What gift to buy for Mother’s Day this year

With weddings, baby showers, graduations and Mother’s Day around the corner, spring can be a busy gift-giving season for many of us. To help you get a head start on your shopping, we’ve put together four mini gift guides that are equal parts thoughtful and fun.

From high-tech massage goggles to a box of handcrafted bon bons, here are 10 thoughtful gift ideas for the mother figures in your life.

Moms with a sweet tooth will thoroughly enjoy a box of colourful chocolates, handmade in Toronto. This cake-themed Mother’s Day release includes bon bons in flavours such as Strawberry Shortcake, Berry Streusel and Opera Cake. Chocolat de Kat The Cake Collection chocolate box, from $27 through chocolatdekat.com.

Available in a rainbow of colours, this sculptural vase is 3-D-printed in Montreal using recycled plastic. Cyrc Fluke vase, $170 through cyrcdesign.com.

These classic drop earrings by award-winning designer Dean Davidson will look great for every day, and on special occasions. Available with either semi-precious or man-made gemstones. Dean Davidson Signature Droplet earrings, from $245 through deandavidson.ca.

This customizable, gift-wrapped box from the founded-in-Muskoka company comes with a sea sponge, small towel and your choice of one of Health Hut’s fragrant bath products. Health Hut Just For You gift box, $82 through shophealthhut.com.

Collectible and refillable, this cheerful, limited-edition Rouge Hermès lipstick is designed by Pierre Hardy, who also oversees footwear and jewellery for the French fashion house. Rouge Hermès Spring/Summer Limited Edition lipstick, $99 through hermes.com.

A thoughtful pick for bookworms, this debut memoir by Chinese American journalist and editor Connie Wang explores the author’s complicated relationship with her mother through nine heartfelt essays. Oh My Mother!: A Memoir in Nine Adventures by Connie Wang (Viking), $37.99 through amazon.ca.

Perfect for cozying up with on a couch or reading chair, this lightweight, machine-washable throw is made with Oeko-Tex certified cotton. Bonus: A portion of each sale will be donated to the Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre. One Wednesday Grey Leopard Universal Throw, $75 through onewednesdayshop.com.

Hailey Bieber’s skincare line, Rhode, recently made its Canadian debut. Grab this set of three Peptide Lip Treatments, including the Salted Caramel and Watermelon Slice flavours, for the cool mom on your list. Rhode The Lip Trio, $63 through ca.rhodeskin.com.

This fancy, high-tech eye mask uses vibration patterns, massage and heat to help with issues such as headaches and eye strain. It works in three modes: Focus, SmartRelax and Sleep. Therabody Smart Goggles, $249.99 through bestbuy.ca.

Food lovers will appreciate receiving a selection of Zing’s chef-crafted sauces and seasonings, which can be used in the kitchen for cooking, or on the table as a condiment. Zing Pantry Shortcuts Build Your Own Bundle, from $26.97 through cookwithzing.com.