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Looking for the perfect gift for mom this year? Want to buy your mother in law something special? Well I have this simple and affordable list for you!
1. Photography session
This first item you actually can’t find on Amazon. But I know this to be the perfect present! Book a local photographer to do family photos! Snap big group pictures and individual families and kid pics.
Everyone needs updated pictures. Might as well give it as a gift and surprise everyone!
2. Framed Photos
To go along with number one… Get those pictures framed! Grandparents and moms in general love to keep pictures of you around the house that they can see all day long.
Get a cute frame, print off a picture of you and the dog, the baby, a family trip, a group picture or anything that shares the love and give it to mom!
3. Personalized Jewelry
This is a great gift especially when it comes to grandmas. Get an initial necklace with all the grandkid’s names or a bracelet with everyone’s birthstones on it.
Or if you are buying for any mama out there this necklace is my favorite. Initial necklaces are all the rage these days. This one is the most affordable for a custom necklace I could find. I’ve given it as a gift and gotten one for myself!
4. Grandma or Mama T-shirt
There are so many cute options out there these days! I love ones with modern calligraphy. I didn’t know how much “mom” t-shirts would make me feel so proud until I had one. I’ve only been a mom for about 3 months and I already have 3 t-shirts!
Here’s a cute grandma one and here’s a cute mama rainbow one.
5. Tea and Chocolate
Maybe it’s just me but I feel like you can’t go wrong with tea or chocolate. Find a local tea (or your favorite tea or coffee!) and pair it with some yummy chocolate and throw it in a basket. BAM! Instant gift set.
6. Home Decor Item
This one ranges to anything from a Christmas pillow to a fuzzy throw blanket to a decorative turtle. Know your audience and get a small knick knack for their home!
7. Socks
Did you know this one was coming? Maybe you forgot. As we all age, only slightly, we all love getting socks. It’s the things we forget to buy for ourselves that we love getting around the holidays.
And it’s the moms that always buy them for everyone else. So get your mom some socks this year!
8. Cozy Sweater
Everyone loves a cozy sweater! But what’s even better is a long cardigan. Open front cardigans are nice to give as gifts because you don’t have to be too particular on the size and most of the time they can go with everything.
Get your mother in law a neutral duster cardigan (or a fun striped or printed one if you’re feeling spunky!) and see how she likes it!
9. Coffee Spoon
What is a coffee spoon you might ask? It’s simply a spoon to stir your coffee with. No one needs a fancy spoon for one particular use but how fun it is to give and receive one!
Look up engraved coffee spoon on Amazon and see how many cute sayings pop up! This one is a perfectly sensible one. And this one is for the jokester in the family.
10. Hand towels
The sensible gift. But honestly I love hand towels. You can never seem to have enough. Give a seasonal one, a printed one, a textured one, or my favorite, ones with tassels. Ooo, fancy.
Check out a few more ideas here on this Amazon list. I hope shopping is made a little bit easier this year.
And check out my other gift guides by clicking “gifts” at the top of this post or see my Geek Gift Guide here!
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