Mom Will Love These Custom Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day

Mother's Day is almost here and there's no denying Mom deserves the best. She's always there for you, she makes you smile, and she shows you love in so many ways. The best gifts for Mother’s Day are those that show your love and gratitude, while also reflecting your deep understanding of her unique personality.

With Mixbook, you can create a personalized Mother’s Day gift she will go gaga over. All of our photo books, calendars, and home decor items are 100% customizable, so you can create a one-of-a-kind Mother’s Day gift, thoughtfully tailored just for her. Here are some great suggestions to inspire your own custom gift ideas for your mom, your kids’ mom, or any special mother figure in your life.

For the sentimental mom

The only tears you want from Mom are happy tears! If your mom is the soft-hearted, sentimental type, create a photo book that pulls at her heartstrings, like a photo book with the 10 Things We Love About Mom theme. The theme makes it easy to describe 10 reasons why Mom’s the best, with custom text prompts alongside beautiful photo layouts. Another beautiful photo book theme perfect for sentimental moms is Soft Spring Floral Memories, designed to capture the happiest moments of motherhood.

Tip: We also have versions of the “10 Things We Love About…” themes for grandmas and romantic partners.

For the mom who loves to cook

"Mom! I’m hungry!" "Mom! What's for dinner?" You know you owe Mom big time for always cookin' up a storm for you. She's always ready with the week's meal plan, she dealt with your picky palate as a child, and she makes every bite taste like home.

Does that sound like your mom? If so, celebrate her and her kitchen skills with a custom recipe book showcasing all her most delicious dishes. Collaborate with other family members to include recipes from other members of the crew. You can also write any special memories about her recipes, and add your compliments to the chef.

You might make the gift of a custom cookbook even more special by including it in a gourmet gift basket full of treats and special cooking gear.

For the mom who loves nostalgia

Photo books offer a lifetime of smiles and waves of nostalgia each time they are opened. If your mom cherishes moments from the past, put them into print. You could order additional copies of the book for grandmas and aunts, too. Choose a family or family history photo book theme to fill with those classic black and white snapshots from your mother's or grandmother's past. Include write-ups of those sweet, often-repeated stories they love to tell at family gatherings. Your book will become a time capsule of their fondest memories.

Tip: Digitize your old, printed photos to include them in a nostalgic photo book.

For the brand-new mom

For a mom celebrating her first Mother’s Day (or the first as a mother of two, or three, or even more), it’s extra important to acknowledge the holiday with a thoughtful gift. For a mom to an infant, it doesn’t get much more thoughtful than a custom baby photo book featuring all her favorite baby photos. Be sure to use the photo spreads and text elements to honor her role as mom, and how amazing she is at it, alongside all those sweet pics.

For the toddler mom

Moms of toddlers live amid a riot of chaos and colors, which can all be captured in a custom photo book with the Love These Colorful Days theme by Laura Blythman. Its dynamic design bursts with bright colors and whimsical artwork. Fill the theme with photos of your rambunctious crew, and she’ll be able to treasure the memories of these crazy toddler days forever.

For moms of grown-up kids

A mom whose kids have grown up is long past the days of receiving painted handprint cards and gluey macaroni art, but don’t rule out homemade gift ideas for Mother’s Day. A custom photo book is a DIY project she’ll truly adore. For mature moms, consider serene, sophisticated photo book themes like Dreamy Memory Book for Mom or My Beautiful Mother Monoline.

For the mom who loves her fur babies

Hey, dog and cat moms are moms too! They’re always snapping photos of their pets and love sharing photos on social media. If you know a fur baby mom that loves to take pet pics, our pet photo book themes are a fun adventure through some of those great memories. Human kids of animal-loving moms can use this idea, too. (You know her favorite child is really the dog, right?!)

For the mom who is obsessed with her kids

You're the apple of your mom's eye. You know that's the truth. She smothers you with kisses and affection, and even if you pretend otherwise, you couldn’t be happier about it. Give her something she can hold and love when you're not there. A set of canvas prints – starring your own smiling face – will light up her heart and her living room. She'll love always having her kids around smiling back at her.

For a modern take on this wall-art gift idea, take her favorite social media photos of the family and turn them into metal prints. She’ll love being able to admire the photos in person and not just on her digital timeline.

For the mom who loves to travel

She's got the travel bug. If your mom is the out-and-about kind, create a travel photo book that highlights some of her favorite travel destinations and trips. This could be dedicated to a recent trip she can’t stop raving about, or a compendium of all her past adventures.

You could repeat this gift each Mother's Day until your mom has a travel photo book library she can revisit over and over again. This would be a thoughtful tradition, and also saves you from coming up with new Mother’s Day gift ideas every year!

For the hobby-obsessed mom

If your mom has a hobby – perhaps many hobbies – that she’s obsessed with, then honor her unique interests and skills with a custom photo book for Mother’s Day. Gather photos that reflect this important part of her life, whether it’s gardening, board games, sewing, marathon running, writing poetry, playing an instrument, or being involved with a club. Any of the simple book themes are easy to customize as a hobby book.

Check out our guide: Creating a DIY Photo Book to Celebrate Your Hobby

For the mom who appreciates the little things

Is your mom the “don’t buy me anything!” kind? Or the “just a card will do” kind? If she really means it, check out Mixbook’s collection of customizable greetings cards. Something as simple and gorgeous as our photo cards makes a big statement and lets Mom know you’re thinking of her, even if she’s vetoed gift giving.

Another smaller gift idea with a big impact is a custom set of Acrylic Blocks. These are a small but mighty gift that will transform your mom’s living space into a modern gallery of her favorite people and moments. Just drag and drop your chosen photo, and you’ll have a great gift that took less than 5 minutes to create.

Mother’s Day is coming soon… Are you ready?

While we’d never advise waiting until the last minute to get a Mother’s Day gift for Mom, we do have some time-saving tips for creating custom photo books in a flash. Even better, head to the Mixbook Studio™ right now and get started on one of these wonderful gift ideas.