Five Star Gift Ideas

For your mom's birthday, consider a meaningful and personal gift that encapsulates her love for urban exploration. Here are a few ideas that she might appreciate:

1. Photography Gear: Urban exploration often involves capturing the beauty of forgotten places. Enhance your mom's photography skills by gifting her a high-quality camera, lenses, or accessories. This will enable her to document her explorations in detail and create lasting memories.

2. City Guidebooks: Help your mom discover new urban exploration locations with city guidebooks specifically focused on historical or abandoned places. These books provide valuable insights, directions, and details about hidden gems within cities.

3. Customized Urban Exploration Map: Commission a custom map featuring her favorite urban exploration sites or significant places she has explored. You can include annotations, photographs, and notes to make it a unique and personal keepsake.

4. Membership to Historical Societies or Organizations: Consider getting your mom a membership to local historical societies or organizations that specialize in urban exploration. This will provide her with opportunities to connect with like-minded individuals, attend events, and gain access to exclusive sites that she might not have otherwise known about.

5. Artwork or Prints: Look for artwork or prints that depict urban exploration scenes or abandoned places. You can choose paintings, photographs, or even graphic prints that resonate with her passion for exploring the beauty within neglected spaces.

6. Adventurous Experiences: Arrange for a guided urban exploration tour in a city she has always wanted to visit. These tours often cover hidden or restricted areas that are inaccessible to the general public. It will offer her the chance to delve deeper into her passion with an expert guide.

7. Safety Gear: Urban exploration can sometimes involve risks, so ensuring your mom's safety should be a priority. Consider gifting her safety equipment such as a headlamp, sturdy boots, or a quality backpack to make her explorations both safer and more comfortable.

8. DIY Abandoned Art Project: Encourage your mom's creative side by putting together a DIY abandoned art project kit. Gather various materials like reclaimed wood, vintage frames, and antique items that she can utilize to create unique art pieces inspired by her urban exploration adventures.

Remember, the most important element of any gift is the thought and personal touch you put into it. Consider your mom's specific interests, preferences, and the depth of her passion for urban exploration, and choose a gift that will truly resonate with her.

Or you can get her a star map with the date when she was born.

Alice Dickinson says about Under Lucky Stars star maps:

“I made a map for my mums birthday and she absolutely loved it. Definitely buying another one soon, probably for another family member or friend”