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Your mom isn’t just any mom, which is why she deserves a Mother’s Day present as unique as she is. She also raised you—so you better show up with something special this Sunday.
Relax. We’ve got you covered with a diverse collection of Colorado-based presents that will meet her particular interests. No need to thank us (though, as any mother will tell you, it’s good manners to send a card).
If Mom wants something you made just for her…
You might be past the age where a popsicle-stick picture frame with your missing-toothy grin will earn you a sincere, “Oh, how sweet.” But with a little help from Denver-based Adults & Crafts, you can still give mom a handmade gift—and you’ll earn bonus points for wrapping up something she doesn’t feel obligated to “like.” We especially love their Floral Resin Serving Tray Kit ($45), a one-hour project that comes with a variety of pressed florals and greenery ready to be arranged into your hand-selected design before they’re set permanently into resin. Add the gold handles, allow 48 hours of dry time, and you’re ready to gift mom a Colorado-chic charcuterie conduit she can break out at her next book club.
If Mom wants jewelry she can feel good about…
Thoughtful design, traditional techniques, and recycled materials are the secret sauce behind every earring, bracelet, and necklace in Denverite Sheena Marshall’s collection of understated elegance. For mom, choose the Connection Necklace ($70), which nestles a gold-filled sphere beside an ethically sourced sandalwood bead to symbolize her grace, strength, and the bond that binds you together.
If Mom wants to, uh, relax…
Let’s face it: Momming isn’t for the faint of heart. Help her shake off the chaos of running carpools, cooking meals, and dishing out the occasional “go to your room!” with a personalized treatment at Facial Aesthetics. Each of their nine locations around the Front Range offers a decadent spa facial (starting at $125), after your free initial consultation), where a licensed aesthetician chooses plant-based products from Éminence Organic Skin Care specifically for your one-in-a-million mother. Treatments are designed to boost hydration, increase circulation, or calm skin. For a gift that keeps on giving, consider one of Facial Aesthetics’ membership programs.
If Mom wants something pretty…
Yes, we’re guilty of grabbing a grocery store bouquet on the way to Mother’s Day brunch too. This year, however, plan ahead and order custom stems from one of the Front Range’s artisan florists like Boulder’s Fiori or Rowdy Poppy, a sustainable flower shop in Denver. If planning ahead isn’t your strong suit, the latter offers a kid-friendly Flower Hour from noon to 2:30 p.m. on May 10 for $65 per vase. The whole fam can team up to arrange locally grown blooms like cheerful ranunculus and fresh-faced peony tulips into an arrangement mom is sure to love. (After all, she’ll probably offer a few suggestions while she oversees the operation, complimentary glass of white in hand.)
If mom wants simple yet indulgent body products…
Choose one of the fragrant, natural body bar soaps from Carbondale-based clean beauty company Osmia. Made with organic lavender and fir needle essential oils, the Lavender Pine bar ($20) will make any shower feel like a romp through the woods, while their three-time Cosmo Clean Beauty Award–winning Coffee Mint bar ($20) promises to invigorate, exfoliate, and (almost) caffeinate. If you’re celebrating someone with a recent delivery, opt for the Mama & Baby set ($149), which includes a quartet of body mousse, body oil, lip balm, and luxurious soap all proven safe for a newborn’s delicate skin.
If Mom wants a girls night out (or in)…
On her big day, take her out for a fun-filled night at Adrift Tiki Bar. The Baker watering hole welcomes mom with a fresh orchid lei and array of specialty bevvy options, plus island rum–glazed citrus reef salmon paired with pineapple rice, charred gai lan, and two sweet treats, including the midnight island creme brulee.
If mom is more of a toast-at-home kind of gal, then pick up a high-ABV liqueur from Moxycello, a Littleton-based distillery that offers spirits as bold as mom herself. We love their “exceptionally strong” ginger liqueur as much as the judges at the Denver International Spirits competition, who awarded this spicy, sweet (but not too sweet) spirit a gold medal in this year’s competition.
If mom wants a cultural experience…
Mom ooh-ed and ahh-ed over your colored pencil scribbles as a child, thereby instilling your own love of art for art’s sake. Tap into your creative sides during an overnight stay at aptly named The ART Hotel Denver. Not only does this member of Hilton’s Curio collection boast more than 50 contemporary pieces itself (including a 7.6-foot-tall steed by Deborah Butterfield in the lobby and the chuckle-inducing Hungarian Vizslas in the elevator’s Up Down Up), it also sits within a block of the Denver Art Museum, the quiet galleries of the Clyfford Still Museum, and across the street from History Colorado.
If Mom wants something tasty (that she didn’t have to cook)…
Though The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa does offer a fantastic Mother’s Day brunch (complete with bottomless mimosas), you don’t have to reserve your table specifically on May 10. Every day from noon to 4 p.m. (and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends), the historic hotel opens its eight-story, stained-glass-covered grand atrium for afternoon tea (starting at $70 per adult; $35 per child age six and younger). Nibble on three tiers of crustless cucumber sandwiches, Devonshire cream–topped scones, and delicate French macarons while you sip English breakfast or the truly blue jasmine tea—with your pinkie up, just like mom taught you.
If Mom wants to go camping…
…then she’s going to need a tent. Try Broomfield-based Kelty’s Rumpus 6 ($320), a car-camping companion with plenty of space for six sleepers. Store your boots, bikes, and even the Loveseat ($150) you bought her last year in this megashelter’s spacious vestibule.
If Mom wants to look rad while camping …
Pretty much anything from Fjallraven, a Swedish brand with its U.S. home base in Louisville, is sure to impress. We’re fans of their new-this-summer High Coast Tights ($125), a next-to-skin base layer that combines the comfort of stretch with a generous dose of durability into one stylish and sustainable package. Pair it with the lightweight High Coast Longsleeve ($80), and she’s ready for chilly nights around the campsite. Of course, you could also set aside an afternoon to visit one of the store’s four locations along the Front Range (including the outlet in Castle Rock) and let mom make her own choices.
