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 gift guides, like the Best Gifts for New Parents, Best Gifts for Book Lovers, Best Viral Gifts, and Best Gifts for Women, and our other Mother’s Day-esque guides, including Best Flower Delivery Services, Best Chocolate Delivery Boxes, and Best Blow-Dry Brushes.
Updated May 2025: We’ve added Ode à la Rose’s flower delivery service, Netvue’s Birdfy smart bird feeder, and the Shark FlexStyle.
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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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Flowers With Love
Photograph: Boutayna Chokrane
WIRED reviewer Boutayna Chokrane describes this flower delivery service as “flowers that feel like a love letter,” and that alone makes me want these delivered to my doorstep for Mother’s Day. (Someone forward this to my husband!) Founded by two French aspiring bankers, there’s an air of French romance to these bouquets and styling that feels absolutely dreamy. The florals are sourced from eco-conscious farms in Ecuador, Colombia, and Europe, so you’ll always get peak-season blooms from somewhere. Delivery is fast and reliable across the US, with same-day options in major cities like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Austin, and Washington, DC. —Nena Farrell
