What the GeekMoms Want for Mother's Day

The Mother’s Day gift guide is an easy one for us GeekMoms–all we have to do is list what we want. Chances are your GeekMom will enjoy some of the things on this list as well, and she’ll appreciate the creativity and ingenuity in your gift buying. Give her a Kindle Fire in a gorgeous pink leather […]
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The Mother's Day gift guide is an easy one for us GeekMoms--all we have to do is list what we want. Chances are your GeekMom will enjoy some of the things on this list as well, and she'll appreciate the creativity and ingenuity in your gift buying.

Give her a Kindle Fire in a gorgeous pink leather case. Or for GeekMoms debating the purchase of an e-reader, consider the hardcover books from Penguin Classics. Even if she buys all the same titles digitally, these will always look beautiful on the shelf.

Nothing says zombie apocalypse like wearing a zombie virus around your neck. This necklace uses glo glass that collects light and will glow in the dark. This and other glowing jewelry can be found from Raven's Rest.

Gardening GeekMoms will dig rare heirloom and organic seed from Cubit's seeds on Etsy.

Microsoft's Kinect SDK went live on Thursday, and a number of coding geeks are thinking of new ways to use the device. Photo courtesy of Microsoft

Instead of presenting flowers to your GeekMom in a plain vase of water, try out these delightfully different Water Beads for a colorful twist. The package of very small beads will swell up into a vase full of pearlescent orbs to keep your flowers upright and hydrated.

For GeekMoms who love astronomy, here's a lovely necklace of the Pleiades/Seven Sisters constellation.

A time-turner necklace like Hermione's would be nice, especially if you can find your GeekMom a functional one. Otherwise there's the movie replica from Warner Brothers.

If your GeekMom is a little Edgar Allan Poe-obsessed coming off the new John Cusack movie, slip this bronze-plated raven skull ring on her finger.

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Treat your GeekMom to a little indulgence with cocoa butter mint soap from Parsonage Soaps. It has a heavenly smell reminiscent of Doublemint gum. Or she may enjoy The Last Unicorn scents from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab.

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For something your GeekMom can play with the whole family, how about Awkward Family Photos, the board game? Some GeekMoms may be relieved to see there are other families out there even stranger than hers.

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The outdoor-loving GeekMom will love the LifeProof iPhone case that will let her take all the pictures she wants this summer without worrying about sand and water destroying her phone. It really can swim with the fish!

Is that a sea creature emerging from your table, or just some of these awesome candlestick holders from Etsy seller Dellamorte & Co.?

Perhaps the biggest ticket item the GeekMoms would like is a Brother PE770 embroidery machine that embroiders any design you can computer generate. Think of the Etsy side business and the ability to map imaginary realms on any t-shirt!

The GeekMoms would also like world peace, ecological harmony, thick hair, a backyard pergola, and possibly an animatronic dinosaur.

There are also plenty of ideas in last year's gift guide.