2016 Holiday Gift Guide: for moms and expecting mamas
Hi friends! Hope you’re having a wonderful day. It’s been a crazy and fun week over here: a cookie party with friends, a hot yoga class with Betsy, and starting to go through the stuff in our house to get ready for next week. One of the good things about moving so often is that you get the change to sort through things you may not need, and do a purge each time. But at the same time, we totally have some boxes in storage that have traveled from house to house without actually being opened, so there ya go. Oops…
So for now, the holiday gift guide party continues! This is another one of my favorite gift guides to create, because I love surprising my mama and expecting mom friends over the holidays, and enjoy shopping for my mom and stepmom. Here are some ideas for these special ladies on your list. While some of these are more personalized and may not make it for Christmas, they’re fun to save for random surprises and upcoming birthdays.
More gift guides from this year:
For your fitness-loving friends
2016 Holiday Gift Guide for Moms
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Something to wear:
Cute and comfy jammies. When you’re chasing around kiddos and aren’t able to get ready for the day until later, comfy and cute jammies make a huge difference
A luxe robe or perfect cardigan
A pretty top (I picked this one up last week and LOVE IT)
Blanket scarf (this one is only $14 right now)
Jewelry and accessories:
A beautiful diaper bag that doesn’t look like one
A gorgeous backpack (<— $79 and looks just as nice as the $300+ ones I’ve seen)
Personalized bracelet like this one, or one from KEEP collective. I love the personalized jewelry, but felt like a lot of options out there weren’t really my style. It was so much fun to design one from KEEP, and I was able to add personalized details without feeling like it was over the top. The one I designed is picture in this post.
A cute clutch or wallet
Family gifts:
Paper family portrait <— LOVE the work by this artist, and she offers quite a few different options
For the pregnant mama:
Snoogle pillow: the must-have for pregnancy
Mama Mio belly butter. It has a mild scent and is super moisturizing
LBMD: little black maternity dress
Mommin’ Ain’t Easy top. My friend Julie sent one to me shortly after P was born, and it was the uniform for the early days. It always made me chuckle a little too, especially when I was perpetually covered in spit-up.
Stocking stuffers:
A spa treatment! Pedicure, massage, facial, 10 minutes to stare at a wall blankly; all appreciated
Safe skincare products. I was at a holiday party last night, and was so interested to hear that a lot of mamas and paying attention to what’s in their skincare and cosmetics. Needless to say, there were a lot of Beautycounter fans in the house. There are so many beautiful holiday gifts to choose from right now!
So tell me friends: what are you giving to your mom, or any expecting mama friends? To my mom friends out there: what’s on your wish list?
Leave a comment below + an extra comment if you follow me on Instagram (@fitnessista). I’ll pick a lucky winner to receive 3 surprise products from this post and will announce Friday am 🙂
Ready, set, go!
xoxo
Gina
Companies are not able to purchase spots on my holiday gift guides, and all of these items were curated by yours truly. Affiliate links are included. They don’t affect purchase price, and allow me to earn a very small kickback. Thank you so much for supporting this blog! The giveaway is being sponsored by Bella to celebrate her birthday! She’s 11 years old now and promised to live forever.
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High rise wunder unders and new Nikes!
Annnnnd, I follow you on IG <3
Heck! I’m not pregnant and I would love theses gifts as well. I do have a new mom friend whom I know could use some of theses
I am gifting my Momma a monogrammed cheese board. She loves to entertain!
I follow you on Instagram (las21980).
I follow on Instagram (missleahrae87)!
I am pregnant with my first baby (a girl!!) and would love any of these things!!
My sister is pregnant again and I’m excited to give her a gift certificate for a massage!
I follow you on instagram
I’m the expecting mom and I’d love a prenatal massage 🙂
I follow on instagram.
Bought these for my mum! https://www.etsy.com/transaction/1203855508
I follow on Instagram!
I have a 6 week old and didn’t even know what to put on my list. I asked for a fresh lip kit and good mascara. And comfy pajama pants!
I also follow you on instagram.
Love these ideas! I’m a mom and also an expecting mommy (just sayin…….I’d be happy with any of these!!).
And I follow you in Instagram!
Happy birthday to Bella! Our mini daschund will be 11 this year too:)
That personalized jewelry from Frosted Willow is so beautiful. I would love to get a bracelet for my sister-in-law and for myself when my little one joins us in April 🙂
I got my mom a locally made candle and handmade earrings. Can’t go wrong there!
I follow on insta
I also follow on IG
The snoogle is the only thing a pregnant girl needs!!!
Love the idea of a LBMD! Awesome choice 🙂
I follow on Instagram! @lndsywst
Those are such great ideas!
I’m 34+ weeks and this list is a good one! The only thing is add is a Costco jug of TUMs, but that’s not very romantic!
Sorry the only thing I’d add!
A lot of cute items on here!
I follow you on insta, too! @kkaysen
I follow you on IG!
a gift card to her favorite store so she can treat herself 🙂
i also follow you on insta! @aballard33
I love these gift idea posts, and basically want to get all the stuff for myself!!! My Christmas gifting struggle is that I overthink gifts for my close friends and family, because I really want it to be something they like, but then I get to now, less than 2 wks before Christmas and just want it to be over because I don’t want to think of special gift ideas anymore!!! I start out on such a ‘yay, it’s Christmas time’, to ‘omg, I have such a headache from thinking, trying to find the “right” gifts’….its kinda like being hangry x10 . But at least you’ve given me ideas to give people next year!!! Thanks 🙂
I’m getting my mom a subscription to the NY Times.
I also follow you on Instagram!
Follow you on Instagram
Giving the mommin ain’t easy tee to a mom friend! Love it!
I love to gift a date night out – or initial necklaces wigs the kid’s initials
Love following you on Instagram!
I would love jewelry from Keep Collective. I had a Christmas ornament made for my mom with pics of my kids on it. I haven’t decided what else but maybe something from your list…
I follow you on IG!
A pair of new running sneakers!
My momma loves to go hiking and camping with friends so she is getting a new tent from me. I haven’t thought about what I want yet, as I am already so blessed that both my girls will be home from College and my heart will be full again.
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Oops. I guess I hit post prematurely lol ^^
I do follow you on IG as well
I love the Mommin’ Ain’t Easy Shirt! Preggo mama here so that would be super fun to get!
And I follow you on Instagram!
I’m giving my mom a gift certificate to get her nails done
I follow on IG!
I bought my mom a kate spade purse!