The 11 best Mother's Day gift baskets of the year: Food, fruit, flowers and more

For the mom whose only plans this summer are to hit the beach to sit poolside. This "gift basket" comes in a cute beach bag that she can use on her next trip and comes filled with quick-drying Turkish towel, a "Good Vibes Only" travel mug with lid, oatcake biscuits, hibiscus tea, sweet and salty kettle corn, Stellar Mini Braids Maui Monk treats and a strawberry frosé drink mix. 

Just add a derm-recommended sunscreen and she has pretty much everything she needs for a day by the pool.

Though technically not a gift basket, flowers are a great gift for pretty much anyone, especially moms, and Bouqs bouquets are some of our favorites. I've been ordering Bouqs flowers for years, originally for myself and lately as gifts to American family now that I live abroad. 

With Bouqs 3-month subscription plan, you can choose a style of bouquet to send one time a month for three months. Choose from floral styles like roses, farmer's market flowers or classic flowers in one of three sizes. The original size runs from $45 per bouquet each month — totalling just $137 for the three bouquets. 

It's a thoughtful gift that'll bring a smile each month when she receives her bouquet!

For the mom who could use a little rest and relaxation, this spa-themed gift basket is an excellent starter kit. It arrives in a handy mesh tote and is filled with lavender vanilla-scented products including a body lotion, soap, bath caviar, body scrub, foot soak, shower gel, a mesh sponge, a lavender sachet bag and a pair of waffle slippers. 

Book Of The Month is a great way to gift mom something you know she'll use. But if you don't know her literary tastes, don't worry. Once you give the gift, she'll share her tastes and choose which books she's most excited to read each month. Your recipient will get to pick from their curated hardcover or audiobook selections each month. If she doesn't want a book that month, she can skip without using her credit.

Prices range from $60 for a 3-month subscription, to $200 for a 12-month subscription.

This gift basket has been a favorite among California-based Wine Country Gift Baskets customers for over 30 years — and now you can buy it on Amazon! It includes a mix of sweets and savorys such as Lindt milk chocolate truffles, sesame cranberry cookies, a trio of olive oils and garlic herb dip mix, bacon habanero snacks, vanilla fudge with sea salt and — our personal favorite — tiramisu milk chocolate truffles. 

If she's a budding beauty lover who's into trying new brands and testing out products, she'll love how the IPSY Beauty Subscription lets her test out samples and find her new go-tos. It's also super affordable at just $14 a box. 

The best way to gift a IPSY subscription is to give her a gift card. Then, she can take IPSY's beauty quiz to ensure she ends up with exactly the type of products that work for her needs, complexion and preferences. 

Perfect for foodies, this gift basket includes a number of European-inspired sweets and treats. In it she'll find Guylian Belgian chocolate seashells, Godiva and Lindt milk chocolate truffles, almond cookies, smoked Gouda cheese spread, olives and much more. Plus, it arrives in a cute basket she can use around the house.

If her skin care routine is her favorite part of her day, then a Dermstore BeautyFIX subscription will be the best gift to hit her doorstep. Each month she'll receive a different BeautyFIX box that features full and travel-size products worth at least $100. Choose from 1-, 6- and 12-month subscriptions and choose to pay monthly or for the entire subscription up-front — whatever works for you.

Maybe she's trying to cut back on sweets and treats, or perhaps she's just not a foodie — either way, this World Of Coffee sampler from Atlas Coffee Club is a great alternative to food gift baskets. This sampler pack includes four of the brand's best single origin coffees, with no commitment to a monthly subscription. 

Of course, if she ends up loving a brew in particular, she can sign up for an Atlas Coffee Club subscription where she'll receive new and flavorful coffees from around the world each month.

She'll receive 12 perfectly plump and large artisan strawberries that have been hand-dipped in rich Belgian dark chocolate with Belgian white chocolate letters spelling “MOM”. Or, choose hand-dipped in Belgian dark chocolate with glittery pink drizzle. The fruit is picked at the peak of freshness and packaged in a luxury gift box she'll be excited to open.

If mom is too long distance for you to hand-deliver some homemade baked treats, Milk Bar’s cookie sampler is probably the next best thing. The sampler includes six assorted cookies, one Milk Bar Pie slice, a three-pack of chocolate birthday cake truffles and a three-pack of regular birthday cake truffles.