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Treat your mum this Mother's Day!

By Sophia

Hilarious and heartwarming reads for your mum

Give the gift of inspiration this Mother's Day! The bestselling Becoming by Michelle Obama is an intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir from the former First Lady of the United States, and is a perfect read alongside the Becoming Journal – filled with guided journaling prompts for your mum to reflect and nurture a life full of joy, intention, and purpose.

For light-hearted laughs, treat your mum to Polly Gillespie's self-described ‘saucy’ new memoir, The Misadventures of Polly Gillespie. Comedienne Ali Wong's Dear Girls is also hilarious, brutally honest, and full of wisdom on modern motherhood!

For a truly touching deep read, check out Untamed by Glennon Doyle – a soulful memoir and liberating wake-up call for women to live their truest, wildest life!

For your mum's dream garden

If your mum loves gardening, our novelty pots and planters will brighten up her home and transform her outdoor space. Why not pair your pot or planter with a bag of seed bombs? From healing herbs and bouquet blends, to flowers that attract bees, ladybugs or butterflies, growing gorgeous plants has never been so easy!

Help mum keep her plants thriving with our stunning Brass Stainless Steel Watering Can, a stylish and beautiful watering can with a long and slender spout.

For a truly stunning surprise, decorate her garden with our magical dragonfly lights! Energy efficient and solar powered, these little dragonflies will illuminate your mum's garden and transform it into an enchanting oasis!

An immersive sensory experience for mums who love all things art

A perfect day out for Aucklanders! If your mum loves art, take her to the extraordinary Van Gogh Alive – an immersive, multi-sensory experience exhibiting Vincent van Gogh's paintings. Cherish the memory with Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings, a beautiful hardback collection of Vincent van Gogh's most iconic artwork.

Our Van Gogh Studio 1000 piece puzzle or Starry Night 500 piece puzzle 500 piece puzzle will give mum plenty of ‘me’ time plus a good challenge. Our Jigsaw Puzzle Board is super handy for storing puzzles so they don't have to be kept out all the time!

For passionate foodies and home cooks…

…Give them the gift of fresh recipe inspo! The new Simply Food by Eleanor Ozich contains 80 delicious wholefood recipes that can be made with just 15 minutes of hands-on time, and the new My Darling Lemon Thyme: Every Day contains over 100 vegetarian recipes for flavour-packed and gluten-free eating. The bestselling To Asia, with Love is bursting with hearty, wholesome Asian flavours!

Spoil mum with luxurious beauty treats

With notes of coffee, jasmine, vanilla, and orange blossom, the Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium is a truly irresistible fragrance. This glamorous gift set contains a Black Opium 50ml Eau de Parfum along with minis of Yves Saint Laurent's bes­tselling Dessin Du Regard eyeliner and Volume Effet Faux Cils mascara. She will feel like a million bucks!

For natural mums, they will absolutely love our Ecostore gift sets full of New Zealand made skincare and body care in invigorating scents of lemongrass, manuka, honey, and more. The Weleda Skin Food Day & Night Set is also perfect if your mum loves rich, aromatic creams.

Treat your mum to a relaxing bath with our collection of bath soaks & bubbles, like our Sweet Pea & Rose and Raspberry Marshmallow bath bombs. Create the perfect ambiance with the MOR Boutique Rosa Noir Deluxe Soy Candle, consisting of sensual velvety notes of sandalwood, musk and tonka mean, entwined with luxurious floral notes!

A wonderful gift for bookworms

Does your mum love reading? Surprise her with an e-reader for an easy reading experience, everywhere she goes. From the stylish Amazon Kindle Paperwhite in Plum to the Kobo Libra H20, she'll be able to read in comfort at home or on the go. Plus, they're both waterproof – so your mum can read by the beach or in the bath!

For TV and movie buffs

For drama and romance loving mums, the popular Outlander Season Five, will provide hours of entertainment, while royal fans will love The Crown.

For hot new movies just released on DVD, gift her juicy revenge movie Promising Young Woman or sentimental, soulful Penguin Bloom!

Check out our Mother's Day Gift Ideas for more gift inspo!

We wish you a very happy Mother's Day, and hope that you get to create wonderful memories with your mum and loved ones this month!

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