What to give a boyfriend's mom for the New Year?

In anticipation of the New Year, we are happy to plunge into the pre-holiday bustle. There is a lot to do: come up with a festive menu, decorate the house, choose a New Year's outfit and be sure to buy gifts for colleagues, friends and, of course, parents. Giving New Year's gifts is a troublesome and pleasant business, but sometimes difficult. Especially if you choose a worthy gift for your boyfriend's mom.

With special attention you need to approach the choice of a gift for the mother of your close friend. Never forget that mom is the dearest person for him, the more sincere and warmer your relationship is, the more dear you will be for your beloved. If you are well acquainted with your mother, when making a choice of a gift, remember her preferences and tastes, then the thing you bought will bring her sincere joy.

If your boyfriend finds it difficult to answer, and you are afraid of offending the future mother-in-law, remember that it is better not to present her as a gift so as not to get into an awkward situation.

• Anti-aging cosmetics, deodorants, shampoos and dyes for gray hair. It looks like a hint of age or unkempt appearance.
• Perfumeryif you are not 100% sure which scents she prefers. The choice of eau de toilette and perfume is an individual matter.
• Underwear. These are intimate things, the choice of which is a personal matter of the lady herself.
• Delicacies and alcohol. This is not a gift, but rather a treat that you brought to the table.
• Decorations... It is not worth rushing to give expensive jewelry, and jewelry may not suit the hostess or seem bad taste to her.

There are simple things that any woman is pleased to receive on the New Year's holiday.

Such a surprise will immediately cheer you up and make you feel good. It can be:

• Christmas tree glass decorations author's work;
• unusual wooden toys: fabulous snow-covered huts and log cabins;
• amazing figurines of birds and animals, very realistic and beautiful;
• crocheted snow-white snowflakes and angels;
• designer trees from sisal and natural materials;
• various floristic compositions;
• New Year's candlesticks;
• interior decoration from textiles: decorative boots and mittens;
• unusual glowing garlands.

Before the holidays, many bright and beautiful jars of tea and coffee, as well as whole sets of these products in New Year's packaging, appear on supermarket shelves. If your mother-in-law prefers some unusual tea, with herbs and fruits, or loves a special type of coffee, visit a specialty store where you will buy what she will definitely like.

If your friend's mom loves sweets, this is a great opportunity to please her, since women themselves rarely indulge in sweets. Interrogate your friend with an addiction which of the sweets is better to buy:

• marshmallow;
• marshmallow;
• marmalade;
• oriental sweets;
• a box of your favorite sweets;
• candied fruit;
• biscuits.

Chocolate lovers can order cute chocolate figurines or an original sweet picture. A chic gingerbread house will be an excellent gift. Sweets can be beautifully wrapped in cellophane packaging, put in a painted tin can or a chest with New Year's drawings and solemnly presented to the addressee.

The traditional New Year's gift is a symbol of the year according to the Eastern calendar. It is not worth giving cheap trinkets in the form of figurines. But an unusual panel made of natural materials or a handmade painting will be appreciated by the mother if she is a fan of decorative arts.

A good gift for any occasion is a photo album. And if you donate it not empty, but with photos of your boyfriend or his entire family, it will be great. Pictures of family holidays and feasts, when all relatives get together, will evoke pleasant memories and positive emotions. The hostess will be very grateful to you. You can also attach a couple of beautiful frames to the photo album.

A bouquet or an exquisite floral arrangement is a very unexpected but pleasant gift for a New Year's celebration. Order a winter bouquet of red roses, fluffy white cotton flowers and green nobilis sprigs and cinnamon sticks. Mom will highly appreciate such an unexpected but very pleasant surprise and your delicate taste.

Get a beautiful New Year's plant:

• tree;
• thuyu;
• cypress;
• poinsettia.

Pleasant impressions and emotions are a great gift. Consult with your beloved what his mother will like more, and give her such an opportunity. You can donate:

• theater tickets to a play or to the premiere of a film with your favorite actor;
• an invitation to a music festival or concert;
• New Year's trip visiting the most beautiful and interesting holiday exhibitions and fairs in Russia or Europe;
• detailed video master class, if mom is fond of needlework or wants to learn it;
• a book by your favorite author, which is not in bookstores in your city (order the necessary edition in advance on the Internet, and before donating, pack the book and present it as a surprise).

If you are already well acquainted with the groom's parents and are visiting him, this will give you the opportunity to choose those gifts that will always come in handy in the house. The best gift for a hostess who loves her home and comfort will be:

• tea-set with a New Year's pattern;
• beautiful christmas tablecloth with an elegant print and napkins;
• high-quality textile set for the kitchen: grips, towels, apron;
• bright elegant jars for bulk products and spices;
• fine cutlery;
• big cookbook with vivid illustrations and accessible interesting recipes.

You can buy things that the hostess has long dreamed of, but to make an acquisition from her simply "hands do not reach":

• backlit electric kettle;
• coffee grinder;
• a Turk and excellent coffee for her;
• a set of tableware;
• a set of beautiful pans;
• bedding set;
• pillows, blanket;
• orthopedic pillow or mattress.

Your sincere concern and attentive attitude to the family will be the best gift for the hostess.

Every woman is pleased to receive the necessary little things as a gift. If you have already to establish relations with the future mother-in-law, you can safely give her the following.

• Cosmetic bag... Any woman will gladly accept such a gift and use it with pleasure. You can put in there a new set of makeup brushes, cosmetics that your friend's mom uses. Don't forget to include a small New Year's wish card. It will be very nice.
• Tools for manicure and pedicure... True ladies know that a woman's hands and feet must be flawless. It is impossible to make a quality manicure and pedicure without good tools. Be sure to choose a good, expensive set, not a cheap fake.
• Foot bath with hydromassage. Your boyfriend's mom will love it. This is a great opportunity to relax, to please yourself, especially if a woman is not a lover of visiting beauty salons. You can purchase foot care products as part of the gift set.
• Certificate for visiting the SPA-salon. If a guy's mom loads herself with chores around the house and rarely allows herself such a pleasure, this will be a chic gift for her, a great opportunity to relax and unwind.

Take our advice so you don't get screwed up when choosing a gift.

• Never buy a gift just to your taste - your preferences with your mother-in-law can be completely different.
• Don't give unnecessary things, which were unnecessarily lying around at your home in order to save money. "Giving away" will characterize you badly.
• If you cannot buy an expensive item yet, present what you do perfectly with your own hands (bake a New Year's cake or cookies, draw a New Year's picture, knit a warm blanket or stole).

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