Mother's Day gift ideas: personal gifts for mum
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Personal Mother's Day gifts that mums keep are a song written from your memories of her, a photo print whose QR code plays the children's voices, or a T-shirt with an illustrated portrait drawn from her photo. The date depends on the country: in Croatia it is the second Sunday of May (9 May 2027), in Slovenia 25 March, and in Serbia Materice falls on the second Sunday before Orthodox Christmas (27 December 2026).
When is Mother's Day?
- Croatia
- Second Sunday of May — 9 May 2027
- Slovenia
- 25 March
- Serbia (Materice)
- Second Sunday before Orthodox Christmas — 27 December 2026
Austria, Germany, Italy and the United States also celebrate on the second Sunday of May; the UK's Mothering Sunday falls in spring, on a different date.
Our picks
Custom song
€9Price on 10.09.2026. 9 €Why it fits: Tell the moments only your family knows — her sayings, her kitchen, the night she drove two hours to bring what you forgot — and they become a song with her name. You hear it before paying, and the children's own lines can go into it.
Digital, by email · two free previews before you pay · English, German, Croatian, Slovenian or Serbian
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Photo print that speaks
from €20Price on 15.09.2026. 20 €Why it fits: A photo of her with the children and a dedication, with a QR code that plays their voices saying what they love about her. It goes on the wall and is heard every time someone scans it.
Poster, frame, canvas or triptych · QR code plays a voice or song · EU delivery included
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T-shirt or hoodie with your illustration
from €34Price on 14.10.2026. 34 €Why it fits: A T-shirt or hoodie with an illustration drawn from her photo — for example a 'queen of the home' portrait — and lettering with the children's names. You see and choose the design before paying.
Illustration drawn from your photo · you see the design before paying · EU delivery included
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Magic Book
€17 digitalPrice on 10.09.2026. 17 €Why it fits: A Magic Book can be about mum too: she is the hero, with the children and her real places in the story. A good gift from a partner on behalf of small children.
30 pages, 15 illustrations · written free, paid only after you read it · digital within 48 hours, hardcover in Croatia only
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Good to know
- Printed items take up to 11 working days to arrive in Croatia and up to 15 working days elsewhere in the EU, so order them about three weeks before the day. A song can be ready the same day; a digital Magic Book arrives within 48 hours of payment.
- Printed items are delivered to all 27 EU countries with shipping included; the hardcover book to Croatia only. Digital items arrive by email anywhere.
- Songs and the Magic Book can be made in English, German, Croatian, Slovenian or Serbian (Latin or Cyrillic). You can design the photo print, night sky, calendar and T-shirt in English, and the dedication on a photo print can be in any language.
What else people give
Flowers, chocolates, perfume, jewellery and time to herself — a breakfast she doesn't have to make, an afternoon off — are the classic Mother's Day gifts, and the last two are often what mums say they want. A personal gift works well together with them: the song can be played at that breakfast.
Questions
- When is Mother's Day in Croatia?
- On the second Sunday of May; in 2027 that is 9 May.
- When is Mother's Day in Slovenia?
- On 25 March.
- What is Materice?
- Materice is the Serbian Orthodox mothers' day, celebrated on the second Sunday before Christmas by the Orthodox calendar; for Christmas on 7 January 2027 that is 27 December 2026. Children traditionally 'tie up' their mother, and she frees herself with small gifts.
- What is a personal Mother's Day gift that isn't flowers?
- A song written from your family's memories of her, a photo print with a QR code that plays the children's voices, or a T-shirt with an illustrated portrait drawn from her photo.
- How early should I order a Mother's Day gift?
- A song can be ordered on the day itself. For printed items, order about three weeks ahead: up to 11 working days to Croatia and up to 15 to the rest of the EU.