It shouldn’t be that hard to find gifts for mom, after all, you’ve lived with her your whole life. But sometimes, you feel like she has it all and if she doesn’t have it, she buys it for her. But, to tell you a secret, Mom rarely shops for herself. So now that she knows this, she can feel free to open up the world of shopping and buy her something really original. Gone are the days when you could send a dozen roses and be done. Today’s mom is younger and more open to cool gifts than moms of yesteryear.

We have all the different types of moms and lots of gifts available for them. There are personalized lunch bags, practical gifts for working mom. These wonderful items will remind you of your thoughtful gift on a daily basis. You can have her name on it so it’s obvious if someone is trying to get something out of her bag on the office fridge. A great idea is to give the lunch bag with a gift card to the gourmet grocery store to fill.

Another creative gift for mom is 2 tickets to a play that the two of you can go to together. Moms love to share events with their children and create memories. If she truly has it all, then this gift is great as it is an experience and a memory rather than a physical gift. Ask someone to take a photo of the two of you the day you go and then have it framed.

If you’re giving him tickets to a play or musical, you might want to buy him the soundtrack CD as an accompanying gift. To combine both ideas, give him tickets to a play and a CD and “wrap” them in the lunch bag. Just be creative and show her that you care enough to try to please her. Buying gifts for mom doesn’t have to be difficult, you just need to think about it more than the day before the holidays.