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SPEAKING AS A mom myself, I know that the best gift you can give your mother is you. If you can swing it, you should make it point of seeing her on Mother's Day. If you think you'd like to bring her a gift, now is the time to start thinking about it, because Mother's Day is approaching on May 11, 2025. Scrambling for ideas? We've got gift recommendations below.
Your mom may be the person who loves you the most in the world, but she probably has a lot of other things going on, like traveling for work, working out, or hanging out with friends. I consulted other WIRED parents for their favorite picks. These are our best Mother's Day gift ideas to help moms work from home, annotate their books, or dip into the world of gaming in their downtime. While you're at it, check out our many other buying guides, like the Best Gift Ideas for New Parents, Best Kid Podcasts, or the Best Kid Tablets.
Updated April 2025: We've added the Aura Aspen Digital Photo Frame, Parallelle Traveller, Atlas Coffee Club Coffee and Chocolate Set, and more to this guide.
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Monthly Photo Books
Chatbooks Chatbooks Instagram Series
Now that we all carry a camera with us everywhere, no one knows what to do with the thousands of photos taking up space in the cloud. Mom can obsessively organize them. Or she can easily put them in a picture book and automatically send ’em to grandparents. Chatbooks is a service that connects to a camera roll, Instagram, or Facebook account. When you get up to 60 pictures, the service will let you know that a book is ready. You can edit your book before it gets printed and sent out. For more photo printing services, we have a guide. —Adrienne So
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A Delightful Beverage
Thomson & Scott Noughty Sparkling Rosé Non-Alcoholic Wine
There are a lot of reasons why Mom might not be drinking. Maybe she’s a mom-to-be or with kiddo number two on the way, maybe she’s sober, or maybe she’s an embarrassing lightweight like I am and doesn’t want a hangover in two hours (brunch cocktails exist to ruin my day). No matter the reason, Thompson & Scott Noughty’s nonalcoholic wines are some of the best to gift her for worry-free bubbles. It’s a dealcoholized wine, meaning it's made from grapes like your usual wines and then the alcohol is removed afterward. Noughty’s wines are still fantastic without adding a ton of sugar, which many dealcoholized wines do to replace the alcohol. I fell in love with the sparkling rosé and chardonnay while pregnant, and I’m still always excited to have a bottle even though I’ve long since given birth. Don't just take my word for it—a bartender even agrees with me. —Nena Farrell
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