Mother’s Day is meant to pay tribute to one of the most important roles that women play in our lives; the role of a mother. The day is perhaps more universal than any other holiday there is because not all people may celebrate Easter or Christmas or Hanukkah, but everyone celebrates a mother. A lot of people argue that since a mother child relationship is one that comes with no strings attached, is it right to celebrate or appreciate your mom by giving her a gift?

There really isn’t any harm in giving a nice thoughtful mother’s day gift to your mom because at the heart of it, you’re trying to tell her just how much you love her, which is why gifts that can delight your mom or give her some type of added comfort are always top choice. Jewelry is presumably a popular mothers day gift but it’s actually not as well received as many would think and expensive and extravagant gifts like jewelry are what make many people wonder if gift giving is the right way to honor your mother.

It’s for this very reason that people prefer to buy mother’s day flowers; flowers are supposed to ‘say it all’, which they do for the few days that they remain fresh. Flowers are pretty much what everyone gets for their mom on mothers day because they’re the obvious choice, but moms, who insist that they don’t want anything for mother’s day, often feel sad when they have to throw the flowers out once they’ve wilted. Not only is it hard for women to throw flowers away, the knowledge that they’re throwing away flowers that their children gave them makes it all the more difficult and its precisely why many people look for an alternative to flowers for mother’s day.

There aren’t really many things that can replace real flowers except fake flowers and they look like cheap gifts (even though they’re not). It’s for this very reason that mother’s day gift baskets exist, and are available in so many different themes. With the large variety of stores selling gift baskets and online retailers who’ll deliver them to your doorstep, the choice is practically infinite when it comes to gift baskets and choosing one that will fall under our budget but still appeal to the special woman we want to honor should be easy.

We know mom likes to cook because she made breakfast, lunch and dinner for us all these years, and maybe she likes to clean too because she kept everything spotless for us, she likes to try new foods because she always made sure we had new experiences in our lives and that we ate healthy. The same can be said for just about every mother so what kind of mothers day gift basket should be bought that she’ll love and that will tell her how we feel as well as (if not better than) flowers do.

One really good choice is to buy food themed mothers day gift baskets, they come in a huge variety but the ones filled with fruit are the best because fruit is a pure gift (like flowers) but it doesn’t have to be thrown out and your mom can enjoy it. Even better than fruit baskets are fruit bouquets which are a trending mothers day gift and are fast becoming popular. They come with memorable keepsake containers so your mom will have something to remember the day and her gift while still being able to enjoy it.