Five Star Gift Ideas

For your mom's birthday, a thoughtful and personal gift idea would be to enhance her passion for baking bread from scratch. Here are a few gift ideas:

1. Bread Baking Cookbook: Look for a cookbook that specializes in bread baking techniques and unique recipes. Choose one that offers a range of difficulty levels, from beginner-friendly to more advanced techniques. This will not only provide her with new inspiration but also help expand her expertise.

2. Bread Baking Tools and Utensils: Consider upgrading her bread baking tools. Look for high-quality items such as a professional-grade bread knife, a bread baking stone for achieving that perfect crust, a dough scraper, or a bread lame for scoring the dough. These items will enhance her baking experience and make her process more efficient.

3. Bread-Making Class: Treat your mom to a bread-making class or workshop. Many communities offer these types of courses, and it can be a fun and educational experience for her to learn new techniques, tips, and tricks from an expert. She'll also have the opportunity to connect with other passionate bakers.

4. Bread Subscription Service: Consider gifting your mom a subscription to a bread delivery service. These services offer a wide variety of artisanal bread delivered right to her doorstep. It will expose her to new and unique flavors, and she can also use them as inspiration for her own baking experiments.

5. Bread Baking Course: If your mom already has a basic knowledge of bread baking, you might want to consider a more advanced course, such as a sourdough bread-making course. This will allow her to learn the process of creating and maintaining a sourdough starter, as well as mastering the art of baking delicious sourdough bread.

6. Bread Baking Kit: Put together a customized bread baking kit for your mom. Include items such as specialty flours, yeast, natural sweeteners like honey or maple syrup, different types of seeds or nuts for adding textures, and unique spices or herbs for flavored bread. You can also include personalized labels or recipe cards with her favorite homemade bread recipes.

7. Bread Basket: Purchase a stylish and functional bread basket that she can use for serving fresh loaves of bread to family and guests. Choose one that complements her kitchen decor and has a good size to hold different bread shapes and sizes.

Remember, the key is to show your mom that you support her passion for bread baking and want to enhance her experience. With any of these special gifts, you'll surely make her birthday memorable and continue to inspire her in the kitchen.

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”