You may think flowers and chocolates when it comes to Mother’s Day — but West Aussies are thinking trips, day spas and tours.

ANZ data shows a huge spike in travel and staycation gifts for mums, with a significant spend also reported across dining experiences like cafes and restaurants.

A DoorDash survey shows one in four mothers valued quality time above anything else on their special day, while 80 per cent said the best gift would be their family taking care of everything.

Of the 2000 who took part in the study, 91 per cent said even just a takeaway coffee would make their day and 28 per cent just wanted their meals organised.

Gifting physical gifts “are a little bit outdated now”, according to Perth mum Sarah Luisa, who says experiences around wellness, fitness or adventure are what many mums value in 2026.

“Something just to make them feel alive and like they’re doing something that is for themselves, which I don’t think happens very often,” Ms Luisa, mum to Indi Henderson, 13, and Olli Henderson, 11, said

An opportunity to unplug entirely is a gift most mums would wholeheartedly welcome, she said.

“I would love a little massage or a facial or a sauna, or anything where I can just take a little bit of time out from life and just relax.

“We just don’t ever have time to do that, so I feel like that is such a precious thing for any mum, and any woman, really.”

Gifts that cost nothing were the most meaningful though, she added.

“I’m very sentimental, so I love a letter or them to draw me a nice picture or something that is just from them.”

Social media personality and mum-of-three Indy Clinton is easy to impress on Mother’s Day.

“We don’t expect much. Forget the bells and whistles and just take control of the day,” she said.

“It can be last-minute. I just want one day where I’m not the boss and can enjoy a dinner I didn’t have to cook, have a pantry I didn’t have to fill, or a dinner reservation I didn’t book myself.”

Mother’s Day is an afterthought for many Australians with more than half leaving at least one part of the planning to the day of, while one in six mums say they bought or ordered their own flowers.

Quality time and organised meals accounted for the most valuable thing to mums on Mother’s Day, with money spent ranking lower than both in terms of what mums cared about.

This sentiment rang true for Ms Luisa.

“It’s about really cherishing the tiny, simple, free things that you have, and that’s just finding ways to connect with the people that you love and showing them that you love them,” she said.

“The more we can show our mums that we love and appreciate them, the better.”