Mother’s Day is a celebration of all the mothers in your life, your mum, your step mum, your mother-in-law, your grandma, and your great-grandma if you are fortunate. All these amazing women deserve to be reminded of how important they are.
Mother’s Day is about giving mums a well-earned break and making sure they know they are appreciated.
However, many mothers still want to make sure Mother Nature is looked after too. In fact, only a few days ago, on the 22nd of April, it was Mother Earth Day.
If your mum is an eco-warrior, then she will love some of these amazing products. They will not only spoil your mum, but they will spoil Mother Earth too. You may even find some wonderful Mother’s Day gifts for grandma.
Mother’s Day Gift Guide
1. Supporting Women Artisans
Maybe your mum would like a piece of jewelry that supports women across the world. SOKO is a women-led, people-first business connecting local Kenyan artisans with the global market. Your purchase directly impacts these local communities.
Their jewelry is ethical, supports women artisans, and is made from recycled metals. Not to mention their designs are modern and beautiful.
Made from recycled metal, this choker is stunning.
Gift Idea: Double Dash Choker Necklace
Recycled Material: Brass
2. Plant Trees for Your Mum
Buy a hoodie for your mum and plant trees in her name. Supporting the planet while keeping her looking great.
We love these long-sleeved hoodies from Tentree. Sending a great message to anyone you meet. They are made from 60% organic cotton and 40% recycled polyester. Plus, for every purchase, they will plant 10 trees.
Gift Idea: Plant & Protect Hoodie
Recycled Material: Recycled Polyester
3. Nice Comfy Socks
Socks and undies are always given a bad reputation when it comes time for gift giving. Perhaps these ones will change your mind as these socks are made from recycled plastic.
Buy any 3 pairs and they will donate $5 to families in need too. Socks that give back too in many ways.
I have several pairs of these myself and they are very soft and comfy.
Gift Idea: Arvin Goods Casual Sock in light Blue
Recycled Material: Up-cycled Cotton and Recycled Polyester
4. Jewellery that Cleans the Ocean
Buy your Mother a bracelet that helps clean the ocean. With every purchase of a bracelet, 4Ocean will remove a pound of trash from the ocean.
I already have two of these myself, something to wear proudly knowing you helped to clean up the ocean. There are many colors available and each color represents a different ocean creature.
We love giving back to Mother Earth.
Gift Idea: 4Ocean Bracelet
5. A Bag for Every Day
You could buy mum something practical and sustainable. Day Owl makes beautiful backpacks from fabric made from recycled plastic. They also collect old backpacks and repair or recycle them, so not only can you get mum a great new or preloved backpack but you can help her recycle her old one.
To date, Day Owl has saved over 121 Million plastic bottles while helping local entrepreneurs generated much-needed income. Learn more about Day Owl.
Gift Idea: the backpack
Recycled Material: 100% recycled polyester (PET)
6. Sustainable Fitness
If your mum is the sporty type then check out these recycled shorts. Made from 84% recycled PET plastic. You can even pick up a matching top for her too.
Gift Idea: Recycled Sports Shorts
Recycled Material: recycled polyester (RPET)
7. Yoga Classes in Style
What better way to practice yoga than on a recycled product. The positivity from doing something good for the planet and good for you.
Not only are Suga Mats made entirely out of recycled surfing wetsuits they are fully recyclable at the end of their lives.
Suga has also implemented two recycling programs: one to take your old wetsuit off your hands and one to allow customers to return their used mats for recycling.
Gift Idea: Recycled Wetsuit Yoga Mat
Recycled Material: Recycled wetsuits or neoprene
8. Give her something to Read
If your mum loves to read, she might really enjoy this book. It’s a fascinating insight into the world of junk and what happens to our unwanted material possessions.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Elizabeth Kolbert, takes us on a journey through the secondhand dealers of the American Southwest to flea markets in Southeast Asia and more.
Gift Idea: Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale
Recycled Material: 100% recycled paper
9. A Beautiful New Swim Suit
Why not spoil mum with a new swimsuit made from recycled plastic. There are so many gorgeous brands making swimsuits from recycled polyester or nylon.
You can find them in our article on recycled swimsuits.
If you’re not sure which one she will like why not buy her a voucher.
Gift Idea: Recycled Swimsuit.
Recycled Material: Paper
10. A Beautiful Tote bag
This is definitely an item to spoil mum, and doesn’t she deserve it? Who would have thought recycled plastic could look so eye-catching? This one’s a bit on the pricy side but they are so pretty.
Gift Idea: The Essential Tote
Recycled Material: recycled plastic including ocean-bound marine plastic collected from coastlines.
11. Upcycled Bottles
There are some really amazing artists creating gorgeous pieces out of recycled materials.
Bottled up designs make beautiful jewelry pieces out of broken glass that no one else wants to use. An avid glass and bottle collector, Laura Bergmen, has spent countless hours poking around old glass and bottle dumps near where she lives.
Then she turns them into something positive and beautiful—each piece of glass with its own story.
Gift Idea: Flowers in Antique Brass Earrings
Recycled Material: Glass
12. Natural products for a natural mum
Mother’s Day is supposed to be all about Mum. Why not get her something stylish just for her. This bomber jacket from Matt & Nat is made from recycled polyester and looks fabulous.
Gift Idea: Kenya bomber jacket
Recycled Material: Recycled polyester
The Wrap Up
We hope you liked our Mother’s Day unique gifts. We want to finish with the following Mother’s Day wishes. Wishing all Mothers, Mums, Mummys, Moms, Grandmas, Great Grandmas, Mothers-in-law, Step Mums, and Foster Mums the very best for Mother’s Day.
Want to find great gifts for Father’s day too. Take a look at Make your fathers day message for dad and the planet!.
