5 DIY Mother’s Day Gifts Your Mom Will Love

Choosing a DIY gift for Mother’s Day? Help mom, grandmother, or your favorite lady freshen up her home for spring. These 5 DIY projects will please any mom on your list. They cost little to nothing and can be done in two days or less. Surprise the mom in your life with these thoughtful gestures of love.

DIY a Hanging Planter for Mom’s Patio

A wide variety of hanging planters is available at plant nurseries and home and garden centers. And they come in various materials, from economical plastic – to metal wire – to woven wicker. When choosing a hanging planter, keep the size in mind. A small planter will require watering more often, while a larger one will need less water and be more eye-catching.

A wide array of flowers, herbs, and greenery grow well in hanging planters. It’s best to choose container plants that remain small and compact as they mature to create these homemade gifts. If your mom or loved one likes flowers, here are a few flowering plants that work well in hanging planters.

Sun-loving flowering plants – geranium, heliotrope, lantana, moss rose, verbena

Partial to full shade flowering plants – lobelia, nasturtium, impatiens, fuchsia, pansy, tuberous begonia

Learn more about creating a homemade hanging planter for mom that she will love here.

Weed Mom’s Garden This Mother’s Day

If it’s difficult for mom to dig weeds, she’ll love this Mother’s Day gift. Just one weed can disperse thousands of seeds, so removing young weeds in early spring will help keep mom’s garden weed-free throughout the summer.

Weeding by hand is the best method for removing common weeds like dandelion, sedge, wood sorrel, and bermudagrass. Be sure to pull or dig the whole plant for this DIY Mother’s Day gift – roots and all.

Read up on more DIY tips for eliminating weeds in the garden here.

Plant an Herb Garden for Mom

If your mother enjoys cooking or baking, she’ll love a DIY herb garden in a planter for a Mother’s Day gift. Furthermore, consider planting annual and perennial herbs for this homemade Mother’s Day gift.

• Popular perennial herbs include thyme, oregano, and sage.
• Popular annual herbs include basil, Italian parsley, and cilantro.

Most starter herb plants can be purchased for yourself or as gifts at a plant nursery, farmer’s market, or home and garden center.

If mom enjoys Italian cooking, create a pizza herb garden as a homemade Mother’s Day gift by planting basil, oregano, and parsley in a pot.

Learn more about DIY harvesting, drying, and storing herbs this Mother’s Day, here.

Spruce Up Mom’s Outdoor Living Area for Mother’s Day

Whether your mom has a deck, porch, or patio, Wet & Forget Outdoor cleans away mold, mildew, lichen, moss, and algae on all types of outdoor hard and soft surfaces this Mother’s Day, including:

• Lawn and patio furniture
• Deck flooring
• Outdoor rugs and mats
• Deck railing
• Patio umbrellas
• Fountains
• Pool surrounds
• Fences and retaining walls
• Outdoor carpeting and more!

Just spray your exterior places and spaces with Wet & Forget Outdoor, and it will work over time with the rain and wind to clean up any unsightly stains. No scrubbing or power washing is required! Your mom will love this perfect Mother’s Day gift, as her outdoor living space will shine for months and years. Learn more about Wet & Forget Outdoor.

Paint a Room for Mom

Is mom in love with ideas for updating the wall color in a bedroom, bath, or other living space? Consider painting a room for mom as a DIY gift. The first step to completing this DIY Mother’s Day gift is to prep the walls before you paint.

The general rule when buying paint is one gallon will cover approximately 400 square feet.

When painting, work from the top down. Start with the ceiling, then the walls, and then the trim. Make smooth, even strokes with the brush. Feather the edges to prevent paint runs or drips.

Learn more about DIY painting and preparing a room this Mother’s Day here.

Bonus DIY gift idea – Create a homemade coupon book gift for mom this Mother’s Day. Create coupons by hand or on the computer. Print out and cut with scissors. Mom will enjoy redeeming coupons from gifts that are for simple chores around the house like washing dishes, sweeping the porch, or a dinner out.