Retirement Gift Ideas for Mom
At some point as an adult, you start to take care of your parents the way they took care of you. Maybe even the way you take care of your kid’s currently. The roles have switched and you worry about the health and well-being of your parents. You want them to take it easy and not work so hard. Luckily, the day will come where they will say “enough is enough” and retire. This is great news, as life is short and there are tons of fun hobbies and projects for your mom or mother-in-law to take on. Granted don’t expect things to happen overnight.
My advice is to give your Mom some space. Whatever you do, take it slow. The transition to retirement after years and years of working can be a hard adjustment. Some people need their jobs to have a sense of purpose, it gives them something to do. Don’t be upset if your mom retiring takes time, maybe she even goes back to work part-time. Whatever she decides you need to respect her decision and not rush here. That being said, maybe she needs a new hobby? The following are some retirement gifts for Mom to help you narrow down your gift search
Gardening Tool Set
- 🌱【Complete Garden Tool Kit】Our gardening tool set presents everything that you need for planning the backyard paradise of your dreams, including...
- 👨🌾【Versatile Garden Accessories】 For all your household planting needs, these eight types of hand tools are extremely helpful. This...
- 🌿【Durable Stainless Steel】Our Heavy Duty Gardening Tools are constructed of stainless steel, which inhibits rust and guarantees durability. It is...
Does your Mom have a green thumb? Gardening has maybe benefits. This could be a perfect retirement gift for Mom.
Yoga Bolster with Guide Poster
- Support Your Poses - Whether you’re performing restorative yoga or seeking to meditate, it’s critical to have the proper support. With an innovative...
- Maintain Form - The key factor that separates the most effective yoga bolsters from the rest is their ability to maintain their form as you lie on them. We...
- Sumptuous Comfort - While the interior layers offer support, the removable eco-suede cover keeps you cool and comfortable. When it needs to be cleaned,...
We also have a dedicated article for gifts for Yoga lovers if she looks to spend more time meditating and working on getting back in shape.
New Kitchen Accessories
Now that mom is retired, she’ll have more time to cook for her kids. Why not get her a new toy for the kitchen. A lot of these new kitchen appliances are easy to use and can be fun.
Pottery Carving Tool Kit
- 42 pieces in total: contain most of clay tools you will need, great for carving, shaping, modeling, cutting, scraping, brushing, smoothing and so on.
- Keep your pottery tools organized with this strong zip-up case. Individually stored to make it easy to find the right tool at a glance and gives you...
- Double-sided design for a variety of shapes and uses, make your work more flexible.
Take Up Painting
- Deluxe Arts & Crafts Bundle - Total 142-piece artist painting set, including all the basic painting supplies, materials, and tools. All-round painting kit...
- Excellent Value for Price - Exquisite and complete art supplies kit adopts professional painting materials matching solutions to meet various painting...
- High Quality Painting Accessories - 108 pieces rich pigment sets with palettes. 48 colors water-based acrylic and 12 colors metallic acrylic paints with...
I think everyone wishes they have more time to try fun things like painting, retirement might be the perfect time to start.
Knitting
- BIG CAPACITY – with CRAFTISS yarn storage bag, knitting a few projects simultaneously is not a problem
- DURABLE FABRIC – our crochet bag is made of natural material free of bad or chemical smell
- KNIT ON THE GO – use our knitting project bag to store unfinished items in two big external pockets
Go On An Adventure!
Where the previous gift idea was a little too safe, this retirement gift idea for Mom is a little more extreme.
Fun Gifts Just to Say Congrats!
My Mom & Her Retirement
I have two brothers, one older and one younger than me. We were brought up by my Mom, a single parent. We aren’t sure where Dad is, we boys never got to meet him. So, our Mom is it. She is everything. She built this little family of four, and she shaped the men we are today. Mom is really inspirational, and she gave us boys so much when we were growing up. She is still the most generous person I know.
Mom is a teacher, and she has been for years now. She was a teacher for years before I was born, and is a dedicated educator still today. She really loves her job, about as much as I dislike the idea of teaching high schoolers. When Mom called a week ago to tell me she was retiring, I did not believe her. It isn’t the first time she has spouted similar ideas… just to abandon those plans the following week. Finally, maybe she will have this discussion with me. I have been asking for years, ‘Mom, we have been watching you teach teenagers our whole lives. We have kids of our own now. When will you retire?” She used to laugh at me, but this phone call she was adamant that she was making the transition out of the workforce and into retirement. After 40 years of teaching teenagers and learning schoolyard slang, Mom is finally slowing down, and I am just so pleased for her! My brothers and I all have children, collectively we have 6 kids. So, Mom will spend her days puttering about and playing with her grandkids. Well, that’s our plan for her, anyway!
Mom retiring is the coolest news I have had in months, and I really want to celebrate this properly. I know Mom’s colleagues with do something for her at work; she has worked at the same school for over 15 years and the whole staff is her best friend. Her student’s parents will likely do something for her too. I want to make our family and friends’ celebration special – obviously – I want it to embody my mother. She is full of energy, charismatic, she laughs easily and loudly… she is the life of the party. I guess I need to make this a party!
We don’t live too far from the beach, so we are doing a beach BBQ on a weekend afternoon. My brothers and I have invited all of Mom’s favorite people – and it’s a secret! She has no idea. There will be my brothers and I, our kiddos, our spouses, and a couple other close family members… and more than 50 other friends and family from as far as we could reach!
Mark worked in finance for 32 years, he is now retired. Mark is a Chargers fan, has 3 children (all grown) and 2 grandchildren. He enjoys writing, golfing, cooking, and spending time with his grandkids. “We learn so many things from golf—how to suffer, for instance.”
