17 Mother’s Day Gifts to Make Any Power Mom Swoon
Keep up the pace
The Huawei Band 2 Pro lets you leave your phone at home, yet still stay connected while at the gym, walking the dog with your kid, or biking with your SO. The sleek wearable offers GPS, fitness coaching, sleep monitoring, and breathing coach capabilities, for starters. $70; Consumer.Huawei.com
Give yourself a well-deserved promotion
We all know who rules the roost. Make it official by gifting her the Adornia BOSS Cuff in 14k yellow gold vermeil over brass. Ten percent of profits are donated to a charity focused on female empowerment, a different one every month. $58; Adornia.com
Get your money’s worth
The Phiaton: BT 390 Headphones are hard to beat for the price. Music or an audiobook minus the noise of your commute? Check. The Everplay-X feature keeps the music playing even if the headphones’ battery runs out. Catching up on “Stranger Things” on a cross-country flight for work? Check. These babies fold up to fit in that unused corner of your carry-on. At this price, you can pick up a pair for your kid—you can connect any two Bluetooth-enabled devices at once—and watch a movie together back at home. $79; Amazon.com
Take crazy-busy days with a grain of salt
We think life is more like a canister of McCrea’s caramels than a box of chocolates: sweet and salty. The black lava sea salt comes from Hawaii. McCrea's won the Good Food award, given to an outstanding American food producer and the farmers who produce the ingredients. $14.95; McCreasCandies.com
Hire an assistant
This one is efficient, friendly, and works cheap. The Google Home Mini does everything the original version can do without eating space on your kitchen counter, desk, or nightstand. Follow recipes, listen to the news in the morning, add granola bars to your shopping list, check the traffic, do a guided meditation...it can juggle everything, just like you. $49; Store.Google.com
Sniff the sweet smell of success
Feel like you’re doing it all? That’s because you are. Refresh and refocus with the Everyone Aromatherapy Kit. It comes with an ultrasonic diffuser, peppermint and lavender essential oils, and four blends: Uplift, Balance, Focus, and Fresh. The nightlight gives off a warm white light, a rotating spectrum of calming colors, or any one hue. Aaahh...you’ve got this. $65; EOproducts.com
Channel Mary Poppins
Want an everyday mama bag that holds every last thing and looks killer? Of course you do. The WP Standard Tote has the vibe of a vintage handbag. The full-grain, vegetable-tanned leather will only look better the more you use it. It has a solid bottom with hand-hammered copper rivets and an interior pocket. $195; WPstandard.com
Be an active sitter
Not that you get to sit down all that much, but when you do—at work, maybe?—you can leverage those hours as workout time. No, really. The TechnoGym Active Sitting Wellness Ball is actually a piece of exercise equipment that leads a double life as a chair. By sitting on it, you work on your balance, strengthen your core muscles, boost flexibility, even improve posture. It’s made in Italy under EU safety mandates. $250; TechnoGym.com
Make a Power Play
Whether you’re taking off for a family weekend or a last-minute business trip, the Away Carry-On will keep your travels charged up. It has a TSA-approved ejectable battery that can charge any phone up to 5x. Inside are two compartments, one for clothes, the other for shoes, toiletries, and other hard things. Both hold a ton. The shell bends under pressure, never breaks. And it has a toddler-proof zipper lock. It’s guaranteed for life. Yes, even if said toddler jumps on it. $225; Awaytravel.com
Look amazing...in sweats
A comfy-chic take on a Harem pant, Encircled’s Dressy Sweatpant easily goes from the office to your weekend errands and back again. Everything, including the eco-friendly, luxe fabric, is knit in Canada, sweatshop-free. Our mommy neighbors to the north go crazy for these bottoms, which can be worn full length or cropped. $148; Encircled.ca
Personify sophistication
The vintage-inspired eyewear brand Vint & York is known for statement shades. The company, created by a mom of six (!) is based in New York City’s chic Soho neighborhood. Rock the tortoiseshell, cat-eye Blue Nose style, with its metallic nose bridge, and be the coolest mom at pick-up, the park, or the preschool picnic. $129; VintandYork.com
Educate your nose
Consider Le Nez Du Vin, curated by a noted French sommelier, an at-home wine appreciation class. The collection of aromas from popular varietals will soon have you sniffing out the finest vintages like an expert at restaurants and wineries. The numbered vials correspond to flash cards detailing the note (green pepper, blackcurrant, violet). Aside from an education on vino bouquets, the kit makes for a fun game when you host your best mom friends. Red wine kit shown, $119, also available in white and rosé; Winearomas.com
Coordinate the whole family's schedule
Erin Condren found a way to make weekly and monthly schedule planning fun. And since coordinating an entire family's schedule of activities is a big part of mom life, we're all for anything that makes it a bit easier. Whether you're into bullet journaling, or just need a pen and paper (and fun bright stickers) way to keep track your life, the Ultimate LifePlanner, available May 3, is here to help. $55; erincondren.com
Keep your eyes on your #MomGoals
Stay focused on your top priorities with this hand-crafted, real neon desk lamp. It’s a fun piece that shows co-workers you mean business. $50; AmpedandCo.com
Get ready to GSD
In a rush? Guess that was a silly question. Get your morning ice coffee before you leave the house with the Dash Cold Brew Coffee Maker. It’s being called the world’s first rapid cold brewer, churning out your warm-weather java fix in five minutes flat. That’s a heck of a lot quicker (not to mention cheaper) than standing in line at the coffee place. $100; Target.com
Show your love with soft hands
Your hands hold smaller ones crossing the street, wipe away tears, give baths, tickle tummies, and turn the pages of Goodnight Moon. Restore them for what tomorrow holds with Lafco Champagne Reparative Hand Cream. It’s blended in Italy of grapefruit, Tuscan lemon, ginger, rose, neroli, and verbena. $32; Lafco.com
Take out disaster insurance
BodyGuardz has developed insanely kid-proof phone cases that—believe it—are also sleek. The Unequal Ace Pro, shown, fits an iPhone 6/7. It’s lined with a special impact-absorbing gel to deflect whatever life—or your three-year-old—throws at it. $35; Target.com
Print pictures as stickers
As a mom, you take so many pictures. Finally get them off your phone with Canon's pocket-sized Ivy Mini Photo Printer (it's Bluetooth enabled). Not only can you decorate your office supplies with your family photos, you can snap a photo of your kid's face, use the Canon Mini Printer app to add filters or text, then print the picture and use it as a label. Stick a photo of your little one at the pool on a box of your kid's swim supplies before you put it in the attic for winter, and you'll know exactly where to find his swim floaties and goggles when summer comes. $129.99; shop.usa.canon.com
