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Gift Ideas for Mom, According to Her Yearbook Superlative

BY: Kate Raftery |Apr 19, 2016

When thinking up gift ideas for Mom, it certainly helps to know a bit about her personality—and her history. To give you a hand, we’ve created an infallible methodology for Mother’s Day gifts: use the diagram below to match her with a classic high-school yearbook superlative. We’ve assigned gift ideas to each one. Present her with these gifts, and maybe you’ll finally win the Most Thoughtful Kid title.

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Below, learn more about what makes these gifts perfect for your mom.

Most Likely to Succeed

If she succeeds at anything she puts her mind to, she should handily beat all comers to the racetrack. She’ll likely enjoy calculating just how fast and how tightly the go-kart can take turns without spinning (safely) out of control.

If you’re being cheeky: Gift her a series of yoga classes. Everybody—especially Type As—can benefit from a little meditation.

Most Athletic

A sports massage can help her recover from exuberant workouts and restore range of motion to joints that are stiff and tense from overuse. The Swedish-style strokes may even prepare muscles for an upcoming challenge.

If you’re being cheeky: She may be expecting adventurous gift ideas, but you can get her involved in a lower-impact sport, such as golf or bowling, that her friends can keep up with.

Class Clown

Help her channel that goofy energy into a full-fledged hobby with comedy-focused acting classes. Not only can improv or standup classes put a professional sheen on her antics, they can also hone useful skills like public speaking.

If you’re being cheeky: Some class clowns act out because they have too much energy. Gift her passes to a trampoline center so she can expend the excess in an fun way.

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Best Dressed

A good haircut can make or break an outfit. For instance, just try to imagine Zooey Deschanel’s super-femme hipster looks without her thick, dark waves and bangs. This gift can help your mom keep up with the trends or maintain a flattering style.

If you’re being cheeky: To turn her dressed-to-the-nines fashion on its head in an exhilarating way, take her paintballing. She won’t mind the ratty clothes when there’s a victory at stake.

Most Artistic

Whether she’s interested in oil painting, photography, collage, or any other art form, there’s a museum out there for her. Go together so she can illuminate the works for you, or join a tour so you can both learn more.

If you’re being cheeky: Perhaps she can use her favorite artist as inspiration for an intricate manicure. Have her check out this Piet Mondrian mani or this Van Gogh nail art.

Best Smile

The best way to showcase her smile is with a professional photo shoot. Expertly lit and styled pictures are perfect for social-media profiles and wall frames—thankfully, photographers usually offer prints and digital files as part of their packages.

If you’re being cheeky: Gift her a teeth-whitening treatment to keep those pearly whites looking bright.

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