Mother’s Day Gift Basket Ideas

For the Mom Who Likes to Relax

Container

A magazine rack. So she can clear the coffee table and really put her feet up.
RS pick: Iron Magazine Rack with Canvas Lining, $30, overstock.com.

Contents

• The New York Times Daily Crossword Puzzles book. Because one puzzle per Sunday is never enough.
  To buy: $11, amazon.com.
• Slippers. For cushioned padding around the house.
  RS pick: Temperature Regulating Memory Foam Slippers, $20, bedbathandbeyond.com.
• Pajamas.
  RS pick: Cotton Mayfair Pajama, $39.50, victoriassecret.com.
• Bundle of pencils. For solving puzzles and making lists of the things she didn't do on Sunday.
  RS pick: See Jane Work Basics Pencils, $7 for 12, seejanework.com.
• Tea cup and loose tea.
  RS picks: Bodum Yo-Yo Mug Set. Unfortunately, this item is no longer available. Find similar mugs at bodumusa.com. Dammann Freres Loose Leaf Teas, Earl Grey with Flowers, $18, surlatable.com.
• Journals. To record loving thoughts about you, or observations on the birds she spotted out the window, or the number of times your father interrupted her.
  RS pick: Paperthinks Recycled Leather Notebooks, $17, katespaperie.com.