Top gift ideas and experiences for Mother’s Day, for any budget
With three unique design stores and museum shops, featuring exclusive artist collaborations, artisinal products and First Peoples designs, Fed Square is a shopping haven for the taste-conscious gift-giver. If you prefer to gift a special experience, we’ve also put together some great options including bespoke Mother’s Day lunch or a First Peoples walking tour.
Check out our top picks below, and explore the full ranges of products available at shopKHT, ACMI Shop and the NGV design store online.
Looking for other options for a lunch? Check out our bars, restaurants and cafes to plan a special meal, such as Japanese a la carte at Chocolate Buddha, or a gin high tea at Pilgrim Bar with your mum or Mother figure this Mother’s Day.
Lyn Thorpe – ‘Very much alive’ cotton pouch. $30. Available at shopKHT
- Lyn Thorpe – ‘Very much alive’ cotton pouch. $30. Available at shopKHT, instore or online.
This multipurpose cotton pouch features a striking detail from Yorta Yorta artist Lyn Thorpe’s painting Very Much Alive. The artwork is part of the Koorie Heritage Trust permanent collection, and this cotton pouch is part of shopKHT’s Collection Range, which includes postcards, poster art, totes, bookmarks and mugs.
A great, affordable choice to bring some art by celebrated First Peoples artists into your mum or mother figure’s life.
Purchase online or instore.
Mother’s Day Lunch at Taxi Kitchen. $99pp. Children 12 or under are $55pp
- Taxi Kitchen is a Melbourne institution, known for its Asian-fusion dishes, by chef Tony Twitchett.
- The Taxi Kitchen dining room has a stellar view over Melbourne's arts precinct, and the Birrarung (Yarra River).
Quality time and a delicious lunch. What’s not to like.
Take your mum or mother figure to iconic award-winning Taxi Kitchen this Mother’s Day to score big brownie points. You’ll be able to enjoy Taxi’s signature Australian x Asian fusion dishes, including Southern rock lobster dumplings with hot and sour sauce, Szechuan spiced duck with five spice caramel and a fabulous poached pear tart. Yum!
Compact umbrella – Flowerpiece. $59.95. Available at NGV design store.
- Compact umbrella, featuring Flowerpiece design by artist Rachel Ruysch (1664–1750). Available instore at the NGV design store and online.
With winter coming up quick-smart, and rainy Melbourne days already here, your mum or mother figure will need a stylish umbrella in her bag to avoid those unexpected downpours. This compact umbrella available at the NGV design store is a great option.
Featuring detail from an artwork by Dutch Golden Age artist Rachel Ruysch (1664–1750), the design features the famed Semper Augustus – the red and white ‘flamed’ tulip. In 1636, at the height of Dutch tulip mania, a single bulb cost several years’ of an artisan’s wage, and was known as the “King of Tulips”.
Purchase online or in store at the NGV design store, Fed Square.
The Martin Grant exhibition at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia. Adult tickets $25.
- Installation view of Martin Grant, now on display until 26 January 2026 at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne. Photo: Sean Fennessy
Take mum out to explore Martin Grant, an exhibition that celebrates the work of the Australian-born Paris-based fashion designer.
Get up close with iconic pieces from over four decades of Grant’s career, including pieces worn by Cate Blanchett, Naomi Campbell and Lady Gaga.
Tjanpi x Margaret Smith – Flame Red Tote. $59.50. Available at ACMI Shop
- Tjanpi x Margaret Smith – Flame Red Tote, available at the ACMI Shop, instore or online.
For an eye-catching tote, you can’t look past this vibrant pink and red number, part of the Tjanpi Desert Weavers range, available at the ACMI Shop.
The stylish and useful tote features a screen printed design by artist and weaver Margaret Smith. Smith belongs to the Yankunytjatjara language and cultural group from the remote community of Imanpa, Northern Territory, and is known for her unique and quirky style.
Smith’s playful design makes a statement piece of a practical gift, perfect for your mum or mother figure to pop in her handbag for when she finds herself doing some unexpected grocery shopping – or as a lightweight bag stand-in for books or beachwear.
First Peoples walking tour at KHT. Departs daily at 1pm from KHT, Monday through Friday. $40 pp
- KHT's Birrarung Wilam walking tours depart daily from KHT Monday–Friday at 1pm, and are hosted by experienced First Peoples guides.
Invite your mum or mother figure on a guided walking tour, to discover some of the fascinating local Aboriginal history and heritage of the land around Fed Square.
Led by a knowledgeable First Peoples cultural guide, you’ll meet at Koorie Heritage Trust, before heading through the Square to discover the significance of the Tanderrum trees.
The walk will take you down to Birrarung Marr Walk, where you’ll learn about the “river of mists”, and hear some of the ancient stories of the people of the Kulin Nation.
This experience is a Melbourne must. Gift your mum or mother figure a gift card, so you can experience it together.
Book now or purchase a gift card online.
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