What does a mum really want for Valentine’s Day? You might be scratching your head, and tearing your hear out about what to get the lady of your life, what could possibly satisfy her or get her in the mood??! but the answers are actually simpler than you think. Here are ten things I reckon mums would be pretty chuffed to be given this Valentine’s Day. If you’re a mum reading this – make sure you leave this page open on their browser for them to “accidentally” see!
Underwear
Not just sexy underwear, but a bra that actually fits her shrivelled three -sizes-down boobs post-baby and doesn’t leave her desperate to free herself from its constraints come the end of the day.
A lie in
Preferably in a hotel room where nobody or nothing (yes small humans I’m talking about YOU!) can disturb you. Ahhhhh sleep beautiful sleep!
Dinner
You don’t need to bother even taking us out for dinner…literally just cook it all and do all the washing up…
Something to make us feel amazing
A hair cut, a massage, some perfume, a facial. Anything to help to help us get that spring back in our step please!
Some quality time
With herself. Not with her loved one. Not her kids. Just her. Doing her own thing. Without anyone demanding anything of her.
A cleaning service
Just imagine – a whole day of not having to clean anything, pick up endlessly after people and have a shiny, sparkling, decluttered house! Which leads me on nicely to the next point….
A laundry subscription service
Heaven is….having someone come around to your house to pick up all that dirty laundry, wash it for you, and finally proove that the bottom of the laundry basket DOES exist!
A lovely date night
Maybe it’s a romantic walk in the hills, wine and chocolates at sunset, or simply just locking the doors and having the whole house to ourselves. Whatever it is, we want one.
Some gratitude
Sometimes all we really want is some thoughtful acknowledgement. We do so much day in day out and just hearing appreciation of that is better than a diamond ring in my book.
A compliment (or two!)
Can you remember the last time you were complimented? Compliments are hard to come by these days, but boy do they make you feel good. Maybe it’s how we look, something we said or what an amazing mum we are. Whatever it is, we want to hear it.
A hand-written love letter
Old school I know! But a handwritten love letter or heartfelt note can be incredibly meaningful and touching and is a lovely way to celebrate everything the special woman in your life is.
Subscription to a meal delivery service
What mum doesn’t want the burden of meal planning and cooking taken off her hands? Pre-prepared meals delivered to my doorstep making my life oh so much easier – yes please!
DIY spa day kit
Sure, every mum would love to escape to an actual real life spa! But the reality of making that happen? Practically impossible. So the next best alternative? Create a spa-like experience at home with a DIY spa day kit. Include luxurious bath salts, scented candles, moisturizing lotions, face masks, and anything else that promotes relaxation and self-care.
Customized photo album or memory book
I am a sucker for these. There is nothing more sentimental that better shows how much love there is in a life than a personalized photo album or memory book filled with cherished memories and moments you’ve shared together.
A surprise outing!
Who doesn’t love a surprise? Plan a special surprise outing to a place she loves or has been wanting to visit. Whether it’s a leisurely stroll in the park, a hike in nature, or a relaxing pinic by the lake, this is a great way of spending quality time together in a thoughtful setting.
Do you think the above list of what mums really want for Valentine’s Day is about right? If so go ahead and share it and maybe somehow it will come back to the right person in your life!
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I would be so happy to receive any of these fabulous items, thank you for the chance.
Yep to all all of the above and a double yep to some quality alone time! #coolmumclub
Haha! A lie-in without something pressing against her back – yes please! Number 8. would be my pick at the moment, although I wouldn’t be able to choose between the hotel and the mountain, so I’d better just take a hotel ON a mountain.
I would be happy getting any of these for valentines day!x #coolmumclub
I’m so with the lie in!! #coolmumclub xx
Ooooh, a lie-in! Yes please!!
We’re all pretty cheap dates by the sound of it…except maybe Robyn with her mountain-top hotel!! 😉
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Ha, this is totally what I want for Valentine’s! Although you missed Tom Hardy off the list…a lie in with Tom Hardy even. I wouldn’t mind ‘something’ being pressed against my back then but only if I was wearing the sexy underwear that makes me look like a goddess. Sending this to my hubby for ideas!! #coolmumclub
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Ha ha – just perfect – we should all just send a copy of this post to our husbands’ inboxes – Valentines Day done! Great read #coolmumclub
Oh yes all of those please, especially the lie in. I would actually quite like a fitbit too but I guess that’s not really much of a valentines gift even though it’s something I really want. I mean it’s not a very romantic gift is it lol. Maybe I’m better off wiating until my birthday for one of those?
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sadly i am unlikely to get even one of these… and i’d kill for the wine and sex!!!
**sigh** single parentdom
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perfect! a meal I didn’t have to cook would be lovely #coolmumclub
haha see this is realistic lol. Wine on a tap sounds awesome :P. A interrupted bath wouldn’t go a miss either xx #coolmumclub
Fantastic post! So spot on, especially with the lie in one…. What I wouldn’t give to sleep till about 11 in the morning and not have to worry. #coolmumclub
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Ha ha love this and will 100% be showing it to hubby!! xx #coolmumclub
oh my, the butler…mmmm….now you’ve gone and given me an idea! For me, it would have to be #8- with a good book or Netflix, chocolates and a foot massage….bliss…I think a lot of us mums would be nodding along to your list.
Yee ha to the lie-in and vat of wine! All fingers crossed for dinner and posh chocs too. Just let’s tell them to read your blog (although could you edit out the s&x for a langourous bath and an early night for me please?! xx #coolmumclub
Artisan chocolates oh yes. Have you ever tried Lily O Brian chocs, I swear they are to die for.
Anything small and gold would also work (Fererro Rocher, or jewelrey) #coolmumclub
All of the above. I need that mountain! With chocolate. And wine. And food that I haven’t had to cook or subsequently clean off the kitchen floor / highchair. And sleep. Just sleep.
I hope that the Valentine Gods are kind to you this year x
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Yes to all of these! My biggest wish this valentines is some quality time. Couch time in the evening just ain’t cutting it! I need a proper date. Kat x #coolmumclub
Sleep that is what I want for valentine’s I am kind of convinced it is never going to happen. You can’t go wrong with some nice jewellery or chocolates either 😉 #coolmumclub
Thanks for all the comments everybody! Right so then let’s print this out and stick this on our fridges (perhaps censored tho lol) to make sure we’re all on the same page lol!
It all seems so obvious doesn’t it!
Fab list, I’ll be happy with anything really but valentines tends to be a disappointment, he just never remembers and if I have to remind that’s half the magic gone! haha
This list sounds just about perfect, especially the lie in and chocolates, maybe I need to casually send the hubby this list and see if he gets the hint? #coolmumclub x
I would love to be able to take a bath without a child walking in on valentines day or any day for that matter.
This is great! I’m going out for a boozy lunch with a group of my besties on Valentine’s Day to a restaurant I love to celebrate one of their birthdays – pretty chuffed with how that’s worked out! #coolmumclub
My Mum has invited us round to a roast on that Sunday…not the most romantic of plans but hell it covers points 3 & 5 so I’ll take it!
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Haha, this is brilliant! Yes, yes and yes!! I would love for dinner to be cooked without having the pay back of the washing up. And ‘my belly is too full from dinner’ is a common saying in our bedroom – when you eat at 8pm that tends to be the case! That wine on tap looks just splendid, I want it now. X #coolmumclub
Agree 100% with all of these. Especially the sex and chocolates! #coolmumclub
All so true!! Hope you manage some of them on Valentine’s Day!! #coolmumclub
I just want to go to the loo on my own ha ha!! Although wine and a lie in would also be great 🙂 xxx
A decent partner to share it with! (Single parent here).
A whole child free day…long lie in
…chilled day without worrying what mischief my little man is upto.
the cooked meal with washing up sounds excellent!
A bubble bath run….chocolate yes alcohol yes.
Haha! Amazing! Lie in, WITH chocolate xx
I would be happy getting any of these on Valentines Day! #coolmumclub
A lie in would be amazing. Just not having the morning routine for one day x
#CoolMumClub well I haven’t slept properly since 2017 so a lay in would be the goals!!! Not going to happen though with my exuberant 22 month old and almost 4 month old boobie monster!!!
I would love to receive some red roses….but to be honest we have decided not to bother with gifts this year. xxx
Just a simple Cup of Tea in Bed, followed by cuddles and my Children chatting and making me Laugh xx
I would love to win the Luxury Hamper for Two and the Scentsational Marc Jacobs hamper for Valentine’s Day for my other half.
I would be happy with anything , but love Marc Jacobs and would shre with my OH
Great list of gifts. Any of them would be lovely. It is the thought that counts.
Dinner cooked for me (something really nice, from scratch!), the washing up all done AND the kitchen given the once over. Unfortunately, being a decent cook, I’ve made a rod for my own back if I want us to eat healthily but it honestly feels like such a treadmill sometimes!
A lovely meal not cooked by myself x
I would love some nice chocolates for valentines day.
I’d love a bunch of Rose’s ans a box of chocolates because I love Rose’s and chocolates and I’d share with hubby x
Some new socks would be nice as I need some new ones.
Chocolates are top of my list for any occasion lol
Some lovely flowers and a tasty bottle of wine for me
i would love chocolates and roses because I am an old romantic at heart
Great list! I’d love it all, but especially someone else to cook for me, fed up of cooking every meal, always!
a nice romantic night away
Some flowers would be lovely
I would be very happy with just a bunch of roses as I love flowers
My favourite gifts are always edible! = lots of chocolate
I would just love someone to cook dinner for me on Valentine’s day. What a treat that would be!
I would be happy with a lie in bed and someone to make breakfast for me
I would be happy for someone to do my chores for a day so I could have a whole day to myself.
A lie in or afoot massage that lasts longer than 10 seconds would be great!
I always cook so a lovely meal cooked for me would be lovely
What a fabulous post. So many genuine things that mums REALLY want this Valentine’s Day.
I’d most like to receive a sleep in!! Let him get up with the kids haha
I would love breakfast in bed and a thank you from the people I do things for every day, nothing else
Honestly I’d be happy with my hubby cooking me a meal or taking me out for one would be even better.
Honestly, I’d be happy with a home cooked meal or a meal out would be even better.
I would be quite happy with a box of chocolates
A lie in sounds like my kind of Valentines Day!
A nice lay in and a long family walk would be so wonderful!
Hi . Great competition I would be very happy to win. Thanks for the chance to enter
Quality time and a lie in sounds great!
I would be so happy to receive any of these fabulous items, thank you for the chance. A bottle a sparkling rose would be the best treat for me though!
I’d love the SilverGuard bedding but think I’d be happy with any one of the prizes
Totally love the decadent bottle of Decorum rum! And a lie in would be excellent.
Any of the prizes would be great 🙂
I would love a lie-in, I’m still recovering after having covid so I am very tired recently so I would love the extra sleep.
A lie in would be lovely
I love date nights for valentines day – it’s a nice treat and you don’t have to worry about clearing up afterwards!
I was a stay at home mum when my kids were smaller and it was such a treat to get so ‘me time’ even just going out for a coffee without the kids once in a while! I’m excited about the comfortable bras in the prize selection.
Good list for men to choose from
These all are so true! My word I’ve love a ‘me’ day of a lie in and then getting a pamper and a compliment. Ahh what bliss that would be! I also love the sound of the rum, and I do love a nice glass of rum.
A lie in with tea and toast made for me when i wake lol
great article
It’s so true a compliment can mean so much and it’s free too
Oh my goodness a lie in would be absolute heaven!!! I can’t imagine what it feels like to have one anymore x
All of the items are so thoughtful and would be very welcome! I’m certainly intrigued by the No 1 Bra as I’m all about the comfort 🙂
I would be happy to sleep longer and have breakfast in bed.
As a widow with young kids I tend not to get Mother days gifts unless my mum takes the kids to the poundshop. Any of these would be amazing.
Wow what a amazing giveaway and I would love to win this great prize I’m in need of all as I’m a working parent of a 3 year old and it’s non stop but wouldn’t have it any other way fingers crossed liked and shared this great prize and thank you for doing this great competition to
This would be beautiful, I love a good bra! Still looking for ‘the one’ , I also love a good lie in! Priceless 😉
I’d just to feel a bit better tbh xx
OMG You have got it so right.?? especially the cleaning service, god my oven needs a clean!
All of these things sound fantastic but I’d especially like the bottle of Decorum rum.
I’m torn between the rum and smash cup but I think the smash cup wins as it is fun too x
What a great selection. I would love the bra as I find it so difficult to find a comfortable bra that fits properly.
oh, the cleaning service sounds amazing and that’s what the practical side of me would dearly love but I’d love a lie in or dinner cooked for me and no washing up! If only these mum kind of dreams came true..
So I think I would put the luxurious bedding on the bed and get in and enjoy the rum lol
lovely ideas. Always enjoy not having to cook and clear up afterwards
Love these prizes. As a full time worker I would love to have all my cleaning done.
Fantastic list, i’d love all of them!
A lie in & some gratitude wouldn’t go a miss!
I’m currently juggling planning a wedding, on top of normal every day things as well as juggling a 5 and 15 year old, my brain is ready to explode haha!
Some lovely gifts but for me the best one is quality quiet time together with my Valentine. A walk if the weather is fit or just curled up on the sofa if not. A chance to count our many blessings over the many years we have been together.
All the gifts sound amazing but my favourite is the bedding as it sounds so luxurious.