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Looking for Mother’s Day gifts for mom on a budget? Meaningful gifts don’t have to break the bank! These Dollar Tree Mothers Day gift ideas are still ones she’ll love — with lots of useful gift ideas perfect for moms who want nothing.
As a very frugal person, I really appreciate Dollar Tree’s wide selection while still being budget-friendly. Dollar Tree is a great place to stay within your budget because it has so many options.
I also think shopping at the Dollar Tree is a great for doing Mothers Day gifts from kids. We love to take our kids to Dollar Tree and let them pick out their own gifts because we know it won’t be expensive if they pick out something ridiculous.
Below you’ll find budget Mothers day gifts that you can put together entirely at the dollar store, making them both cheap and easy. You’ll find lots of ideas that you can do together with mom too, making them meaningful experience gifts too.
I also focused on items that were practical and useful with lots of consumables, so they won’t just add clutter to the house.
So let’s add some awesome Dollar Tree mom gift ideas to your shopping list and save you some money!
On to the gift ideas!
1. Plants or Gardening Supplies
You can find gardening supplies at the dollar store if mom is a gardener. Since May is warmer weather in many places, it can be the perfect season for getting outside and garden.
Gardening can also be a fun activity to do together, which really is want many moms really want. Plus, it is an activity that can entertain little kids too.
2. Organization supplies
Dollar Tree is full of organization supplies for pretty much any space. You could gift mom a coupon for organizing a space and then gift the accompanying organizational supplies.
3. Knitting supplies
Knitting is a nice chill activity that makes a great self-care hobby. Dollar Tree has a surprisingly nice selection of yarns that’d make a nice gift.
Your can do it while catching up on shows or podcasts, and many places have knitting circle meet-ups for an opportunity for adult socialization for moms.
4. Car cleaning supplies
Since having kids, my car has become such a mess. Getting mom some car cleaning gear (and cleaning her car for her!) is a thoughtful gift for a mom with young kids.
Dollar Tree has a whole car section where you can find items like air fresheners, cleaning supplies and items to keep in your car like wipes that can make a cute and practical gift basket.
5. Puzzles
Puzzles are another great chill hobby for moms who need to decompress after a long day of parenting. It could also be a nice activity to do together with older kids or adult children.
Getting puzzles at Dollar Tree are nice because they’re so affordable for an item that only gets used once.
6. Movie Night Basket
A movie night gift basket is the best of both worlds because it is a gift but also an experience gift for the family. Enjoy a movie night with mom and get her favorite movie theater snacks to make the night feel more special.
7. Candy
For moms with a sweet tooth, put together a cute basket of candy from the dollar store. Dollar Tree has a good variety and many come in smaller sized bags, perfect for putting together a sampler.
I love consumable gifts because they don’t add clutter to your house and tasty treats are very unlikely to go to waste.
You could also put together a basket of everyone’s favorite candy in the family and have mom do a blind-taste test for a fun activity.
8. Photos
You can never go wrong with sweet framed family photos for mom. They such an easy and very thoughtful Mother’s day gift — it’s clearly the classic mom gift for a reason!
The dollar store has a wide variety of picture frame styles and sizes from which to choose.
9. Kids’ Art
You could also use the photo frames featured above to frame some of your kids’ artwork. This would make a very personal gift and the frame elevates it a little more.
Plus, it helps a little with the mental of load that many moms deal with figuring out what to do with all the art kids produce.
For real, how do little kids create so much art?
10. Arts & craft supplies
Sticking with the art theme, Dollar Tree is a great stop for craft supplies. For crafty moms, you can help restock her art supply.
If mom doesn’t do crafts as a hobby, you could get two art kits at Dollar Tree to do together as an experience gift. An example of a cute dollar store art kit is pictured above.
Don’t miss this list of other thoughtful experience gifts for families
11. Self-Care Gift Basket
Moms are constantly being told to do self-care, but planning “self-care” can be an additional mental load.
Take some of that off mom’s shoulders and put together a cute self-care basket for her. Dollar Tree is full of self-care goodies like lotions, massagers, face masks, chapsticks and candles.
12. Fun nail supplies
Nails supplies make a fun gifts because they’re fun and something someone may not buy themselves. Plus, they get used up so they’re another consumable idea if you like low clutter gifts.
13. Favorite Snacks Basket
A basket of mom’s favorite snacks is another easy idea that won’t end up collecting dust on the shelf like so many other gifts. Dollar Tree is nice for gift snacks because they have a big selection of individually-sized snacks and treats, so it’s great for making a sampler.
14. Cutesy coffee cups
So many moms run on coffee that you can’t go wrong with a coffee-themed gift. Dollar Store has funny and cute coffee mugs. They also have to-go style cups that look like knock-offs of popular name brands.
15. Vacation supplies
If you have an upcoming vacation, consider gifting fun items on theme with the trip. For example, if you’re taking a beach trip in the summer, you could give a gift of pool toys and sunglasses to get excited for the trip.
Just note, you may need to plan ahead if your vacation spot is out of season since Dollar Tree won’t have many out-of-season items.
16. Flowers
Put together a beautiful bouquet of flowers at the Dollar Tree. They have a big selection of fake flowers. You could also make decorative home decor with flowers as a DIY Mothers Day gift.
17. Pet toys
If you have a beloved family pet, you can’t go wrong with new toys for the pet. The Dollar Tree has toys for cats and dogs, plus treats and other pet supplies.
Plus, pet toys are items that get used up and need to be replenished so they won’t stay hanging around the house forever
18. Home decor
If mom likes home decor, you can find lots of affordable options at the dollar store. You can gift them as is, or use them as a base for a thoughtful DIY decor project to gift.
19. Cooking Supplies
The Dollar Store has a big selection of kitchen tools, including some unique gadgets like a citrus squeezer. I use the one we were gifted soooo much but I never would have bought it for myself.
20. Board Games
Dollar Tree offers lots of board games and games. You could put together a board game gift basket and then do a board game night as a family, making this another easy experience gift for mom.
21. Adult coloring book
Adult coloring books are known as a de-stressing activity and you know moms could use some stress relief. They’re an easy creative outlet for when you don’t have the mental energy to be creative, perfect for a tired mom.
22. Candles
I know candles are kind of cliche for a gift, but if the mom in your life likes candles they can be a nice gift. Since you use candles up, gift-giving holidays like Mother’s Day are a nice time to restock mom’s candle supply and Dollar Tree has a big selection.
23. Gag gifts
Dads shouldn’t get all the fun and funny gifts. Moms can be in on the fun too! You can find lots of funny gifts at Dollar Tree like the whoopee cushion featured above or stick-on mustaches.
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