Journey with us as we go into the world of love and look at some gifts we can share with our parents, especially our mother. We will be taking a look at some of the best Valentine’s Day gift for your Nigerian mom.
The time for lovers and old to celebrate their love is upon us. To a lot of people, it means that you’re going out to spend a lot of money on very expensive flowers, jewellery and food. But does that mean your parents are left?
They are just as important as our girlfriends and boyfriends, if not much more important. But we mostly forgot them during Valentine’s Day. You can also show your mother some love by showering them a gift that is one of a kind and special to them.
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25 Valentine’s Day Gift for Your Nigerian Mom
1. Credit Alert:
There is no other gift that will delight your Nigerian Mom more than a credit alert. Wake up on Valentine’s Day and send her that extra money for herself, sit back, relax and watch her shower you with prayers that can last you for the entire year. It is no secret that in Naija, “prayer no dey too much.”
2. Take them on an eventful trip:
One very thoughtful gift you can give to your mother is to take her on an eventful trip with you. This could be a journey to another beautiful state in the country, a tourist attraction, or it might just be a simple outing for the day to explore a new place.
As we all know, Nigerian mothers love to spend some quality time with their offspring and go on a new adventure together.
3. Take her out:
Just picture it in your head as you take your mother out to a lovely restaurant for Valentine’s Day. She will be excited! But as Nigerian mothers, they might nag about the cost you’ll be spending on the meals there.
Do not make the mistake of just showing up there on that day; book a day or two before you go, as restaurants can be very busy and filled up on Valentine’s Day. You don’t need to spend excessively to treat her to a nice meal outside, there are quite several places you can have a nice meal and affordable too.
4. Set up a romantic dinner for her:
If you want to show her you love her, if your father is still alive, why not set up a romantic dinner for her with your father? This could be as basic as preparing their favourite meal. If you’re not a good cook, you can order from a very good restaurant.
If you want to show your creativity, you can go the extra mile by making the table look very romantic with candles and flowers.
5. Organize a celebration in her Honour:
Our mothers have lots of anniversary celebrations every single year from birthdays, wedding anniversaries, and the birth of their first child. Valentine’s Day is also one you can add to that list for her. Treat Valentine’s Day as important as you treat her birthdays and she will adore you for it.
6. Custom portraits:
Gifting of portraits is now a norm today, so why not also extend that to your mouth as well? Look for a professional photographer to capture some beautiful pictures of your mother and make them into a portrait. As long as she walks into the house and sees the portrait hanging on the wall, she will love you the more.
7. Kitchen Equipment:
As a Niger parent, our mothers must cook for our fathers, as it is one of the joys of their marriage. Nigerian mothers enjoy cooking for their husbands, and gifting them kitchen equipment to make it easier can be a good way to celebrate Valentine’s with her.
8. New Traditional Clothing Attire:
One of the things that bring joy to Nigerian mothers is their rocking new traditional attires. These traditional attires can come in lace materials, Ankara, dashiki, or caftan. You just have to get the one your mother loves. With this, she will brag to her friends about the gift you bought for her when she rocks it.
9. New Pieces of Jewellery:
As we’re all familiar with our Nigerian mothers, they love putting on beautiful pieces of jewellery to rock with their native attire. This will bring extra joy to their face by them rocking it and knowing their children bought it for them.
10. Get her Beverages:
Nothing brings joy to our mother’s eyes than gifting her food items. Go shopping for her and get a handful of food items. Deliver this to her on Valentine and wait for the joy it will bring to her.
11. New Shoes:
As a Nigerian mother, showing off those new shoes in church or at a particular event is a way to brag to her friends. Now imagine the shoes coming from her children, she will not stop to show them off that he son/daughter bought them for her.
12. Shop for New Purse:
Another Valentine’s Gift for your Nigerian Mom is a beautiful purse. Just imagine her going to that event and trying to pick something from the purse and her friends saying they love it, she will then be like “na my pikin kuku buy am for me”. Imagine the pride she’ll use to say it. You will be cherished amongst her friends.
13. A Matching Pajamas:
Getting your Nigerian mom a Valentine’s Day gift is a show of love to her, and matching pyjamas can be a thoughtful gift for her to remember you every day. Anytime she slips into the pyjamas, it will be a reminder of how thoughtful you are as her child.
14. Intelex Cozy Warming Slippers:
Talking about having cold feet, and a warm heart? Not your mother. The older she gets, the more she can’t be exposed to too much cold. You can Keep maintain feet nice and warm when it’s cold with a pair of microwavable slippers that radiate a delicate violet scent when it’s warm.
15. Shiatsu Massager:
As humans, the older we get, the weaker our bones become, and our mothers are not left out. They do not have the energy to go on long hours of stress anymore, and a shiatsu massager is a thoughtful gift you can give her for Valentine’s Day.
Make her say “ooooh” when she uses it as it massages her back and heats her body. You can shop for this on Amazon.
16. Customized Set of Mugs:
Get a picture of your mother or pictures of her and your father and customize it on a mug. As they drink their tea or sip warm water from it, they’ll see their beautiful faces on it and it’ll make them smile the more.
17. Turtle Neck Sweater:
A beautiful and cosy turtle neck sweater for your mom on Valentine’s Day is also another way you can look after her health in times of cold. The sweater will keep them warm and cosy when they get a whiff of a cold coming.
18. Bedside Lamp:
A beautiful LED lamp will be a thoughtful gift for your mom, especially if you are at a far distance. The bedside lamp can come with a linen night shade printed with a beautiful message, and you will make sure it is a gift wrap.
19. Custom Made T-shirt:
You can also go for a customized T-shirt for your mother. Get a picture of you and your siblings, get it customized on a T-shirt and then gift it to your mother for Valentine’s Day. She will love seeing the faces of her children on the T-shirt
20. Customized Phone Pouch:
As we all know, mothers can be a little clumsy sometimes, and getting a hold of the new smartphones can be a hassle for them. Why not get a customized phone pouch of your picture or you and your siblings and gift it to her, her phone will be protected and she’ll smile at the same time. That’s like a two-in-one combo.
21. Insulated Water Bottle:
Another lovely Valentine’s Day gift for your Nigerian Mom is a durable stainless steel Hydro Flask that can store up to 24 degrees of hot or cold water. It will also keep her drink at the ideal temperature. With this water bottle by her side all through the day, she will never have to worry about her warm water getting cold.
22. New Bed Sheets:
Your Nigerian Mom will love it when you get her a new and beautiful set of bed sheets. Take your time in picking out a soft sheet that’s comfy and she will love you for it all night long.
23. Tote Bag:
If your mother loves to go about with a lot of things, then you can’t go wrong with getting her a Tote bag for Valentine’s Day. It’s a good fit for everything from outings to travel days. The bag is made with quite enough space, and it’s completely washable too.
24. Vacuum Cleaner:
Talking about making life easier for your Nigerian Mom, a vacuum cleaner can be a great way to ease her of any stress of cleaning the house or bending down to pick up a broom. This is a thoughtful gift that shows that you’re looking out for her health.
25. Beautiful Sun Glasses:
Get your Nigerian mom beautiful sunglasses for her everyday outings to shield herself against the scorching sun in the country. Make it a stylish one so that she can also rock it with any of her outings.
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All these Valentine’s gifts for your Nigerian Mom are a way to show her that she is very special to you and that you think of her always. These gifts will also cement it in her heart that she’s not alone and her kids love her.
Every day she wakes up, she will continue to go on her knees to God to continue to bless you and lift you higher. As we all know, a mother’s prayer over her child’s will is one of the best blessings to us.
From gifts like credit alerts, jewellery, beautiful shoes, handbags, a trip for vacation and so many more. The only thing that counts is the thought and effort you’ve put into it to bring these gifts to life.
Our Girlfriends and Boyfriends are not the only ones deserving of a Valentine’s gift, our mothers deserve even more for the love and care they’ve shown us which we will never get from anywhere else.
