Turn the tables on Mom: Send her a care package!

For the Mom Who Puts Everyone Else First:
Encourage her to indulge her interests. If she’s a cook, try colorful kitchen tools, an apron and a cooking-class gift certificate. Add a recipe box filled with notes and family photos. Or inspire an artistic mom with an art or photography book and a set of brushes and paints.

For the Mom Who Wants Something You Made:
Create a memory box: Write down your most heartfelt thoughts on separate slips of paper. Roll and tie each one with a bit of ribbon and stash them in a vintage tin. Include a photo in a recordable frame with a message from the whole family, or go all out with a customized photo book from a site like pinholepress.com.

From the May 2012 issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray.

Turn the tables on Mom: Send her a care package!

For the Mom who Love a Little Nosh:
Give her an edible world tour: Line the inside of a cardboard box with an old map and pack it with treats like jasmine tea pearls from China, French macarons, figs from Spain or Belgian chocolate. Or look to family vacations for inspiration: saltwater taffy from San Diego, bagels from New York or maple syrup from Vermont.

From the May 2012 issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray.