VIRTUAL MOTHER'S DAY GIFTS

Feb 25, 2023
Mother's Day , At Home Experience Gifts

Alexandra Mullen

Looking for virtual Mother's Day gifts? You've come to the right place.

Below, we've rounded up our favourite virtual and at-home experience gifts to treat Mum this Mother's Day.

As Mother's Day approaches, we are delighted to share a curated collection of thoughtful and unique gift ideas to celebrate the incredible women in our lives. Whether you're looking for something sentimental, practical, or simply delightful, we've got you covered.

Read on to find out our top picks!

Personal Stylist Experience

Is Mum’s wardrobe in need of a little update?

Whether she needs a few lighter pieces for the incoming Spring season or just wants to change up her style a little bit, a virtual styling service is a great way for her to inject some new life into her wardrobe.

We like this virtual styling service from John Lewis. As they work with a variety of different brands, you know Mum can find something suitable for her. An expert stylist will assess her style needs and recommend some great pieces.

Mum will feel like a whole new person by the end of this experience!

Virtual Wine Tasting Introduction - £45.00

If Mum is partial to a glass or two of wine, this virtual wine tasting is a fun and different activity for her to take part in from the comfort of her own home.

The week before her tasting, Mum will receive 8 premium wines packed in 50 ml sample bottles delivered directly to her door... so she can start getting excited about what's to come!

She can expect a selection from around the world, comprising three whites, four reds and one dessert wine, neatly bottled in 50 ml samples. On the evening of her tasting, she’ll settle down in front of her computer to join a live Zoom call led by a qualified wine expert.

After a brief introduction, her wine expert will begin this fun and interactive tasting. Over the course of the 2 hour tasting, she’ll take part in different exercises and games to help develop her palate.

These include a blind tasting activity, where participants have to guess the grape and country, plus quiz rounds with wine tasting games. By the end of the evening, she’ll have tasted and learned about 8 different wines from around the world and will be much more knowledgeable about wine!

We think this interactive Mother’s Day gift is a no-brainer for any wine-loving mums.

Meal Kit Delivery - £24.99 +

Whether she’s bored of cooking the same thing every night or just wants some of the guesswork taken out of dinner, a meal-kit delivery service makes a fun and thoughtful culinary Mother’s Day gift.

We love this meal kit delivery box from Gousto, widely thought of to be the best of its kind!

With prices starting at £24.99 and free delivery, this foodie gift is an affordable option this Mother’s Day. Recipes change from week-to-week, but some tried and tested favourites include butter chicken and coriander rice, Indonesian pork skewers, and Thai aubergine curry. Vegans, vegetarians, gluten-free and dairy-free customers are all catered for with menus to suit every need.

Headspace - £49.99 +

It’s safe to say that the past year has been stressful for pretty much all of us; whether working from home, looking after a family or just trying to get by, 2020 has taken its toll on our nervous systems.

A great way to relieve stress is to practice meditation. A Headspace subscription will treat Mum to 1 year of guided meditations via the Headspace app, which she can access easily from her smartphone for instant relaxation.

Whenever she’s feeling stressed she can pop in her earbuds, find a comfortable seat and focus on her breath with timed guided meditations created by mindfulness experts.

At the time of writing, Headspace is having a sale, so you can get 1 year for £49.99!

Audible - £7.99

If Mum’s a bookworm but can never find the time to settle down with her favourite read, Audible is a great alternative. Whether she’s walking to work, going for a leisurely stroll or cooking dinner, she can enjoy her favourite books being narrated by authors and actors.

With one book to choose from per month, the selection of titles will keep her entertained for hours, including fiction, non-fiction and Audible original podcasts.

Treat her to the gift of taking stories with her wherever she goes!

1 Year Wellbeing Virtual Classes - £50.00

If Mum is a fitness freak or just looking to make some healthier choices this year, this 1 year subscription to virtual wellbeing classes via Whitecalm is a great option.

All Mum has to do is redeem her voucher within its validity period and contact the virtual class provider, and they’ll begin her 12 month membership.

She’ll have access to a huge database of informative and fun virtual classes from the comfort of her own home. Whether she wants to try meditation, improve her flexibility with yoga and Pilates, learn how to create delicious healthy meals with a high nutritional content, or simply work out in her pyjamas (without having to traipse to the gym), this online wellbeing membership has something to suit.

Classes are led by qualified instructors who are experts in their field, and if she misses one she can simply play it back later! The site allows her to interact with her instructors, getting the most out of her membership, and enjoy classes of varying lengths to suit her timetable.

Care Package - £38.71

Sometimes in lockdown, we all just need a little ‘me’ time. A care package is a great way to show Mum that she deserves to carve out that time for herself amongst her busy and potentially stressful routine.

This package from The Calm Club contains a fun selection of self-care treats to keep Mum relaxed and entertained this Mother’s Day. In her gift box she’ll find Himalayan relaxation salts, luxury dark chocolates, a beautifully illustrated print, TeaPigs tea bags and much more.

Show Mum you care… from a safe distance!

Home Baking Experience from The Bake Club - £ 24.00

If Mum fancies herself a bit of a Mary Berry – or Prue Leith, we’re not judging either way – a home-baking subscription is sure to brighten up the never-ending lockdown for her!

This box has been designed by the experts in all things sweet, Brigit’s Bakery. After many years serving prestigious afternoon tea from their quaint café in London, they’ve now turned their well-practiced hands to something a little different.

Firstly, Mum will look through the app to select her favourite recipe, and Brigit's Bakery will send her everything she needs to make patisserie-quality food from her own kitchen.

If she’s looking to perfect her choux pastry technique, she can try her hand at chocolate eclairs, or for a more ambitious option, there’s even a selection of entremets.

As soon as she’s made her decision and booked her box, she’ll be granted access to an easy-to-follow step-by-step guide. The best part is that most recipes include 8 servings, meaning she gets to enjoy and show off her decadent dessert to others.

She’ll also have access to free recipes on the app to continue her baking journey!

Online Truffle Making Workshop with Ingredients Kit - £ 36.00

We know that chocolate is a stereotypical Mother’s Day gift, but if Mum’s got a sweet tooth, take her love of all things sugary to the next level with this fantastic truffle making workshop.

After receiving her Experience Days certificate, Mum will just need to activate her voucher online and contact the class provider to arrange a date and delivery of her kit.

Thereafter, she’ll receive a welcome email; this contains an equipment list, a blog post on how to temper chocolate at home, a Zoom link to the live truffle-making webinar, and some fun creative ideas on different flavour combinations for her truffles!

On the day of her workshop, she will temper her chocolate before the webinar starts. She’ll follow along with the step-by-step blog post to create a smooth and glossy finish, perfect for truffles. When it’s time for the workshop to begin, Mum can get set up in her kitchen with her phone, laptop or tablet and ingredients ready to create a chocolate masterpiece!

She’ll link up with her expert instructor and the rest of the class via Zoom, and they’ll take her through the truffle-making process. From piping techniques, mixing ganache, and the secret to the perfect flavour, they will leave no stone unturned!

Flower Subscription - £240.00

Of course, flowers are another slightly stereotypical Mother’s Day gift… but irrespective of gender, who doesn’t love a gorgeous bouquet to brighten up their home?

Flowers are such a quick and easy piece of decoration to instantly uplift and breathe life into a space, and at the moment, we all need a little pick-me-up.

Keep Mum’s post exciting with a 3 month subscription from Arena Flowers. She’ll have you to thank for her house always looking loved and pulled together.