The 15 best Mother's Day gift experiences to encourage more quality time with Mom in 2025

Creative, crafty moms can stretch their skills with this at-home pottery kit. It comes with enough clay, varnish and paint to make two pots or planters — one for Mom, one for her favorite kid (you!). Need a few pottery pointers? Follow Sculpd's step-by-step guide and video tutorials.

$65 at Amazon

Fresh flowers and Mother's Day go together like, well, you and your mom. Instead of sending her yet another bouquet, sign her up for a flower-arranging workshop that she can attend anytime, anywhere. She'll get a box of pretty blooms from 1-800-Flowers and a vase shipped right to her door, then she can follow the step-by-step video to arrange it to her liking.

$65 at Alice's Table

Memories are priceless, and Storyworth is a simple way to ensure that they live on forever. They'll send her a year's worth of emails with prompts to guide her story (like "What is the furthest you've ever traveled?"). When the year's up, they'll compile all of her writing into a hardbound book — the fact that you care enough to ask is the greatest gift you can give your mom, and the final product is a gift for you and the generations to follow.  

$89 at Storyworth

Her fur baby will become her muse in this online painting class led by artist Addie Stunkard. Everyone starts with a black-and-white printed photo of their pet, which they'll trace onto watercolor paper and bring to life with paint. Make sure she has all the materials at home before it's time for class, or play it safe by picking up the watercolor set for an extra $30 so she's set and ready to go.

$35 at Uncommon Goods

You can buy her all the lotions and potions in the world, but that doesn't mean she'll use 'em. A trip to the spa, however, is something she can — and will — squeeze into her schedule. A SpaFinder gift card is your best bet because she can use it at thousands of spas around the country for whatever, whenever — a facial, manicure, massage, full-body treatment, you name it. 

$25 at SpaFinder

Give the gift of learning this Mother's Day. For just $10 a month, she can take unlimited online classes taught by experts in their craft. You know what that means, don't you? In no time, she'll be cooking up a storm like Gordon Ramsay or redecorating the house à la Joanna Gaines. 

$10 at MasterClass

The mountains are calling you and your mom! This pass gives her and the rest of the fam year-long access to parks and sites across the country. It'll cover the entrance fee for the entire vehicle (or an additional three adults at sites that charge per person), so she just has to worry about getting to the destination. 

$80 at REI

She appreciates a good cup of coffee as much as the next person, but this class takes things to the next level. Driftaway Coffee will send her a box with five pre-measured whole bean or ground coffees, five glasses and additional info about the tasting, which can she do solo or on Zoom with other budding brewmasters. But that's not all: She'll also get the brand's Coffee Explorer Box, which includes five two-ounce bags of coffee to keep the caffeine buzz going after the tasting. 

$52 at Driftaway Coffee

Show, don't tell with a Mother's Day gift that takes you two out of your element. Redeem this voucher for a two-person activity in cities worldwide, from a line dancing class in Nashville to beer tasting in Belgium. Let this be the catalyst for a trip to remember — or at the very least, a weekend away from home. 

$109 at Tinggly

A daycation is just what she needs. Use ResortPass to send her off to a hotel or spa for a day of pampering and pool time. While you can always call the shots for her by booking a specific date and time, a gift card lets her take matters into her own hands. Just be sure to check out the pricing in your area to ensure the gift card covers the whole experience. 

$50 at ResortPass

Perfume is personal, and Olfactory knows this all too well. They specialize in custom scents — you can visit one of their brick-and-mortar stores to make your own or order a box for an at-home experience. The latter comes with nine samples of their core scents along with a $20 credit to redeem a Tinkerer Box, which comes with six custom variations of her favorite scent from the original sampling. Once she settles on her overall favorite from the bunch, she can use the credit on the Tinkerer Box sleeve to order a full-size fragrance. 

$85 at Olfactory NYC

You love your mom's cooking and I'm not looking to get you in trouble here, so be sure to make that clear before you hand her this gift card. Think of Cozymeal as a way to broaden her horizons in the kitchen. All classes, whether virtual or in-person, are taught by the same caliber of chef, so she's guaranteed to learn from culinary's best. Give her enough money to cover the cost of a class (virtual classes start at $39), so she can pick from cuisines, themes and experience levels.

$39 at Cozymeal

Eating chocolate is an experience as it is, but why don't you go ahead and make a game out of it? Dandelion Chocolate will take her tastebuds on a journey in their virtual tasting, where she'll learn about flavor notes and pairing suggestions. First things first: She'll receive a box with five chocolate bars, a tasting sheet to jot down notes and instructions on how to sign up for her class. All you have to do is buy the tasting set, then she handles the rest! 

$75 at Dandelion Chocolate

Your mom appreciates the finer things in life — and by that, I mean sweet treats and lots of 'em. With this Goldbelly subscription, she'll get enough cookies from top bakeries to feed six to eight people each month (if sharing's even on the table, of course). The assortment is ever-changing — she'll get traditional Italian cookies one month and New York's famous black-and-white cookies the next. Take it month by month or spring for a three-month subscription, at $150. 

$50 at Goldbelly

She has a zillion photos of her kids, but with them? That's a different story. Flytographer will help get Mom in the picture — give her a gift card and she can redeem it for a family photo sesh in one of 350 cities worldwide, whether it's close to home or on the next family vacation. A $325 gift card will cover a 30-minute session, but spring for the next level to get 35 photos in one or two locations ($425). 

$325 at Flytographer