Gift ideas for Mum this Mother’s Day

If it wasn’t hard enough to come up with gift ideas for mum every Mother’s Day, now you’re supposed to give your partner an idea what to buy for you from your own kids. You may even have to get a grandmother gift from your kids to your mum! Probably as well as something for your mother-in-law to boot!

Did you know that up to 85% of women do ALL the gift buying in the family? Phew, that’s a lot of presents and a lot of difficult gifts to buy! If your mum has everything she needs or wants, or your mother-in-law is hard to buy for, you might be struggling to find something that is perfect for her. We’ve put together this guide to making sure Mother’s Day is all about mum this year – just like it should be!

Five gift ideas for Brisbane mums

If we’re going to make a day all about mum, why not go all out and make it an outing and gift in one? we think one of the best gifts you can give a mum is time, and these exciting days out are the perfect way to spend Mother’s Day together.

Alternatively, you might like to check out these five Brisbane-centric experience gifts for mums that they can use later on!

High Tea

Nothing like treating mum to a luxurious afternoon spent indulging in opulent little treats at one of Brisbane’s best high tea places. With options like traditional high tea, chocolate high tea and even cheese high teas on offer, you’re sure to find a high tea option that suit’s mum’s taste.

A Moreton Bay Day Trip

You mum can cruise the bay in a luxury catamaran, journey up the Brisbane River, go whale watching, or visit historical St Helena Island for lunch and a spot of ghost hunting. There are dozens of cruise operators working our big, beautiful bay and there are plenty of different options for every mum.

Gourmet Cookery Classes

Cooking classes are the perfect gift for the mum with refined tastes! For the gourmet mum, cookery classes can give her a whole new hobby! Brisbane is one of the best places on earth to learn to cook; not only do we have some of the world’s best produce available, we also have a multi-cultural population. Our proximity to Asia means we have access to some of the most diverse and exciting menus in the world – who wouldn’t want to take cookery classes here!

There are plenty of gourmet cooking schools in Brisbane where she can learn everything from Hindu vegetarian cooking, to authentic Indonesian, Polynesian, Thai, Indian, French, Spanish or Japanese food. There are even private cooking classes where mum, dad and the kids can learn to cook together! If she has a taste for it, Brisbane has the cooking school – and most will offer gift certificates so your mum can choose a course and time that’s best for her.

QPAC Gift Certificates

A gift certificate to QPAC is a great idea for the mum who has everything but loves an amazing night out. QPAC has hundreds of shows a year–from musicals to small plays and kids shows–so even the hardest to please mother-in-law will find something she’ll enjoy.

A Cruise (No, I’m not kidding!)

Did you know you can send your parents on a short cruise from just $500 each? This is a great gift idea for big events like important anniversaries, especially if you and your siblings can split the costs. With comedy cruises (with Sit Down Comedy Club comedians on board) or Food and Wine themes (where mum can take cooking classes and learn to make cocktails) it’s a getaway your mum will be totally wowed by!

As for yourself this Mother’s Day, I don’t know a single mum with small kids who wouldn’t like some quality time with their babies,  followed by… a day to herself! We’d love to hear your gift ideas for mum this Mother’s Day – what are you buying for your mother or the mother-in-law?