20 Best Subscription Boxes for Moms

If Mom needs to make room in her life for some self-care, this box will remind her to take some time for herself. Each box comes with eight full-size items that are chosen by therapists. The items rage from experiences like journals to write in or mindfulness activities to try, to products like aromatherapy oils and skincare.

Sure, you can grab Mom a quick bouquet for Mother's Day. But if she's into farm-fresh flowers, you can keep her happy all year long with a flower delivery subscription. With The Bouqs Co., you can opt for one of three sizes: original (10 – 16 stems, $44/box), deluxe (20 – 32 stems, $56/box) or grand (30 – 45 stems, $69/box), and you can choose to get boxes weekly, every other week, monthly or every other month. In Good Housekeeping Institute evaluations, testers were impressed by how long arrangements from Bouqs Co. lasted longer when compared with other flower-delivery services.

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If Mom loves to indulge in a treat every now and again, give her some goodies that go beyond her typical checkout-line fare. This subscription will let her try foods from around the world. Each Universal Yums box comes with both sweet and savory treats themed to a different country, along with a 12-page booklet with trivia and recipes. You can choose from three sizes of box (5 – 7 snacks starting at $16, 10 – 12 snacks starting at $26 or 15 – 18 snacks starting at $41), and you choose to either prepay the whole year or go month-to-month. It's a great one for Mom to share with the whole family — one Good Housekeeping family that tried this box said they had a great time tasting and ranking each snack, and they kept an ongoing list of their favorites.

For moms who love to read, there's nothing better than having vetted new books delivered right to her door, so there's always a new one ready for when she finishes the last. With Book of the Month, she'll get to between three and 12 new releases from the list of expertly curated books. Gift subscriptions are $60 for a three-book membership, $100 for a six-book membership and $200 for a 12-book membership. If she decides to become a full member after receiving her gift, and she can choose to skip a month without losing credit.

Firstleaf aims to make shopping for wines easy by putting together subscription boxes based on the recipient's preferences — no more scouring descriptions or reading reviews. To start, Mom would have to take a quiz about the kinds of wines she likes and then rate and review the wines from the first box. From there, Firstleaf claims to have a predication accuracy rate of 98% after subscribers rate just three wines. Each month, oenophiles will be treated to six 750 ml bottles of wine based on their preferences, and each one comes with tasting notes and pairing cards. There are four pricing tiers, from $45 to $150, based on the quality of the wine.

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For a mom-to-be, whether it's her first pregnancy or not, she'll need a few pick-me-ups to get her through those nine long months. Bump Boxes offer five full-sized products tailored to her stage of pregnancy. (And if she like the curation, she can switch to Bitsy Boxes after the birth, which comes with products for newborns.) You can subscribe her for six months (average $39/box), nine months (average $38/box) or 12 months (average $38/box), and she's also able to choose add-ons or buy items from the Bump Box website at a discount.

It's hard to commit to a fragrance. Scentbird makes it so Mom doesn't have to. After filling out a preference quiz, this subscription will send her 8 ml bottles of new perfumes to try — each one is big enough to hold 140 sprays! Gift subscriptions start at $48 for three months, and if Mom likes the vibe she can shop for full-size bottles, along with candles and other home accessories, at Scentbird's website.

The Good Housekeeping Institute picked Ipsy as its best beauty subscription box because of its degree of personalization: Mom can take a detailed quiz, set what level of makeup she's used to, choose her favorite products and let them know which products they'd like to skip. Testers also enjoyed add-ons like cute makeup pouches and cosmetic bags. Mom will look glam in no time!

In Good Housekeeping Institute taste tests, Blue Bottle's Bella Donovan blend was rated the best-tasting — why not ship it right to Mom's door? If she's a coffee-lover, Blue Bottle's whole-bean subscription service will let her choose blend assortments according to her tastes, and she can have them shipped weekly. bi-weekly or once every three weeks. Subscriptions start at $13 and go up from there depending on the bean and blend.

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If Mom is the type to consider her houseplants as highly as her actual children, let her add to her brood with the Leaf and Clay "houseplant club." The plants are chosen by experts as ones that thrive indoors, and they guarantee that they don't use the same variety of plants twice in one year. Leaf and Clay also has a succulent club.

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If she's always changing up her home décor, Decocrated will help her with her seasonal home refresh. Quarterly boxes come with six to eight seasonal home-decor items, plus a styling guide. In addition, members get access to exclusive sales on the website. You can choose to prepay for four boxes ($90/box), or pay quarterly ($110/box).

After sampling Tea Runner's subscription service, one Good Housekeeping Institute tester raved: "I love that I can try teas I normally wouldn't without this service." If Mom wants to try out new blends, there are four different boxes to choose from (from $22 to $30 per box), and each one has more than 30 different flavors to try. You can also go for monthly, bi-monthly and tri-monthly delivery options.

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You know if you have a Candle Mom — the kind that won't stop trying out new fragrances, waxes and wicks. Vellabox can add to her collection with artisan candles in scents that match the season, plus a fun, surprise lifestyle item in each box. You can choose from three sizes of candle: 4 oz for $12, 8 oz for $22 and 16 oz for $29.

For the mom who has everything, this box comes with a little of everything: beauty, fashion, accessories, seasonal items, even fun little goodies like packing cubes or cooking utensils. Past items have included Jonathan Adler drinking glasses, Kate Spade sunglasses, Kate Somerville beauty products and a Coach Apple Watch strap. It comes four times a year, so it's like a little home refresh every season.

Getting jewelry as a gift is a dicey preposition, since you never know exactly what your recipient might want. Get Mom this jewelry subscription box, though, and she'll get to choose an ever-rotating selection of designer jewelry for herself. She can rent up to three pieces at a time, either from her wishlist or chosen for her by a stylist, and she can borrow it for as long as she likes. Gift subscriptions start at $49 for a three-month membership, and then if she likes it she can continue for $21/month, which can be used as a shopping credit for her to buy pieces she loves.

Who couldn't use a little pick-me-up for their skin? Evrey three months, this box comes stocked with more than 20 sheet masks. If you're looking for just-a-little-something each month, the price is right! It's good for a little burst of joy.

Moms who enjoy whipping up new creations will be inspired by this meal-delivery kit. Ingredients come in perfectly portioned amounts, and also come with step-by-step recipes for making dinnertime magic. Plans range from $8 to $12 per serving, plus an $11 shipping fee, and pricing is based on the types of ingredients plus the number of meals and servings required each week. Good Housekeeping testers said that this was a hit with seasoned cooks and novices alike, so it would be a good one to try out even if Mom just wants to start experimenting in the kitchen.

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If Mom is the type who always wants to be in fashion, Haverdash is an affordable way to let her rent some trendy clothes and return them when she's done. Mom can create her virtual "closet" on the site, and then it'll ship her items from what she's selected. When she's done, she can just exchange them from different ones, based on availability. Plans are billed monthly and range from 1 item ($29/month) to 4 items ($75/month).

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Make her the envy of her vinyasa flow class with this subscription box, which offers name-brand athleisure clothes at a discount. She'll get a three-piece outfit tailored to her style. You can subscribe seasonally, and get billed every three months ($79/box), or you can subscribe annually and get billed every 12 months (49/box).

This is the subscription box that wears motherhood on its sleeve, warts and all. Each box comes with between five and seven goodies, including lists of mom hacks, self-care items, products that'll help keep families clean and organized, clothing and accessories, all for mom or proudly declaring her mom status. You can choose from the standard box or the Mega Momma Box with more products. If she's just into the mom fashions, she can get a t-shirt-only subscription (starts at $20/month).