is out.
Port Lympne Hotel and Reserve Voucher
If you’re looking to gift an experience this Christmas, a voucher for Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve fits the bill perfectly. The 600-acre Reserve is Kent’s biggest wildlife park and offers something for everyone, from safari experiences, animal encounters, decadent dining and unique overnight stays.
Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve offers a wide range of Christmas vouchers, catering for all tastes and interests. If you are shopping for a foodie loved one, consider Port Lympne’s delicious festive Afternoon Tea. What better way to indulge than with a lusciously refined afternoon tea in the grand environment of the Port Lympne mansion, bathed in the glow of a crackling log fire?
If a Sunday Roast is more their style, then the Port Lympne’s dining gift vouchers are valid on any menu at the stunning Garden Room Restaurant and Bar, all with the option to add full access to the sprawling animal reserve to provide the perfect day out.
Vouchers can be bought for any value between £20 and £1000.
Storydo gift voucher
Storydo is a bespoke family storybook that is created by you to celebrate your family. It helps you tell the unique story of how your family came to be with the book builder which builds the story and allows you to decide which events to add such as the early days as a family, to holidays and big events and milestones.
The gift recipient downloads the StoryDo BookBuilder app and starts to create their story by answering questions with prompts to upload images as they go. The StoryDo gift voucher is £69.
Spa Voucher
There’s no better way to relax than to have some time to ourselves and someone pampering us, whether that’s having a massage, manicure or another beauty treatment. A voucher for a spa session somewhere close to home is a great gift for a busy mum.
Choosing local means you’re supporting your community and cuts down on travel time meaning it’s something that can be fitted in around their busy schedule. Have a look at spas and salons on your local high street, or within a 30-minute or so drive or train journey and Treatwell is a good place to start looking. They also have gift cards meaning the mum in your life can choose for themselves the type of treatment they have and where they’d like to go for it.
Wild Rose Musical
If you’re looking for a great gift for a mum aged 25-50 who is a fan of country music, musicals and the theatre, tickets for Wild Rose are a great option. It’s a brand-new musical based on the hit 2018 film of the same name, starring Olivier Award-Winner Jessie Buckley and multi-award-winning Julie Walters.
The world premiere runs from 6 March – 5 April 2025 at the Royal Lyceum Edinburgh. It promises to be a sparkling stage show featuring country music classics (from the likes of Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, The Chicks and more), alongside the film’s award-winning original song Glasgow (No Place Like Home).
Tickets are on sale now and start from £25.
Cozy Crime Book Subscription
If the mum in your life loves a good cozy crime novel, a Cozyreads subscription is the perfect gift for them. Each month the recipient receives a cozy novel, 3-5 mystery gifts to open at specific pages to bring the story to life such as scents, crafts or tastes, bonus content such as an author letter and access to Enigma HQ, the exclusive community where you can discuss the mysteries with your fellow sleuths!
Subscriptions start at £35 with discounts for 3, 6 and 12-monthly boxes.
A Muthahood e-Gift Card
Muthahood is a clothing brand that empowers strong girls. The Strong Girls Club was created by owner Gemma with “the aim of empowering women and girls through positive, strong and meaningful messages.”
A Muthahood e-gift card is the perfect gift for all of the strong girls in your life so that they can choose something from the amazing collection whether that’s a snuggly sweatshirt, an iconic piece of jewellery or a bag.
Wellness Hamper
Creating a wellness hamper from locally bought products is a great idea for your mum or your child to give to their mum. If you create your own, you can cater to the recipient’s likes and create something they’ll love.
If you’d like something that’s been put together for you, many online retailers sell beautifully curated hampers covering all tastes and budgets. Shopping with a small business for this kind of gift not only helps to support that business, but you tend to get much better value for money and a much wider range of choice in terms of the products included, style and cost of the hamper.
Etsy has a wide range of sellers with this type of product such as Surreal Wellness who sell personalised wellness hamper gifts.
Eau de Parfemde Nuit
If you want to give a fragrance gift, Eau de Parfum de Nuit is a lovely new perfume from the iconic in-the-dark restaurant Dans Le Noir in London. With its stunning black and white packaging, this perfume “opens with delicate top notes of silk and cotton, followed by warm middle notes of sandalwood and creamy tonka bean, and finishes with a rich base of musk and vanilla.”
Eau de Parfum de Nuit retails at £60 for 30ml and £139 for 100ml and is available from Dans le Noir.
