25 Best Gifts for Working Moms: a Practical Guide

Choosing the best gifts for working moms can be a real challenge. Or should I say task?

You don’t want to buy yet another boring and dust-collecting stuff. You want to surprise her with meaningful gifts that don’t end up on the top shelf (or worse, on someone else’s shelf).

If you aim to go deeper than face masks, gift boxes, hangers, and essential oils, you’re in the right place. In this practical gift guide, I reviewed the best gifts for working moms and assigned them to five categories.

Whether you’re looking for birthday gifts or want to surprise her for a special occasion or a holiday season, many of the gift ideas in this post will bring joy and enlightenment into her life, while others will save her a lot of time.

Let’s get right into it.

What are the best gifts for working moms?

Here are my top picks for the best gifts for working moms:

• Best healthy gifts for working moms
• Best self-care gifts for working moms
• Best practical gifts for working moms
• Best mind-feeding gifts for working moms
• Best gifts for commuting moms

Best healthy gifts for working moms

TheraGun Pro

Therabody is an industry leader in tech wellness, delivering professional muscle treatment & wellness into every busy mom’s home.

The top-ranked TheraGun Pro massage gun can release stress and tension in muscles. TheraGun can reach and treat the deep muscles: it goes 60% deeper than the average massage gun.

TheraGun Pro is now quieter with the QuietForce technology. It comes with 6 attachments, a 300-min battery life, 5 built-in speeds, and a patented ergonomic handle for maximum flexibility.

Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker

The Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1 electric pressure cooker can accommodate 6 people, so it’s a great gift for busy working moms with large families.

The dishwasher-safe compartments, one-touch smart programs, and safety features make this multi-cooker a practical choice for every home mom. With the free Instant Pot app, they can discover 2,000+ amazing recipes along with guided cooking instructions.

Lumbar Support Pillow for Office Chair and Car Seat

Working moms with sedentary lifestyles can pay a high price if they don’t pay attention to office ergonomics. Back pain can be a major burden on their lives even in their 30s or 40s.

A lumbar support pillow is a perfect present for working moms. It’s a highly practical gift, and she’ll be so thankful for it later.

Samsonite’s lumbar support cushion perfectly fits her office chair and car seat, providing a comfortable & healthy posture during long office hours and commuting. It comes with high-density memory foam that never flattens, adjustable straps, breathable easy-to-clean mesh, and a washable cover.

Amber Blue Light Blocking Glasses

Having kids pays a toll on every mom’s sleep. On top of that, consuming content on electronic devices that emit blue light makes things even worse.

Blue light disrupts sleep and delays sleep onset. Putting on blue light blocking glasses is the best way to block out blue light and protect her sleep.

The Amber blue light blocking glasses have long been on my wish list. They come with an anti-reflective coating to reduce reflections and are made from high-quality material. The glasses are available in different sizes and frames to accompany every mom’s needs.

Instant Vortex Plus 6-Quart Air Fryer

This 6-in-1 air fryer is the perfect fit for every busy mom’s kitchen. Equipped with the EvenCrisp technology, she can create delicious food with 95% less oil and with more crispy results.

The fryer comes with a digital touch interface for easy control, a progress bar and transparent window for easy monitoring, a non-stick, dishwasher-safe basket and tray for easy clean-up, and a free app for easy recipes.

Best self-care gifts for working moms

MIKO Foot Massager Machine

What else could provide a more excellent recovery from a long day of work than a great foot massage?

Not only that, but it can provide multiple health benefits. A massage improves circulation, reduces tension in muscles, recovers soft tissues, and relieves pain.

Now every working mom can enjoy a great foot massage along with some of the health benefits of the MIKO foot massager machine. The model allows ankle-free mobility for maximum comfort and has a built-in timer, wireless control, adjustable pressure, and much more. Functions include heating, compression, rolling, and vibrating.

ASAKUKI Essential Oil Diffuser

Show me a mom who doesn’t like aromatherapy. The ASAKUKI essential oil diffuser can turn her home into a sanctuary with seven color modes, adjustable brightness, remote control, ultra-quiet fan, and auto switch mode.

It can be used both as a humidifier and an oil diffuser 2-in-1. The large 500 ml water tank is easy to clean & refill and it can last for up to 16 hours.

Smart Ultrasonic Humidifier

Having a healthy home is every mom’s dream. Humidifiers can help to attain a healthy humidity level in her home quickly, which can improve sleep and prevent an itchy throat. On top of that, her favorite plants are going to flourish thanks to the built-in plant-care programs.

With the LEVOIT smart ultrasonic humidifier, she can remotely control her environment, maintain her target humidity, and enjoy gentle night lights. She can use the aroma box to leverage aromatherapy with her favorite essential oils.

It can be a headache to clean and refill a humidifier, which often prevents busy moms to use it for longer periods. This isn’t the case for LEVOIT: it’s very easy to re-fill and clean in one step, without leaking. Plus, it works for 60 hours.

Calm subscription

Meditation improves sleep and focus, reduces stress, and offers a life-changing experience. But finding quality time to meditate can be a challenging task for every busy working mom.

And that’s where Calm comes in: Calm is the #1 meditation platform with an awesome community. The app makes it easy to pick up meditation as a daily habit.

With a Calm subscription, she’ll get access to exclusive relaxing music, video lessons, audio programs, breath exercises, and guided daily meditations. What I particularly like about Calm is that they offer special content for the kids, which makes this award-winning app a meaningful gift for the busy mama.

Best practical gifts for working moms

Mueller Vegetable Slicer

According to BJ Fogg, behavioral scientist and bestselling author of Tiny Habits, creating healthy habits all start in the kitchen. And having a powerful slicer can be a game-changer, he adds.

The Mueller 10-in-1 vegetable slicer is the perfect practical gift for working moms. With 8 different high-quality stainless steel blades, a dishwasher-safe food container, and other useful accessories, every busy mom can save lots of time and headaches in the kitchen. Not only that, but this slicer makes prep work easy and fun thereby promoting healthy eating.

Logitech MX Master 3 Wireless Mouse

Busy moms make a lot of noise: click noise.

With the Logitech MX Master 3, they’ll make 90% less click noise thanks to the Quiet Click technology. The best thing about this mouse, however, is the ergonomic and comfortable design and the perfect scrolling experience.

I’ve heard multiple people raving about this mouse until I purchased it. And I can say that it’s a perfect gift for busy moms.

Once she will get her hands on this iconic mouse, she’ll never want to go back. The ergonomically designed Logitech MX Master series offers a comfortable design with an ultra-fast, electromagnetic scrolling experience. This mouse comes with a 4000 DPI sensor for precise tracking and flow cross-computer control across multiple screens.

Ember Smart Mug

This ceramic, temperature-control mug will keep every mom’s coffee warm even for the longest meetings. Ember mug’s battery can keep her drinks hot for up to 80 minutes without charging. She can set her preferred drinking temperature and control it with her smartphone.

Why is this mom mug smart? Because it wakes up when she pours in coffee and sleeps when not in use. Plus, the smart LED light indicates when her drink is ready. It’s easy to keep clean and has a scratch-resistant ceramic coating for aesthetic use.

Pomodoro timer

A Pomodoro timer can help busy moms eliminate distractions and work in focused blocks of time. Although a Pomodoro takes 30 minutes, she can use it with 6 time configurations and can pause it any time.

This multi-hexagon timer will nicely complement her desk, and it will ensure that she does her deep work. Not only that, but she can use her timer either as a clock or an alarm.

Laundry Love by Patric Richardson

Show me a working mom who loves doing the laundry. Laundry evangelist Patric Richardson will share his laundry hacks and show every working mom that doing laundry can take lots of fun.

This ideal gift will change her relationship with laundry forever. This book will help her save so much time and money on laundry, plus it will change her laundry habits for the better. It’s fully packed with practical & fun laundry lessons and stories.

Tile Mate

Every busy mom has a tight schedule: Tile Mate can help them quickly find their keys, bags, and everyday carries, including their phone, without wasting precious time.

Tile Mate is a Bluetooth tracker that can be attached to keys, bags, purses, and other accessories to quickly find them with the free Tile app.

Tile is water-resistant, it has a battery life of up to 3 years and a Bluetooth range of up to 250 ft. It comes in different models for wallets, backpacks, electronic devices, and more. If her Tile is out of Bluetooth range, she can tap the app and see the most recent location on a map.

Best mind-feeding gifts for working moms

Kindle Paperwhite

Amazon’s legendary eBook reader is back. I’ve been using my Kindle Paperwhite for 6+ years with sheer joy, and it changed who am I today. The battery life is amazing—it lasts for many weeks or sometimes for months.

This device is lightweight and waterproof. With its 300ppi display and adjustable screen, she will enjoy reading it under any light conditions, even in complete darkness or on the train.

The best thing about Kindle is the highlighting function, which lets her save her favorite things and quotes for later and then bulk email or bulk export them.

Audible subscription

Working out or commuting can be a lonely challenge for every busy mom.

No more long hours in the gym: Listening to one of the world’s largest collections of audiobooks will make her an exercise addict. And it can significantly add more time into busy days that otherwise would be wasted on sitting in traffic.

With an Audible Premium Plus subscription, she’ll receive credits that can be redeemed for new content every month. Plus, she’ll gain access to thousands of audiobooks from the Audible catalog.

The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

This is an excellent gift for every working mother who wants to find happiness.

Gretchen Rubin has had such an amazing story. On a rainy afternoon on a bus, she realized that her life is miserable despite having a great job, wealth, and family. Can you relate to that?

At that moment, she decided she’ll run the greatest experiment in her life: she’ll do a happiness project for a year and document her journey.

The result is her best-selling book, which is fully packed with wisdom and life lessons. What makes this book a great idea for working moms is that the author openly shares her stories, struggles, and lessons as a busy working mom. (I’ve read this book twice as a busy dad.)

You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero

This #1 New York Times bestseller self-help book was so successful that it resulted in three “Badass” follow-ups and You Are a Badass® is now a registered trademark.

The book is written in a highly provocative & entertaining style. (Just refer to the “Your Brain is Your B*tch” or “My Subconscious Made Me Do It” chapters.)

You Are a Badass will help her understand herself better, alter her self-sabotaging behaviors, and create a more fulfilling life.

The Art of Good Enough by Ivy Ge

This is the working mom’s guilt-free guide to happiness and success.

The Art of Good Enough is the first book I read that is solely written for moms. I’ve read this book as a working dad, and I can say it’s transformative except for the chapters dealing with hair-making and intimate stuff for women. (I’m a man with a shiny head :-)) But, hey, this is a mom book!

It will teach her how to combat negative emotions and discover her strengths, how to improve her health and boost her confidence, and finally how to reverse engineer what she wants in life. By the end of this book, busy moms will learn how to be perfectly imperfect without guilt.

Make Money from Home by Sally Miller

I love the Making Money from Home series from Sally Miller. Sally’s voice is so friendly and energetic, and she can directly relate to all new moms.

This series is so damn practical and compact. Make Money from Home is not an exception either. And, at the end of the day, this is what a busy working mom wants.

This guide will show the busy mom how to find and validate her business idea and get her first paying customers quickly.

Best gifts for commuting moms

Beats Studio Buds

These noise-cancelling wireless earbuds can make every working mother’s commute and workout a breeze. Beats is a popular brand established by Dr. Dre.

Beats Studio Buds are a great alternative to AirPods (especially for Android users) or can outperform Apple’s product.

As soon as Beats dropped these earbuds, I ordered a pair for my wife as a present, and they didn’t disappoint. The sheer appearance, the material, the charging case, as well as the listening experience was great.

The earbud tips come in three sizes, and the case fits in her pockets. Studio Buds have up to 8 hours of listening time plus 16 hours more with the charging case. The active noise cancelling keeps out the background noise, while the on-ear controls allow her to control music and manage calls easily.

Gel-Enhanced Seat Cushion

The ComfiLife gel-enhanced seat cushion is one of the most unique gifts you can choose for a hard working mom. The cooling gel along with the high-density memory foam will relieve pain in her lower back, promote a healthy posture, and provides support for her legs and hip.

Working moms can bring the ultimate seat comfort everywhere. They can use their seat cushions during working hours, meditation, working out, or commuting. The washable cover and carrying handle make it easy for every busy mom to have their favorite seat cushions with them all the time.

Bellroy Toiletry Kit

Can a toiletry kit be a thoughtful gift idea for working moms?

Well, it’s highly functional, and at the end of the day, that’s what counts most.

Bellroy’s Toiletry Kit is one of the best practical gifts for working moms. It has been made from high-quality fabric; it’s water-resistant, comes in different colors, and fits in her palms easily.

This kit is ideal for travel and commuting, but it can be useful in the office as well. Bellroy’s Toiletry Kit comes with internal mesh pockets to organize everything neatly, plus has a sleeve with a magnetic closure to keep things clean.

Audio-Technica ATH-ANC700BT Noise-Cancelling Headphones

When it comes to audio brands, Audio-Technica is my go-to choice. The Japanese giant has manufactured high-quality headphones and mics for 50+ years. I’ve tried numerous brands to fit onto my sensitive ears, but Audio Technica headphones were by far the most comfortable ones.

These pair of Bluetooth over-ear headphones have a nice flat foldable design, they offer active noise-cancellation and work for up to 25 hours (!) with one charging, which makes them ideal for commuting or traveling moms. With the cables (Audio Technica generously included 1.2 m cable), they can use them for even longer periods and higher resolution audio experience.

Questions to ask when choosing the best gifts for working moms

Here’re some questions to help you find out what are the best gifts for working moms:

• What’s the one thing she’s always complaining about?
• What’s the one thing she’s always speaking about?
• Does she enjoy kitchen chores? If not, why?
• Is she completely obsessed with what…?
• Does she enjoy self-care products? Does she pay attention to her physical & mental health?
• Is she struggling with some bad habits? Or does she want to create new habits?

Pro tip: Have an honest conversation with her about these questions. 🙂

What are the best gifts for working moms, anyway?

My pick would be the Audio-Technica Noise-Cancelling Headphones.

Why?

Because I’ve been using my Audio Technica headphones for 5 years now and not a single day went by without me listening to them. They’ve completely transformed my life, and how I consume information, music, and even movies. I hated cleaning up our house and washing the dishes, but my headphones flipped up the process. These are big words, I know, but I couldn’t live without them.

If you’re on a tiny budget, I’d opt for the Gel Enhanced Seat Cushion that can seriously boost her seat comfort, relieve pain from her lower back, and promote a healthy posture wherever they are.

Both mom gifts can have a great, transformative effect on her life.

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