Mother’s Day is earlier than usual in 2024; this year the date to know is March 10.
This means the heat is on to find the perfect, spoil-her-rotten gift ready to wrap up for Mothering Sunday, alongside flowers and breakfast in bed. Because if one person in your life deserves it, it’s your mum.
When do other countries celebrate Mother’s Day?
Various countries mark the occasion of Mothering Sunday on different days.
The UK always holds it on the fourth Sunday of Lent, which is March 10 this year, coincidentally a date also celebrated in Mexico, El Salvador and Guatemala. Meanwhile the majority of the Middle East honours matriarchs on March 21.
Across the Atlantic, countries like the US, Canada, Australia and India honour mums and mother figures on May 12. These nations always celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May.
Why does the UK celebrate Mother’s Day on a different day?
Our dates differ from the rest of the world because they are linked to Easter, which shifts slightly depending on the lunar calendar. Either way, there’s not long left to secure the perfect gift for your number-one gal.
What to buy for Mother’s Day
You've known her all your life, and still, the challenge of thinking of a knockout gift is a yearly struggle. Stop assaulting your brain cells, because the answer couldn't be more simple: a hamper never fails to delight.
Stuffed to the gills with all sorts of goods, from chocolate and tea to the latest beauty products that she would get herself, a cute wicker hamper full of goodies makes the perfect treat and shows her just how much you care.
Plus, they’ll be delivered straight to her door to save you hauling it over yourself. Paired with a lovely bunch of flowers and a natter over a cuppa (or something stronger, if you like), there will be no doubt as to who’s her favourite - yes, even if you’re an only child.
While we agree that celebrating mums and maternal figures is something that should be done the whole year around, having a dedicated Mother’s Day is a lovely chance to really push the boat out. And not just for her, but all the mother figures you cherish: aunts, grandmothers and close family friends deserve kudos too.
The good news is that there’s a vast selection of carefully curated hampers to shop from independent sellers to luxury brands and crucially, with price points across the board.
Whether she’s a foodie or a beauty fiend, there’s something for every kind of mum. We’ve rounded up the best out there to help find the right one for your mum a breeze.
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Fortnums The Thank You Hamper
What bigger thank you than a hamper that says as much from one of the best brands to offer them? A special Fortnums delivery will have your mum beaming with pride, from the moment she accepts delivery to polishing off the last of the treats nestled within.
The honey-coloured wicker basket is full of tea-time treats, ready to elevate her daily brew to the levels she so richly deserves. There are truffle chocolates, luxury tea bags, three tins of gourmet biscuits and a pot of jam to liven up her sandwiches. Yum.
Planning to fix her breakfast in bed? This hamper makes luxury look easy.
Buy now £85.00, Fortnums
Harvey Nichols British Afternoon Tea Hamper
Treat your mum to an afternoon tea of epic proportions without stepping foot out of the house thanks to Knightsbridge department store Harvey Nichols. The shop has plenty of hampers ready to make her day, including this one full of sweets, snacks, brews and bubbles. Simply stick the kettle on once delivery arrives.
Buy now £125.00, Harvey Nichols
Hampers.com alcohol free gift basket
A hamper can feel luxurious, even without libations. For teetotal mums comes this stonking compilation of nibbly bits, ready to give your mum the spoiling she deserves. From Dundee cake and honeycomb chocolate to savoury crackers that will elevate her cheeseboard, this basket is groaning with gourmet goodies. And to drink, a bottle of Belvoir Farm's sparkling elderflower offers the celebratory finish.
Buy now £59.00, Hampers.com
Selfridges Selection Mother’s Day gift box
If you’re really looking to spoil your mum this March 10, Selfridges has your back. One for younger mums with a penchant for labels, the bright yellow box comes filled with beauty and bubbles.
Think a bottle of Selfridges Selection Brut Champagne, a luxury Diptyque Baies scented candle, cosy Johnstons cashmere socks, Slip slipsilk sleep mask eye mask, and a Selfridges Selection chocolate box to round things off.
The result? One very happy mother.
Buy now £185.00, Selfridges
Charlotte Tilbury skincare and beauty hampers
If your mum has yet to try beauty guru Charlotte Tilbury’s eponymous line, use Mother’s Day as a chance to make the necessary introductions.
The brand is helping to spoil mums with a build-your-own hamper; there’s one for skincare, lipstick and mascara. Simply pick four products from the selection offered, and they’ll be delivered to her doorstep.
If you’re not sure about makeup, our money is on the skincare set, where you can choose a cleansing product, a mask or exfoliator, an eye care item, oil (the new Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil) or serum and magic moisturiser.
Prices vary depending on the hamper's contents.
Buy now, Charlotte Tilbury
Cutter & Squidge Mother's Day Self Care Hamper
Whether you’re there to make her breakfast in bed or you’re meeting later in the day, leave her with a little indulgence in the form of Cutter & Squidge’s Self Care Hamper.
The box is laden with special things to make her feel truly spoiled, from home fragrance to bath products and tea and biscuits. The handmade food items are completely vegetarian.
Buy now £69.99, Cutter & Squidge
The White Company Wellness Hamper
This may look like a hamper but really it’s the gift of ten minutes of relaxation (but hopefully more) for your looks-after-everyone-but-herself mum. The White Company is made to restore - or indeed create - a wellness routine for her, containing pampering treats like a candle, shower products and luxury sleep mists and oil. Bliss in a basket.
Buy now £190.00, The White Company
Ladurée Mother's Day Hamper
A posh treat is bound to go down well with your madre, especially if she likes her sweets on the fancier side (and let’s face it, who doesn't?). Head to French confectioner Ladurée's virtual emporium, where you can find all sorts of beautifully packaged morsels guaranteed to make her smile.
If she’s the picky sort, best to opt for one of the DIY hampers, which start at £100 for four products (or go bigger with six for £160). Delivered in the brand's pastel boxes, the smaller of the two includes a gift box of eight macarons, a lovely pot of jam, tea and a small box of chocolates.
That said, if you need to order a gift in a hurry, the rose-pink Mother’s Day hamper (pictured) won’t fail to hit the mark. From start to finish, simply delightful.
Buy now £105.00, Ladurée
Cartwright & Butler The Sweet and Savoury Selection with Red Wine
Connoisseur Cartwright & Butler knows a thing or two about compiling the thirst-trap equivalent of a hamper, so it’s no surprise that this curation is suitably lip-smacking, featuring all kinds of goodies. There’s a bit of everything here, from cheese wafers to caramelised onion chutney and chocolate fudge, while the undisputed star of the show is the bottle of Cielo del Sur Merlot: well-rounded, plush and mouth filling. The dream team.
Buy now £60.00, Cartwright & Butler
