What to give mother-in-law for her birthday

Relations with your husband’s relatives can be conditional at a distance, or perhaps you live nearby and communicate closely. In any case, we try a little more for them in order to get closer and closer, therefore we approach the choice of gifts with special trepidation. How to guess and buy what you really need? 

Nowadays, it is easy to find universal gifts that everyone will like. When you do not know your mother-in-law well, you can use generally significant things for congratulations. In the household, both a vase and pajamas are always useful. But if the desire to surprise and please is stronger than just getting off with a gift on duty, then we offer you several options for inspiration – you can easily choose from them what to give your mother-in-law for her birthday.

Top 25 Mother-in-Law Birthday Gifts

To begin with, let’s decide whether you will buy a gift together with other relatives or want to give something personally from yourself. Throwing in the whole family and donating a more expensive thing is convenient when the mother-in-law herself hinted that she would need it. If the husband’s mother does not talk about her desires, act on your own: the more gifts she receives, the more positive emotions!

Next, you need to decide if your relative has favorite activities. It shouldn’t be about grandchildren, her husband, or her job. The gift should please the woman herself, and not emphasize her social role. So, let’s try to choose a present according to her temperament and hobbies.

For creative natures 

1. Mill for knitting 

Brand new original handicraft. A semi-automatic machine is a circle with plastic hooks on which threads are attached. After that, it remains only to twist the handle attached to the side and watch the magic of knitting without your efforts. The mill produces both circular and straight blades. This is an incredible time saver that goes into regular knitting. And it is also an opportunity to create your own products, if you have never held a hook or knitting needles in your hands. Anyone at the mill can make a hat and snood in just a couple of hours. Depending on the model, there are different modes, patterns and accessories for knitting. 

2. Set for beading and embroidery

Ready-made kits are the required number of beads and threads, as well as a pattern, canvases or wire for creativity. The only difficulty is choosing the right option. Since there are kits on the market for creating a huge number of beadwork: key chains, figurines, jewelry, paintings … Particular attention should be paid to the creation of trees from beads, from which you can assemble a whole collection: birch, apple tree, sakura, linden and others – they are popularly called the trees of happiness, and each species symbolizes success in a certain area of ​​uXNUMXbuXNUMXblife. 

3. Mandala

Mandala drawing is the oldest practice on the planet, rooted in Buddhism and Judaism. The word “mandala” means a circle, which in the east symbolizes the integrity of the world and the model of the universe. And the sinuous patterns from which the circle is created are designed to accumulate and direct energy in the right direction for a person. From a more practical point of view, creating a mandala is a way of meditation that calms a person and sets his body to positive vibrations. The options from which you can create magic circles are amazing. Starting from a simple painting by numbers and ending with a set for creating a mandala from minerals. There are also embroidery, puzzles and coloring.

4. Set for decoupage

If your mother-in-law has not yet tried this popular type of creativity, then you can give her a set that has everything you need for decorating. The package includes: detailed instructions, a form for decoration, drawings that are transferred to the object, glue and additional elements: a brush, potal or paint. It can be an option for a plate decoration, or a vintage-style wall decor. And you can pick up a set for decoupage of an object based on Provence. 

5. Set for felting

This is an interesting activity, but for very diligent ladies. The more practical will enjoy felting a woolen brooch. Lovers of beautiful decor can give a kit for making figurines. Products are created from wool using special tools that are included in the kit. And there is a more ambitious and original gift that will surprise and decorate the interior – this is a set for felting a whole picture from wool.

For ladies-gardeners and owners of private houses

6. Brazier

Of course, we are not talking about the duty folding brazier, which falls apart after a couple of trips to the barbecue. There are much more original interesting models. A portable barbecue grill in the form of a bucket will definitely surprise nature lovers and summer residents. And the yard in a private house can be decorated with a stylish square brazier with patterns cast on the walls or a casket with a lid that protects from rain. If the budget allows, you can buy a roaster that is equipped with a table, a canopy, and a bunch of other accessories for cooking on charcoal.

7. Lanterns and figurines for the site

A popular fashion in the West is to decorate house adjoining areas with beautiful polystone figurines. It is a durable material that is resistant to moisture and sunlight. If the Americans like to place gnomes on the lawn, then our domestic figurines are much more original. For example, you can buy a wolf from a popular Soviet cartoon. Or the famous cockerel, which also performs the function of a weather vane. If your mother-in-law does not like funny figurines, there is an offer to buy a set of flashlights that will illuminate the paths on the site. Usually they are charged by solar energy, but there are battery-powered models.

8. Headdress

If the husband’s mother likes to spend time in the garden, she will definitely appreciate a wide-brimmed hat that protects her face and shoulders from the sun. A luxurious straw hat is also a fashion statement accessory that will come in handy on vacation. A stylish visor or cap is suitable for tourists and athletes. From the original forms, you can pick up a women’s turban-turban or a panama hat with a cheerful inscription.

9. Pot with automatic watering

There are many options on the market for laconic planters of various shapes and sizes, the main feature of which is automatic watering. Of the original – models of spherical and rectangular shapes, which are suitable for use both at home and on the street. The irrigation system is designed so that between the walls of the flowerpot there is a hollow space where water is poured. From it, the plant is saturated with moisture. A float, which is fixed on the outside of the pot, helps control the balance of the liquid.

10. A set of gardening tools

A great example of how you can turn practical tools into a cozy home gift. The cutest scoops, a watering can, gloves and other attributes for caring for ornamental plants are packed in a handy case. It is important not to confuse home hobby accessories with garden tools. Rakes and choppers, even in a mini version, require work, and a beautiful vintage watering can makes caring for flowers enjoyable.

For food lovers

11. Black caviar and caviar

A delicacy that has become available for purchase, if not for daily breakfast, then at least as an expensive gift. And you can complement such a delicacy with a stylish caviar. To choose the right accessory, you should take into account that for black caviar you need a caviar bowl with two levels of plates. Ice is poured into the lower one, and caviar is placed on the upper one, cooled by ice. Usually, they are supplemented with small spoons to distribute the delicacy. The dish for red caviar has one form; it is not necessary to serve it with ice. 

12. Chocolate Fountain or Drink Fountain

The fountain, despite the name, is used not only for chocolate in fondue. The gadget can be used to supply different types of liquid products. Condensed milk, jelly, honey, sour cream, applesauce, liquid jam are poured there. To liquefy products that are too thick, the heating function is used. There is also a special fountain for sale to pour wine or other drinks. It differs in the shape of the bowls through which liquid flows: they have special necks on different sides through which you can draw a drink into a glass. 

13. Microgreens

A microgreen germination kit will allow your mother-in-law to have a supply of fresh garden vegetation at home at any time of the year. The set includes seeds, containers and jute mats. It is enough just to put jute and seeds in a container, and then water the mixture daily. Producers promise that the first harvest can be obtained in a week. It remains to choose which herb is more to the taste of the birthday girl. 

14. Set for serving snacks

Newfangled sets for serving slices of cheese and sausages, which are so fond of housewives, have taken root not only on festive tables, but also in everyday life. In addition to the popular cheese trays with a set of knives and forks for eating it, you can buy a beer set, which consists of glasses and a plate with several compartments for snacks. Or a set of kitchen boards that are used for their intended purpose on the one hand, and on the other have recesses for snacks and sauces to use as plates. From the novelties, there were sets for serving tea using the resin art technique: a tray and several hot coasters in the form of a stone cut.

15. Cutlery set

Since forks and spoons tend to get lost, housewives should always have a spare set in their bins. And taking into account the fact that there is also a fashion for appliances, you can simply update your mother-in-law’s classic kitchen utensils with stylish ones, with a round scoop and an elongated spoon holder. Such sets are performed in all sorts of colors: gold, black, white, even purple. If the birthday girl doesn’t like these radical novelties, offer as a gift devices on a stand that you won’t have to look for in kitchen drawers. You can get by with a set of two individual devices for the mother-in-law, which will be made of pure silver. Or fork out for a large set that includes dozens of items ranging from teaspoons to cake spatula. 

For those who care about health

16. Glasses-massage for the eyes

It is more correct to call the device glasses for massage of the skin around the eyes. Despite the fact that their main purpose is to relieve visual stress and relax the nervous system, they certainly do not massage the eyes themselves. The gadget is a device in the form of opaque glasses that is worn on the head. Depending on the model, it is equipped with various types of massaging elements. It can be a heating element, vibrating or magnetic acupuncture. Some massagers are equipped with the function of musical accompaniment during the procedure. 

17. Sleep Gadgets

A night light is a copy of our Moon, with all the craters, or a watch projector of the starry sky – modern devices designed not only to be useful, but also to please the eye with their original performance. Bedside lamps of various shapes and sizes can have the function of a clock, an alarm clock, a night light, a weather station, a calendar, and a radio. The most interesting night stations are equipped with the opportunity to listen to the sounds of nature: the murmur of a stream or the sound of the sea. Another great option is motion-sensing nightlights, which eliminate the need to turn on bright lights at night if you want to go to the kitchen for a glass of water. 

18. A set of incense with creeping smoke

Oriental chopsticks with a stand-boat no longer surprise anyone. So it’s time to give new Asian incense and coasters. We are talking about compressed herbs in the form of cones, which, when smoldering, create creeping smoke: it is directed not up, but down. Stands for such smoke are created in the form of several bowls with necks. A smoldering cone is placed on the top, when the smoke fills the bowl, it descends through the neck to the lower level. It turns out the effect of a fountain or a waterfall of smoke, which fills the room with the aromas of the east, calming the nervous system. If such smells are generally not to the liking of the mother-in-law, you can buy a classic aromatherapy kit with oils, candles or a diffuser. 

19. Heated smart scarf

Another interesting novelty is a scarf that warms the neck not by maintaining body temperature, but by generating its own heat. There are different colors of such a gadget: from bright red to neutral beige. But his design is always the same: concise, without tassels and pompoms. The product is not so much a fashion accessory as a useful heating pad in cold weather. A smart scarf is called smart for a reason. Inside it is an infrared plate that heats up depending on the ambient temperature. The degree of heating can also be adjusted independently using an application in a smartphone, to which the accessory is connected via Bluetooth or WI-Fi.

20. Water ionizer

These devices may look like an ordinary kettle or resemble a water filter in shape, but at the same time they have a completely different purpose. They pass current through the water, changing the charge of positively and negatively charged ions, due to which the water changes the acid-base balance, being saturated with microelements necessary for our body. To this day, disputes around ionizers do not subside: do they really work and turn “dead” water into “living” water. But to restore the acid-base balance in the body and as an antioxidant, such a device in the house will not hurt. 

Universal gifts

21. Decoration

Gold, silver and pearls are timeless classics. But what about other materials? For example, it would be much more interesting to give your mother-in-law a titanium jewelry. An incredibly durable item that appeared on the jewelry market a few years ago. If silver is only one color, then titanium can turn black, red, and blue during processing. Therefore, products from it can be sold in any color palette. As a gift, titanium is presented to a person who has done something significant in life – for example, raised your future husband.

22. A set of bathroom accessories

Bathroom sets can include a variety of items, from a soap dish to a toilet brush. And in the largest sets there are even trash cans. When choosing a set, it is important to consider the color scheme: let it be your mother-in-law’s favorite color, or the shade of the tiles that lined her bath. Of the latest innovations, minimalistic kits with a soap dispenser and a cup for toothbrushes on a common stand have appeared. You can complement the present with a special textile curtain for the bath. This is a fashionable design solution: the product does not let water through, but makes the room more comfortable.

23. Florarium

The product is a glass form, which is filled with soil and succulents. The owner of the florarium himself plants the plants that he wants. The main function of such a gift is a stylish design solution for the home, which requires minimal maintenance, since succulents are very unpretentious. The florarium differs from ordinary flowers in a pot in that due to the closed space in a glass form, the plants form their own microclimate, where a stable temperature and humidity are maintained.  

24. A set of figured foil balloons

If you want to give your mother-in-law a surge of emotions, then order a huge bouquet of balloons to be delivered to her! You can choose a variety of shapes: birds, hearts, flowers. The performer will write on the balls any text that you wish. “Bouquet” will not only surprise and festively decorate a birthday, but will also please the eye for a couple more weeks. If there is a desire to “prolong the life” of this beauty, you can order a small helium balloon and pump up the balloons from time to time. Helium gives them the ability to fly, unlike pumping with ordinary air, which “weights” the product. 

25. Casket

The options for boxes can be listed endlessly: for jewelry, stone, wooden, in the form of a book, a safe with a lock. The good old musical boxes, in which the ballerina once danced, have acquired more interesting forms. Now they are available in the form of a rotary phone or a toy piano, thus performing the function of a bright decorative element in the room. Of the latest interesting models – a box-bag. A stylish accessory that is used to store jewelry, while looking like a women’s designer handbag. And finally, the most original version: a designer box, which is assembled independently from wooden parts according to the instructions. There are several product options. One of the models, for example, opens when you solve the puzzle that is built into it. The other has many secret compartments. And the third looks like a small bank vault. 

How to choose the right birthday present for your mother-in-law

• Choose a gift according to the interests of the mother-in-law, and not according to her duties. Growing flowers is voluntary, but cooking or cleaning is a must. Therefore, a flower pot will be pleasant, but a new pan or mop may leave an unpleasant aftertaste.  
• When giving something edible, make sure your mother-in-law is not allergic to these foods. And be sure to check the expiration date. If it ends in a week, it may seem that you are just getting rid of what you did not eat yourself.
• You should not choose presents that indicate the shortcomings of the birthday girl, even if the thing solves her problem. For example, do not give a remedy for snoring if you once found out that your mother-in-law makes unpleasant sounds in a dream.
• Feel free to ask for advice. From the father-in-law, brother-in-law, husband, even from his neighbor, the same age as the mother-in-law. The more ideas you are given, the easier it is to make a choice. 
• When there is no certainty that your surprise will be liked, buy two presents at once. If one of them is more to your mother-in-law’s taste, next time give a better, more expensive version of your chosen item.

Always accompany your mother-in-law’s gift with words of gratitude for her presence in your life. Kind, warm, sincere phrases warm the souls of all our mothers. Good health and long life to them!