Mother's Day ideas – gift ideas for Mother's Day
When is Mother's Day 2024?
Mother's Day is traditionally celebrated in Germany on the second Sunday in May, this year on the 12th of May. Mother's Day is a great opportunity to show our mums how much we appreciate them and how grateful we are for all the love and care they give us every day.
We often find it difficult to find the perfect gift for our mums. That's why we've put together some creative and original ideas for the perfect Mother's Day gift. Let's show our mums how important and special they are to us! We hope you enjoy browsing through the ideas!
Mother's Day gift #1: Flowers!
Mums love flowers - we offer you the most beautiful selection!
Here's how it works: Choose the most beautiful bouquet for your mum, enter Mother's Day as your preferred delivery date and sit back and relax - we'll take care of the rest! Our local partner florists will tie the bouquet fresh on site shortly before Mother's Day and deliver it on time for Mother's Day Sunday.
Show your mum that you're thinking of her and send her beautiful flowers on Mother's Day as a token of appreciation and love!
More beautiful gift ideas for Mother's Day:
- Jewellery: a pretty piece of jewellery such as a bracelet, necklace or earrings can be a great Mother's Day gift for mums who love wearing jewellery. You can also have the jewellery engraved with a few kind words or the mother's initials/name.
- Photo book: A photo book with beautiful memories of you and your mum is guaranteed to make mum's heart beat faster. Whether you design it yourself or order it from an online print shop - you definitely can't go wrong with this gift.
- Wellness gift basket: Our mums are there for us 24/7 - time to give them back some rest and relaxation. Treat your mum to a personalised wellness package with products such as bath bombs, candles, body butter and face masks.
- Cooking or baking accessories: If your mum loves cooking or baking, nice new kitchen utensils or cookery books are sure to be welcome.
- Materials for creative projects: Does your mum like knitting or perhaps she has another creative hobby?
- 365 fortune biscuits: Your mum doesn't just deserve a special gift on one day of the year. Make her happy every day with a portion of happiness! P.S. Fortune biscuits are very easy to make yourself.
- Time: Time is the most precious gift. Spend a lovely day with your mum over a delicious breakfast or cake and give her your full attention on her special day.
Mother's Day - an invention of the florists?
Mother's Day is not an invention of florists, as is often rumoured. Rather, the American Anna Marie Jarvis is considered the initiator. After her mother died on 9 May 1905, Jarvis launched a large-scale initiative with the aim of honouring all mothers with an official holiday. She was successful: in 1908, the first Mother's Day was celebrated at St Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton (West Virginia). After the corresponding sermon, Anna Jarvis distributed five hundred white and red carnations. The red carnations were to honour the living mothers, the white ones the deceased.
Encouraged by the positive reactions to her work, Jarvis continued to devote all her energy to the Mother's Day idea and wrote letters to high-ranking politicians, clergymen and women's organisations, with the result that by 1909, 45 states in the USA were already celebrating Mother's Day. It was then recognised as a bank holiday in the United States in 1914. The First World War prevented the idea from spreading quickly to Europe, which is why an official Mother's Day was not introduced in Germany until 13 May 1923.
Today, more than 100 years later, Mother's Day has become an integral part of our society. It fulfils a unifying function within the family and is associated with many individual rituals. It seems almost unthinkable to visit your mother on 10 May without presenting her with a flowery gift. If the children are still small, dad should take them to the florist and help them choose. A lovingly selected arrangement will make every mum smile!
Mother's Day around the world: different countries, different traditions
Mother's Day is celebrated in Germany on 12 May - but when and how is it celebrated in other countries?