This is the year you aren’t going to wait until the last minute to buy your mom a Mother’s Day gift. To help make this happen, we have great ideas — from experiences to share or something special for her alone.

Take her out for an amazing meal

There’s a slew of fabulous Mother’s Day meals around town. For instance, the three-course prix-fixe Mother’s Day dinner menu at Bambara Kitchen. Chef Adam Resnick’s whipping up scrumptious plates of seared scallops, saffron risotto, and spring peas and asparagus with brown butter. ($55 per person with complimentary parking at bambara-cambridge.com.)

Or, let her be one of the first to dine at a brand new restaurant. The just-premiered Willow & Ivy (willowivyboston.com) in the Lenox Hotel is about as lovely as they come, its ethereal Back Bay dining room encased in floor-to-ceiling windows. Helmed by chef Daniel Kenney, it’s where to take mom for dishes like fennel pollen-seared yellow fin tuna with Calabrian chili aioli and eggplant caponata. And if you really want to spoil mom silly, book her one of the hotel’s flat-out stunning new suites.

Start her day beautifully

Sending mom to the spa for a day may seem like a no-brainer, but giving her something that will start her days off right for months to come will be even more appreciated. Especially when it’s something that rarely gets enough attention, like our scalps. Get that love going with a bottle of Reverie’s Cake Restorative Scalp Tonic ($72 on credobeauty.com). It’s a restorative serum full of ingredients like stem cells, peptides, and rose hydrosol that protect her follicles, restore her skin’s barrier, while hydrating, too. Add the T3 Source Showerhead ($159.99 on T3Micro.com) — a cool tool that turns her shower into a personal spa. It’s got seven spray settings, plus a mineral filtration system that delivers a mix of calcium sulfide, zinc, and copper. It removes hydrogen sulfide, iron oxide, dirt, and odors from water, to boot.

Take her on a day trip

Sometimes there’s nothing like hitting the open road for a spring ride with the tunes blaring, the windows down, and the breezes blowing — to exotic locales like Littleton, New Hampshire. Chuckle if you must, but the flavors there may just blow mom’s mind. Just ask Martha Stewart, who featured chef Emshika Alberini on Food Network’s “Chopped.” Drop into her Chang Thai Cafe there, and dig into some of the most flavorful dishes (tamarind duck and fried ice cream with maple syrup) in all New England.

And then there’s Portland. It’s pretty much the culinary rival of Boston these days. And one of the newest, cheekiest restaurants in town is Lucky Cheetah (luckycheetahmaine.com). Think extravagant wagyu egg rolls, caviar towers, and lobster dumplings. And if you’d rather enjoy the spring weather with a seaside picnic, bring a blanket and order ahead for Lucky Cheetah’s Caviar and Champagne to-go box ($150 on luckycheetahmaine.com/caviar-champagne-box) — a glam combo of 30g of premium Giaveri Siberian Caviar, a mother of pearl spoon, a 375 ml bottle of Moët & Chandon Brut Champagne, potato chips, and handmade chocolates.

Light up her life

What mom doesn’t relish a few minutes of calm sitting next to something beautifully scented and radiant? If mom’s a music lover, then check out Baobab’s Tomorrowland Collection, inspired by the famous Belgian music festival of the same name.

The Tomorrowland Scented Candle ($150 on us.baobabcollection.com/product) is silk-screened in a powder pink and green design on glass — a scene of butterflies and hot-air balloons in black and 24-carat gold. And the fragrance is just as magical— a mix of pear, delicate lily of the valley, and earthy moss. It also comes with an ambient playlist of meditative soundtracks via a QR code inside the packaging.

If only something customized will make mom smile, then opt for a candle from Flamingo Estate. The Night Blooming Jasmine & Damask Rose Candle ($88-$225 on flamingoestate.com) comes with a pretty label made just for Mother’s Day, and is an intoxicating combination of the above notes, laced with bright citrusy zests like bergamot and orange blossom.

All of it casts a dreamy and relaxing glow — the kind that reminds her of exactly who the light of her life really is.