The Experiential Gift Guide

When you want to break from brunch-and-flowers tradition, quality time and thoughtful touches are where it’s at. Here, we curated some experience-in-a-box ideas to create the kind of lasting impressions that stretch well beyond Mother’s Day.

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  COFFEE KLATCH

  It’s no secret that certain moms run on
  caffeine. Hook her up with a slick at-home
  brewing system (keep an eye out for the goop guide to making the perfect cup of coffee in the coming weeks) and a monthly bean subscription. Bonus points for hand-delivering breakfast treats to tie it all together. CINNAMON FRENCH TOAST BREAD PUDDING RECIPE; CHEMEX 8-Cup Chemex Set, goop, $120; COUNTER CULTURE COFFEE Single-Origin Subscription, Counter Culture Coffee, $31.50
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  A Ticket To
  Paradise

  When it comes to everyday
  stressors, there’s little a weekend at the spa
  can’t cure—the private treatment suites and hyper-focused
  services offered at the brand new spa at Meadowood look particularly enticing, so considered tagging along. More relaxation-inducing trip ideas, here. MEADOWWOOD Stay, Meadowwood, From $500; LOUIS VUITTON Keepall Bandoulière 60 Mon Monogram, Louis Vuitton, $2,220
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  GOOD HERB

  Freshly plucked herbs can take any recipe to the next level—conveniently, this vertical copper planter is also next-level pretty. Team it with an equally beautiful watering can and scissors. WILLIAMS-SONOMA Copper Vertical Wall Planter, Williams-Sonoma, $189.95; FLOZ DESIGN Planto Watering Can, MoMA Store, $80; ERNEST WRIGHT & SON LTD 24CT Gold-Plated Floral Scissors, The New Craftsmen, $71.66
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  BACK TO SCHOOL

  If knowledge is power, then a gift
  certificate to a culinary school is the equivalent of giving
  mom the freedom to really flex her cooking muscles—which if we’re being honest, kind of benefits everyone. THE INSTITUTE OF DOMESTIC TECHNOLOGY Course, The Institute of Domestic Technology, Price Varies Per Selection; CALVIN KLEIN HIM X GOOP Chambray Apron, goop, $110
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  Gift Box for a Cause

  A Gratitude Collaborative gift box includes either a fresh bouquet or air plant, in addition to a sampling of little treasures like candles, chocolates, lotion, etc. What’s more, part of the proceeds from each order goes toward feeding kids in America. GRATITUDE COLLABORATIVE Custom Gifting, Gratitude Collaborative, $25-$100
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  Mother-Daughter Staycation

  Book a room at a local hotel (countless options in our City Guides), spend the day bumming around town, wrap it up with dinner and  tickets to a show—et voila, a fail-proof mother-daughter staycation. CHICAGO ATHLETIC HOTEL Stay, Chicago Athletic Hotel, Price Varies Per Selction; BEYONCÉ Concert Tickets, Ticketmaster, $45-$305; FOSSIl Harper Small Saddle Crossbody, Fossil, $148
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  Snap Happy

  While printable Instagram pictures are nothing new, Artifact Uprising drops them into beautiful, coffee-table-worthy books that are 100% customizable. Encourage mom to keep snapping with a fresh phone case. ARTIFACT UPRISING Layflat Photo Album, Artifact Uprising, Starting at $139; STELLA MCCARTNEY iPhone 6 Crystal Four Finger Ring Case, goop, $145
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  Bottle of Red, Bottle of White

  The ultimate gift that keeps on giving, a wine-of-the-month club membership pairs nicely with a gorgeous coffee-table book on the topic and the aptly named “tipsy” glasses. ASSOULINE Bordeaux Legendary Wines Hardcover Book, Mr. Porter, $85; DOMAINELA Wine Club, DomaineLA, $50 per month; LORIS&LIVIA Tipsy Duralex Cups, goop, $40
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  A Home-Cooked Meal

  Refresh her repertoire with 125 quick and delicious recipes from GP’s just-released cookbook, It’s All Easy. Plus, the 24-strong, exclusive-to-goop spice kit, accommodates every recipe in the book. GWYNETH PALTROW It’s All Easy, goop, $55; WHOLE SPICE X GOOP “It’s All Easy” Spice Set, goop, $175
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  At-Home R & R

  We’ve been known to wax poetic about the transformative powers of a good soak in the tub—a subtle candle, aromatic salts, and relaxing reading material might as well be the unplug starter kit. Chris Cleave, Everyone Brave is Forgiven, Amazon, $26.99; Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, The Nest, Amazon, $26.99; GIVENCHY BEAUTY L’Atelier Cuir Blanc Candle, Barney’s, $76; SHIVA ROSE Rose Moon Sea Salts, goop, $50
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  Beauty Bag Makeover

  In the interest of clean living, gift mom a clean beauty bag makeover (email goop beauty director Jean Godfrey June at [email protected] and she’ll suggest worthy swaps). CLARE V Flat Canvas Clutch, goop, $145; RMS BEAUTY Lipshine, goop, $25; RODIN Crema Luxury Hand and Body Cream, goop, $84; JUICE BEAUTY Phyto-Pigments Ultra-Natural Mascara, goop, $22; VAPOUR BEAUTY Mesmerize Eyeliner, goop, $20; OLIO E OSSO Balm, goop, $28
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  The Goop Glow

  A good facial really goes a long way. And if a trip to a pro isn’t on the books, an at-home treatment using the goop by Juice Beauty instant facial (and a follow up with the super-nourishing oil and perfecting eye cream) is the next best thing. LA PRAIRIE Day Spa, The Ritz-Carlton, Price Varies Per Selection; GOOP BY JUICE BEAUTY Exfoliating Instant Facial, goop, $125; GOOP BY JUICE BEAUTY Luminous Melting Cleanser, goop, $90
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  Farm Visit

  A trip to a local farm (two
  excellent options near L.A. here
  and here) is a great way to get back
  to nature for a day. Plus, she’ll get to come home with as much fresh produce/flowers/fruit as she can carry. SILVER LAKE FARMS Visit, Silver Lake Farms; CUCKMERE TRUG COMPANY Modern English Garden Trug, goop, $100
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  A New Way To
  Get Around

  Fun and great for the environment, a slick new bike is sort of like a hobby and workout in one. LINUS Rambler 1, Linus, $399; TORY SPORT Fitted Track Jacket, Tory Sport, $165; SUPERGA X JENNIFER MEYER Studded Sneaker, goop, $199