A MOTHER-LOAD OF GIFT IDEAS
Looking for last-minute Mother’s day gifts? Flowers are always a good idea. Try an bouquet from Blumen Baumeler or some flowery Wellie boots from Basel Land bootmaker Tamara Henriques. Perrier Jouët combines flowers and champagne in a single elegant package, with its beautiful belle epoque bottle. If tea is more your mom’s style, try a selection of Basel teas and a beautiful teapot from the (ironically named) London Tea Company (Spalenberg 10).
While you can never go wrong with a lovely enamel bracelet (or classic silk scarf) from Hermès on Freiestrasse, you and the kids can make Mom a button bracelet or other DIY jewelry she’ll treasure even more.
If mom’s a music lover, help the kids make an iTunes list (or burn a mixed CD) of tunes just for her. Or get tickets to The Bird’s Eye jazz club (Kohlenberg 20). Oh… and who wouldn’t love an AVEDA candle or other primping products, available at L’Adresse Coiffure (Leonhardstrasse 3)? Globus (Marktplatz 2) has an excellent candle selection as well.