12 of the Best Mother’s Day Gifts To Make Moms Who Drive Very Happy
We know her and we love her: The mom who spends much of her day behind the wheel driving us to and fro, picking up food, dropping off forgotten backpacks, delivering our littles to dance and hockey. We love to celebrate her on Mother’s Day, but shouldn’t a gift be something that she’ll appreciate all year?
Her ride should also be a haven: A place where she can relax between pickups and dropoffs, where she can catch a quick nap, enjoy a warm cup of tea, where her favorite scent wafts calming vibes despite the frustrations of traffic and delays. Here are our 12 faves, the best mother’s day gifts, and best of all, they are easy to give and send, even at the last minute (thanks, Amazon Prime!).
In Car Fragrance Diffuser is THE Best Mother’s Day Gift
We love this for the ability to add your own essential oils or favorite Nest fragrance. Pop it on the dashboard and let a heavenly scent take you away. Or, drown out the *fragrance* of football players fresh from the field.
Aromatherapy Diffusers – Buy on Amazon
Essential Oils – Buy on Amazon
Stainless Steel Tumblers
Yes, we are all on the oversized-stainless-tumbler train and for good reason: These are easy to clean, hold a lot, keep our drinks hot or cold and they look great.
Tumbler Cups – Buy on Amazon
Adjustable Cup Holder – Buy on Amazon
Car Nap Kit: The Ultimate Mother’s Day Gift
The magic of a nap is grabbing one when and where you can. But in the car, the right gear is a must. A blanket, a sun shade (which will provide privacy, too), an eye mask, a neck pillow and a nice tote to keep it all together is the perfect kit for the mom who never has enough time for herself.
Weighted Blanket – Buy on Amazon
Sun Shade for Car Window – Buy on Amazon
Eye Mask– Buy on Amazon
Bag to keep it organized– Buy on Amazon (You can definitely get creative with cute totes or zipper bags!)
Neck Pillow – Buy on Amazon
Upgrade Her Visor Mirror
The lighted mirrors that come standard on most cars typically provide minimal light. But an upgraded mirror help every mom find a little glamor, touching up her lipstick or touching up yesterday’s eyeliner so it looks fresh–as if it’s today’s.
Car Mirror Lights – Buy on Amazon
Purse Hooks Solve All Sorts of Issues
You know you’re a mom who spends too much time in the car when your purse is covered in child size footprints, or worse, you give up carrying a purse altogether because there’s not good place to put it. But a purse hook that allows you to hang your handbag, or grocery bag, tote or backpack, is a true gift.
Car Care Kits are The Best Mother’s Day Gift – Especially When YOU Do the Work
Yes, it’s great to have cleaning supplies on hand for those moments when we have to clean up a spill or clean the fingerprints off the multimedia screen. But a thorough cleaning is the best mother’s day gift. A nice gift set along with the promise of doing the work will warm your mom’s heart. And make her smile every time she gets into her lovely, clean car.
Cordless Vacuum for the Car
There’s nothing like being able to get sand out of the crevices between the carpet and the door frame, or getting all the popcorn dust out of the seat bight, but when you can, it’s magical. That’s the beauty of a cordless car vac.
Cordless Vacuum – Buy on Amazon
Cupholder Warmer or Cooler
Keeping your coffee warm or your soda chilled can be the saving grace on many days. A plug-in cooler/warmer that rests in the cupholder will do the trick.
Cup Warmer/ Cup Cooler – Buy on Amazon
Seat Gap Filler and Storage
There’s no worse frustration than to drop your keys, or phone, or lipstick into the abyss between the seat and the center console. Seat gap fillers come to the rescue! These tiny storage bins fit into that gap and either simply fill the gap or fill it with storage – a place to put your phone or lipstick or keys.
Seat Gap Filler – Buy on Amazon
An Attractive Tissue Holder
Ah, we can never find them when we need them, and with kids in the car we always need them: Tissues. An attractive tissue holder does the trick, providing this necessity in an attractive package.
Tissue Holder for Car – Buy on Amazon
The Customizable Key Chain
They don’t stay this size for long. But when they are framed in a keychain holder, they do, and it’s precious. And, you’ll never confuse your keys with someone else’s.
Customizable Keychain – Buy on Amazon
Trunk Storage to Keep It all Together
Sunscreen. Pencils. Hand sanitizer. Notebooks. Bandaids. Phone cables. Tylenol. Water bottles. Fruit snacks. You name it, mom has thought about it and probably has it in the car. But good intentions can become a jumble without good organization. A trunk organizer can be a sanity saver.
Car Organizer and Storage Hacks – Buy on Amazon
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