5 Mother’s Day Gifts That Beat Flowers

Mother’s Day is right around the cor­ner! We’re not going to tell you to ditch the flow­ers and candy in favour of some­thing more thought­ful — we think most moms are pretty amaz­ing, and deserve some­thing thought­ful and unique as well as flow­ers and candy! We can help you with the thought­ful and unique part (you’re on your own for the flow­ers and candy).

Turn messes into cheeky fun with these Bulls­eye Burp Blan­kets and Hon­est Wash­cloths from My Favourite Blan­ket. Hand made out of a soft and super-absorbant cotton/bamboo blend that is washer and dryer safe. Because, after all, they are designed to get… dirty.

Give Mom a lit­tle time-out with a treat from the Naked Soap­works line of body­care prod­ucts. Naked prod­ucts are 100% nat­ural, hand­made in small batches, and guar­an­teed cruelty-free! They also smell deli­cious enough to eat.

What kind of mom would like to be given a seat to one of our work­shops? A mom with lit­tle kids at home who could use an after­noon away from them, or a mom with adult kids who would like to spend an after­noon with them! And it’s no coin­ci­dence that we have a Card Mak­ing Work­shop sched­uled for Mother’s Day this year. It starts at 1:30, which leaves you plenty of time to treat Mom to a yummy brunch on Main Street first.

If classes aren’t Mom’s thing, you can still spend some qual­ity cre­ative time together with a needle-felting kit from Blush­ing Lotus. Learn­ing a new skill together is always a bond­ing event!

It’s true, jew­elry is hardly an unusual gift for Mother’s Day! That hav­ing been said, we have a fan­tas­tic col­lec­tion of unique pieces from Pink Gar­goyle Designs, Megz Majew­ski, Lotus Flower Pen­dants, and A Cagey Bee, among oth­ers. Whether Mom’s already a fan of one of our artists or whether you’ll be intro­duc­ing her to some­thing new, we’re sure to have a piece she’ll love.

Oh, and if you’re still think­ing of flow­ers and candy, may we sug­gest that while you’re on Main Street you visit The Flower Fac­tory (Flower arrangers extra­or­di­naire!) and Choco­la­terie de la Nou­velle France (Trust us. We know our bon­bons, and these are delicious!).