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Mother’s Day Gift Guide
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This Mother’s Day don’t overthink finding the perfect gift for the special Mama(s) in your life. The writers of MamatheFox have done the thinking for you. Whether you are looking for something utilitarian or sentimental, we have your covered!
Our 2019 Mother’s Day Gift Guide is featuring gifts for new & experienced mamas, grandmothers, aunts, adoptive mamas, and even moms at heart!
This comprehensive gift guide covers everything, whether you’re looking for customized jewelry for your mama from jewelry stores in baltimore, or utilitarian gifts for hard-working moms, or a simple gesture to show your affection!
Enjoy shopping by clicking through each link to purchase…or drop a hint to your family by leaving your browser up on MamatheFox!
(You can thank us later)
OXO Space Saving Drying Rack
OXO Tot delivers some of the most innovative and simple solutions to life with kids. The OXO Tot space saving drying rack is perfect for any kitchen, but especially ideal for small spaces. Its vertical design frees up counter space while still efficiently drying bottles and accessories. The angled pegs assure water gets out and leaves dishes moisture free. Pacifiers and small parts can conveniently dry on the top or base. Give the gift of organization and some extra space to that new mama in your life!
Clever Made Tote
Is this SnapBasket LUXE Tote not the cutest? Clever Made Totes are designed with chic style and sturdy heavy-duty material. The canvas body and vegan leather handles gives this tote the power to haul up to 30 pounds. It is fully collapsible with the use of built-in snap hinges and includes a built-in WrapStrap for easy storage. Clever Made offers 4 modern colors to best fit the style of mama you are shopping for. This Mother’s Day I could see this Tote being the perfect foundation of an adorable gift basket. Add flowers, wine and chocolate, or even a spa day goodies to treat the mama you love best! I promise it won’t disappoint!
Hosanna Revival You Are Collection 
Hosanna Revival is a beautiful company inside and out! Katie, the founder, made the first steps to now Hosanna Revival when she hand painted her personal Bible. Her goal was to personalize the precious book that was so special and significate t0 her. Today her passion has expanded to designing Bibles, journals, stickers, and more. Katie’s loving heart is to inspire women to be excited about digging into the Word! A beautiful heirloom Bible might just be what someone needs to excite and engage them into opening up their Bible and start studying. Hosanna Revival shop has a vast collection of unique hand painted products that can even be customized. In addition, they also carry digitally printed products that are carefully designed by the Hosanna Revival team. Their new hand script tees are a perfect piece of swag for your favorite mama. At least take the time to check out Hosanna Revival’s FREE lock screen images. This season give the gift of inspiration and encouragement by gifting one of Hosanna Revival’s beautiful products.
Elephant Organics Family Pajamas
If we are being honest us mamas are a little, if not more, excited to see our little ones getting gifts too! The Elephant Organics is your one stop shop for treating newest arrivals all the way to mom. Choose from a huge collection of Mom and Me pajamas coordinating in modern patterns or vibrant colors. The Elephant Organics also offers Gift Trunks for new arrivals as well as mom and me boxes. The boxed gift set is a collection of specially selected pieces packaged beautifully. The Elephant Organics is made with high quality organic cotton and bamboo that is produced in an ethical way and all eco-friendly, leaving you feeling good about the clothing your family is wearing. Treat the whole family this Mother’s Day with The Elephant Organics.
Ellie
Give the gift that goes beyond Mother’s Day and lasts for months and months. With the Ellie subscription box, you can give comfy workout (or everyday wear) clothes to to a woman you know. The best part – it’s delivered right to the door of whoever you gift it to! Seriously amazing. The Ellie brand works to create clothing that is comfortable; they want to help take your workout to the next level. Having workout clothes that are comfy and cute can change your attitude and mindset, feeling good in what you’re wearing is a huge confidence booster. The subscription box is simple; just choose a collection, and wait for it to be shipped to your door. With a minimum of three items in each collection, you’ll be sporting the cutest trends. Any woman will be happy with this subscription box as a gift!
The Soapcreek Company
What woman doesn’t want some self-care products? The Soapcreek Company creates handmade soap and body care products that are high quality. These artisan soaps offer amazing skin nourishing benefits all while being a beautiful work of art. With products ranging from soap, lotion, lip balm, and scrubs, all of The Soapcreek Company’s products are made from natural, sustainable ingredients that set their products apart from other brands. The Soapcreek Company encourages all customers conserve, re-use, and recycle in hopes to make the world a better place for all.
one acre DESIGNS
One Acre Designs is an Etsy shop that creates faith based digital prints, journals, bibles, and stickers. The hand designed products are beautifully created and are a great gift idea for anyone you many know. Hand lettering and watercolor painting really set these products apart. Help personalize someone’s home, office, laptop, water bottle, or car. Show someone how much you appreciate them by giving them a personalized gift from One Acre Designs.
Zoku Mixology Ice Mold Set
Known for their housewears, Zoku creates innovative, easy-to-use, well-designed products. Many of their products are full of bright, fun colors that will add a little bit of sunshine to anyones kitchen. These fun ice molds are a great addition to any house party. You and your guests can enjoy your drinks without diluting the flavor of them, The molds are easy to open and reveal a unique ice shape. These ice mold sets are great for a hostess at heart.
Capresso Froth Control
The new Froth Control is the first automatic milk frother with a special hot chocolate function. Accommodating chocolate chips and chunks, your hot chocolate is about to be frothier than you’ve ever experienced. Having four settings to choose from and only one operating button, anyone will be able to use this machine. Four recipes are included when buying the Froth Control with many more at capressoblog.com. Women who like warm drinks will love this great gift.
Humble-Bee
Anyone who has kids knows that when you’re on the go there are a lot of things to bring. Trips to the zoo, mall, museum, even the park involve many different baby and mom products. The Humble-Bee Mini Charm Stroller Organizer keeps your essentials right where you need them, when you need them. This With two detachable, reflective straps and one removable shoulder strap, this bag can also double as a purse. Machine washable, water repellant exterior, and OMG free (aka wipeable), all necessities when having kids and babies around. Any mom or soon to be mom will be grateful to have this bag on hand.
Fissler Crispy Steelux Fry Pan 
We’ve all gotta cook, right? Since 1845, Fissler has given their best when it comes to the processing and finishing of metal. With constant and continual changes to their products, Fissler is able to be successful because of their enhancements and adaptations. The high-quality stainless steel brings long lasting life to these pans. This pan is unique because off the novogrill frying surface designed for fat-reduced searing with a grill affect. Many features come with this pan: specially shaped pouring rim, integrated measuring scale, and safety handle with a heat buffer. High-quality is all around when it comes to the Fissler brand. This specific pan – the Crispy Steelux Fry Pan – offers three different sizes; but the whole Fissler line gives endless possibilities for gift giving.
Frieling French Press
Coffee is all the rage these days. This dishwasher safe french press is the perfect gift for any coffee lover in your life. Four minutes is all it takes for delicious coffee to be served. Heat is retained four times longer than glass because of the double lined wall insulation. The French press isn’t just for coffee, brewing loose tea is also an option. You can even use the pitcher for other drinks such as water, milk, ice tea, juice, and more. Coffee lovers will be thrilled to receive this gift for Mother’s Day!
Wowe Lifestyle
Wowe Lifestyle seeks to create an eco-friendly environment inside and outside the home. These stainless steel straws will help reduce the global footprint and keep plastic straws off the ground. Although the straws are 100% dishwasher safe, a cotton straw cleaner is included when buying any pack. These Wowe Lifestyle stainless steel straws are designed to last a lifetime, but just in case you don’t like them, the 365-day money-back guarantee gives you assurance when giving these straws as a gift. Be sure to check out the other Wowe Lifestyle products.
ArtCult
Prints are such an easy way to spruce up a room or home. That’s why the ArtCult Etsy shop is the perfect pace to search for a gift. For a small price, you can help any woman update a space with these gorgeous prints. Simply buy the digital download and re-print the image as much as you need. With many different options to choose from you can buy prints, gift tags, circle, square, and oval prints for necklaces, bookmarks, and more. ArtCult’s printable artwork is a great gift for any woman you may know.
Altec Lansing Mini Lifejacket Jolt Speaker
Who doesn’t love listening to music? Everyone has their favorite genera, why not let the mother in your life tap into that? This Altec Lansing Bluetooth speaker is a durable device that allows you to bring your music anywhere. Features that are offered by thi speaker include: waterproof, shock proof, and snow proof. Really, this speaker is durably built. A long battery life of up to 16 hours gives lots of time for listening in any location. One of the coolest aspects of this speaker is that there is a built-in smart phone charger, seriously, what person couldn’t use another phone charger? The speaker has a large, 100 foot wireless range too.
Groove Lift Silicone Rings
Silicone rings are all the rage and Groove Life has the highest quality rings at an affordable price! Groove Life is different because it is designed with patented breathable grooves. The grooves keep fresh air circulating and bad odors from bring trapped. Meaning this is one silicone ring you can keep! Groove Life has a passionate and reliable team that offer the best of customer services and warranty. They are dedicated to bringing functionality and fashion to a universal consumer, and their women’s line is something to checkout! These rings are not only perfect for the extreme lifestyle but also for the messy mama, dedicated nurse, marathoner, artist, hands-on employer, and any other life adventure! Make Mother’s Day personal by customizing a Groove Life ring for that special mama in your life.
Down the Path Creations
The Etsy shop Down the Path Creations designs and sells beautiful, digital art work. As with most any downloadable print, you can purchase the file and print as many times as you want or need. That means you can gives these multiple times! This handmade vintage sheet music set is a beautiful gift to give any mother. Songs included in the set are: In The Garden, Amazing Grace, Old Rugged Cross, Blessed Assurance, It Is Well. These 8×10 prints are perfect to hang in a home or office.
Isabelle Grace Jewelry
Nothing is more significant than gifting that special mama with a personal piece of jewelry. Isabelle Grace Jewelry creates keepsake pieces that carry on the tradition of family. Timeless style and enduring quality is what sets this brand apart. Designers in Massachusetts hand craft and design each piece out of the best materials. Isabelle Grace personalized jewelry includes necklaces, bracelets, earrings, keepsakes, and Swarovski. They also have a special collection specifically designed for moms; making Isabelle Grace Jewelry your one stop shop this Mother’s Day season!
bbluv Digital Baby Scale
Every new mama worries about the health of their new baby. And every good mama knows the important signs of good health is weight gain. bbluv’s precise digital baby scale takes the wonder and worry out of baby gaining weight. This accurate and easy to use scale has a high precision weighing sensor that can detect even the smallest of weight change. Even the difference of baby’s weight before and after nursing; knowing exactly how much has been ingested. The Large LCD display makes it easy to read baby’s weight in kilograms, pounds, or ounces. The bbluv digital scale is giving the gift of peace to your favorite new mama.
Starlux Games
Add excitement, action, and adventure to this Mother’s Day with Starlux Games. Family time is getting harder and harder to find in this busy world. Starlux Games provides families with the tools to play classic outdoor games. Each game is designed to play in groups so everyone in the family can be involved. The best part is each game has a modern twist with the help of glow in the dark equipment. Starlux Games offers three different game packs that include directions for multiple ways to play in the dark! Gather your family for hours of quality fun and give the gift of togetherness this Mother’s Day!
Nectar Bath Treats
What more does a Mother want other than some peace and quiet? When the kids are tucked in for the night – the house mood changes to “me time”. If this sounds like you, then you are going to really appreciated the full line of products from Nectar Bath Treats – they feature indulgent and affordable bath products. For Mothers Day they have put together a stunning basket that any girl would swoon at receiving. The basket includes : (4) Foaming Heart-Shaped Lavender Bath Bombs, (1) 8oz Lavender Blossom Exfoliating Sugar Body Scrub, (1) 8oz Lavender Blossom Shea Body Butter, (1) Very Blackberry Vegan Macaron Lip Butter & (1) Lavender Honey Macaron Soap. This set includes many of the top of the line products that Nectar offers, but they have so much more. Check out the link above (MamatheFox just loves their Bath Bubble Scoops and Milkshake Bath Soaks!!)
How to Keep Your Family Safe for the Easter Holidays
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If you would like to keep your kids safe during the Easter holidays, while you are still working or running a business from home, it is important that you plan every day carefully and make the most out of the latest technology. Not everyone is lucky enough to be able to take time off work whenever they feel like, and this means that you will have to find a way to know where your kids are and what they are doing. Here are a few tips to help you get started.
Plan Your Journeys
If you want to get away for the weekend, you will need to give your kids some responsibility to pack the bags and get the house tidied up while you are working. This will not only keep them busy but also out of trouble while teaching them some responsibility. In case you have teenagers in the family, you can put them in charge of doing the research and planning the itinerary, booking lodges and mode of transport, so you can sit back and spend less time on planning. If you are bringing your pet along on vacation, then make sure you are the one to plan on how you will be traveling with them and check out a Pet Friendly Hotel for them to stay in, you can put your teenager in charge of packing the pet’s things like food and treats so you don’t have to do everything.
Get Insurance
The last thing you want as you’re trying to celebrate is for someone to suddenly be taken ill. The best thing you can do is to get insurance to ensure you’re always covered. Take a look at this national family assurance life insurance review if you’re interested in insurance that covers a wide range of issues you may encounter in life, not just during the holidays.
Be Prepared for Emergencies
It is crucial that you have your phone on when you are leaving the kids at home alone. If your teenager already has their own mode of transport or they are going out alone with friends, you will have to ensure that they are able to deal with the traffic and can be trusted with driving the rest of the family around. You will need to have an insurance cover that will not only deal with a potential accident itself, but also allow you to get help from a injury lawyer in case you need their services.
Get Your Car Checked Up
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To plan a getaway, you will have to book your car in for a checkup well before the vacation. You need to be prepared for a waiting time, so it is important that you are keeping the best dates in mind and make the booking a couple of weeks before you are planning to travel. If your car needs work, or your tires will need changing, you don’t want to spend your time and vacation budget on last minute repairs.
Avoid Open Waters
No matter how warm it is and how much your kids love the water, never allow them to go swimming in open water with or without you, unless there is proof that it is safe, or there is a lifeguard on site. You never know what is going to happen, and open waters are full of surprises. Your kids might get into a deep end where the water is too cold, get a shock, and the trouble is just around the corner. Take them to safe parks, such as Lettuce Lake Park and enjoy the water safely together.
Stock Up on Allergy Pills
In case one of your family members has allergies, such as food or bites, you will need to ensure that you check your stock of antihistamine tablets and sprays. It will he hard to obtain these during the holidays, and you are likely to be asked to pay extra for urgency. Not to mention that a dog bite or an allergic reaction can ruin your family vacation, if you are not prepared.
Phone Tracking
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If you want to know exactly where your kids are all the time, you will need to find a way to track their phones. Teenagers can be especially crafty when it comes to not telling you that they are taking risks they shouldn’t. A phone tracking facility can help you get the peace of mind that you can find your kids and contact them when they are not where they are supposed to be. This simple technology can save you from a lot of worry.
Social Media Controls
Social media is one of the latest risks parents need to deal with effectively. You should find a way to control the social media use of your kids. If they use Snapchat, ensure that their location settings are turned off, so they cannot be approached by people they don’t know. You can block different social media sites from their devices that you find inappropriate for their age, including games that are too violent.
Keeping kids safe during the school holidays is one of the greatest challenges of parents. The weather might already be nice enough to go for a walk or spend a day in the park with friends, but if you are working, you cannot keep an eye on them all the time.
10 Important Reasons Why We Need Water Purification
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If you haven’t got a water filter already then it’s time you considered getting one. It’s very easy to
simply turn on the tap and assume the water is safe to drink. Unfortunately, the reality is different.
In fact, there are 10 good reasons why you need to get your water filters sorted today:
1. Flavor
You won’t notice the tang that tap water has until you try the same water through a water filter. It
removes the tang that chemicals and other compounds added to the water; leaving you with a
better tasting drink.
2. Lower Chlorine
Chlorine is not good for your health, but it is added to water to ensure all the bacteria are killed
before the water is piped to your home. A water filter will remove this chlorine making it safer for
you to drink.
3. Reduced Risk Of Cancer
Research shows that a variety of chemicals and other substances can get into the water supply.
Some of these are linked with an increased risk of cancer. Filtering out these compounds makes
sense!
4. Remove Bacteria
Although the water treatment works to eliminate bacteria it is possible for them to find their way
back into the water while it is in the pipes. A water filter gives you peace of mind against this.
5. Gets Rid Of Pipe Contaminants
Pipes age and start to deteriorate, this isn’t a visual thing as the deterioration starts from the inside;
compounded by the constant flow of water in them. This can lead to tiny pieces of debris coming off
the inside walls of the pipe and merging with your water. Drinking these can be harmful to your
health, although you won’t know you’ve done it.
6. Reduced Carbon Footprint
By using a water filter you don’t need to keep buying bottled water. This reduces the production of
plastic and lowers your carbon footprint. A water filter can actually help you t save the world.
7. Cost Savings
In addition to reducing your carbon footprint, not having to buy bottled water is going to be better
for your wallet. Bottled water may be cheap but the cost still adds up.
8. Improved Skin
Did you know that you are 60-70% water? It is essential for the proper functioning of your cells. By
using filtered water you’ll be giving your body the hydration it needs without toxins. It will show in
the look of your skin.
9. Increased Wellbeing
Equally, the consumption of high-quality filtered water will help to ensure all your organs and cells
are working properly. This will help your body to function better, improving your physical and
mental wellbeing.
10. Better For Your Pets
Finally, if you have pets then you’ll probably want to give them the best in life. Filtered water is safer
and better for their bodies too; even if they do seem to drink any type of water normally!
If you haven’t got a water filter then it’s time you got one.