Flowers have long been used as a gift to show gratitude, love and celebration. It’s easy to see why they are a top gift for Mother’s Day. A bouquet of flowers is a thoughtful gift anyone can appreciate. Did you know the blooms you choose can carry special symbolism? Different types and colors of flowers can convey different meanings. According to FiftyFlowers.com, meaningful picks for Mom include lilies, which symbolize new life and fertility; peonies, which symbolize prosperity and good fortune; sunflowers, which represent wisdom and loyalty; and roses, which carry different meanings depending on the color you choose. Pink roses symbolize gratitude and appreciation, yellow roses represent friendship and white roses are tied to new beginnings. From garden blooms to floral jewelry and homemade crafts, there are endless ways to show your appreciation with beautiful flowers. Here are a few gift ideas to let the mom in your life know she is loved.
Planting Memories
Potted plants and hanging baskets are a great option for moms who want a gift that will last for months. Geraniums, petunias, impatiens and begonias are just a few easy-to-grow container flowers that will give mom a daily reminder of you from spring until fall.
For a mom with a green thumb, consider a perennial bloom that she can plant in the yard and enjoy year after year. A butterfly bush not only produces beautiful blooms, it also attracts native pollinators such as bees, hummingbirds and of course, butterflies. Hydrangeas have impressive large flowers that you can find in a variety of colors from white to dark blue. Rose bushes can also be found in just about any color and offer a variety of flower sizes.
Flower Inspired Jewelry
You know the saying: flowers fade, but jewelry lasts forever. That holds true for Mother’s Day gifts. Floral-inspired jewelry pieces are a great option for a trendy mom. From dainty rings to bold pendants, you can add a pop of petals to mom’s collection. Here are a few trending pieces you can customize just for Mom.
Made by Mary: Birth Flower Charm Stacker Necklace. Featuring intricately designed floral silhouette charms for every month, each with a special meaning, this delicate chain carries the blooms that are rooted deep in your heart. Customize your necklace with up to five charms for a radiant reminder that love grows beautiful things. madebymary.com
GLDN: Flora Mila Bracelet. Wrap your wrist with a beloved bloom (and carry it with you always)! This suspended, hand-stamped pendant always stays perfectly in place, like magic. Choose from 24 different flowers. gldn.com
Mint & Lily: Personalized Stamped Flower Ring. This elegant ring features a series of your choice of stamped flowers around the band, perfect for those who appreciate a blend of floral beauty and personal significance. mintandlily.com
DIY Floral Crafts
Nothing steals a mom’s heart more than a homemade gift from the ones she loves most.
Pressed Flower Bookmarks
Supplies:
-Flowers and leaves
-Heavy books or heavy weight
-Clear contact paper
-Scissors
-Thin ribbon
-Hole punch
Directions:
1. Collect flowers and leaves from outside, or you can purchase a pack of pressed flowers online.
2. Place them inside a heavy book or under a heavy weight for a day or two until they are flattened.
3. Cut a bookmark-shaped strip of clear contact paper (approx. 2 inches wide by 6 inches long). Remove the backing and place it on a surface with the sticky side up.
4. Then stick some pressed flowers to it. It’s OK if some of them hang over the edge.
Next, cut a slightly larger piece of contact paper and sandwich the flowers between the two pieces.
5. Trim the larger contact paper to the size of the smaller one
Optional: Use a hole punch to add ribbon
(foxfarmhome.com/diy-pressed-flower-bookmarks)
Handprint Flowers
Supplies:
-Construction paper (white and green)
-Washable paint
-Paint brush
-Pencil
-Scissors
-Permanent markers
-Craft sticks
-Glue
-Cardboard
-Glitter (optional)
Directions:
1. Paint your child’s hand and stamp onto white construction paper. Repeat twice with different paint colors, or use handprints from different children.
2. Cut out the handprints.
3. Draw and cut out green construction paper leaves.
4. Cover 3 craft sticks with paint. Dry 1–2 hours.
5. To create each handprint flower, glue the handprint to front of craft stick and leaves to back.
6. Sketch and cut out cardboard flower pot.
7. Paint cardboard with the color of your choice. Dry 1–2 hours.
8. Write a special message for mom on the flowerpot.
9. Glue handprint flowers to the back of the flowerpot.
Optional — add glitter
(crayola.com/crafts/mothers-day-handprint-flowers-craft)