7 unexpected Mother’s Day gifts she’ll love

Kids create a lot of messes, am I right? Enter Ruggable: an interchangeable, nonslip, durable, stain resistant, pet friendly, and COMPLETELY MACHINE WASHABLE rug. Yes, you heard that right. Ruggable rugs can be easily lifted up and thrown right in the washing machine, eliminating mama’s need to flip out every time her kid spills his milk all over the living room. (Or his jelly sandwich all over the family room. Or his yogurt all over the hallway. You get the idea…) And they come in a huge array of styles, sizes, price points + colors. What’s not to love?

If the last thing mama needs is more stuff, we love the idea of gifting something that will positively impact someone else’s life. CARE’s Gift of Lasting Change is the perfect way to honor mom—each donation delivers lasting solutions to poverty worldwide. In honor of Mother’s Day, we especially like the opportunities available for Women’s Empowerment, which include scholarships for girls to attend school, a girls’ mentorship club, fighting gender-based violence, and more.

What if a little bit of saliva could reveal the secrets of your DNA? Thanks to 23andMe, that’s all it takes to learn the story of your history and beyond. 23andMe offers genetic reports that can offer insights into your ancestry, health, traits and more! That’s a whole lot from one little vial of spit.

Order your kit and discover more about yourself and your family than you ever knew before.

It’s a fact: Mamas love photos of their families. But it can be next to impossible to find time to edit and print our favorite frames. (Great for our Instagram feeds, bad for all those baby books.) Enter the Polaroid Snap Touch camera—just like the Polaroid cameras of your youth, but a whole lot smarter. The LCD touchscreen lets you edit photos to be black and white, sepia, or color, and it even has Bluetooth capability. Get ready to snap, print, and share all your favorite shots with ease.

Founded by a mom who wanted to give her child fresh, wholesome meals—without sacrificing time together—Nurture Life is a meal delivery service that ships age-specific, dietitian crafted meals to your doorstep. Each recipe prioritizes organic, seasonal produce and never includes artificial flavors or colors, trans fats, or high fructose corn syrup.

All you have to provide are your children’s ages and dietary preferences to get started. It’s a great, simple option for first solids and for expanding the palates of older children—and mamas will love how much time and energy is saves them.

Reading, yoga, relaxing…just a few things you might choose to do while this (amazing) robot vacuum cleans the house FOR YOU 🙌 If mama usually tackles vacuuming duties, give her the gift of time this year with what we consider to be one of the best uses of tech we’ve ever seen.

The iRobot Roomba has a patented cleaning system that’s engineered to loosen, lift, and suction everything from small particles to large debris from carpers and hard floors. (Just don’t forget to pick up all those Lego bricks first.) With easy Wifi connectivity, all it takes is the tap of a button a quick Alexa ask to get you one step closer to the clean home of your dreams.

Whether it’s your favorite mama mantra or simply a welcome sign for friends and family to Mother’s Day brunch, a letter board is the gift that keeps on giving. (Plus, it’s the hottest way to make any and all big announcements.) Want to score bonus points? Gift yours with a special message to Mom already spelled out.