All Your Mum Wants Is Quality Time This Mother's Day
You could get her flowers. You could book a reservation. But ask any mum what she actually wants this Mother's Day, and the answer is usually the same: more moments with her kids. Real, silly, screen-free moments where everyone is present and nobody is looking at a phone.
The toys on this list do exactly that. They get mums off the couch and into the action — building tracks, telling dragon stories, flying drones and solving puzzles side by side. Here are our top 5 picks from the Best Kids Toys best-sellers collection for a Mother's Day she'll actually remember.
Infinity Racer Magnetic Train
$109.95 From $65.97 — Save 40%
This is the toy that ends up on the living room floor for hours — with mum right there in the middle of it. The Infinity Racer uses a smooth magnetic rail system so the self-driving train glides through every loop and corner without jamming or stopping. That means the building never has to stop either.
With 163 five-star reviews and a best seller badge well earned, this is the kind of open-ended toy that mum and kids can design together, tear down, and rebuild into something completely different every single time. For a mum who loves watching her child's imagination run wild — while joining in herself — this is the one.
"We spent all of Sunday on the floor with this. I think I had more fun than he did." — Laura T., verified parent
Fusion Strike Dragons
$50.00 From $29.99 — Save 40%
Two magnetic cars race toward each other, crash together, and — click — a dragon appears. It's the kind of toy where the reveal never gets old, no matter how many times it happens. And with three styles to choose from (Fantasy, Mystic, and Unicorn Dragon), every play session becomes its own story.
What makes Fusion Strike Dragons a great Mother's Day gift is how naturally they invite storytelling. Mum gets to be the narrator, the villain, the hero — whatever the moment calls for. No batteries. No screens. Just magnetic cars, a little imagination, and a whole lot of roaring. Perfect from ages 4 and up.
The toy that turns a crash into a dragon and a Tuesday into an adventure.
Anti-Gravity Dino Wild Track
$104.99 From $62.99 — Save 40%
Take the Infinity Racer formula and add roaring LED dinosaur cars, a jungle-themed track, and the ability to build loops that defy gravity. The Anti-Gravity Dino Wild Track is the kind of toy that fills a room with noise, laughter, and the very best kind of chaos.
Rated 4.9/5 by over 20,000 parents, this is the track set that consistently gets the biggest reaction on Christmas and birthday mornings — and it's just as brilliant as a Mother's Day gift from a child who wants to spend all afternoon building something epic with their mum. Kids as young as 3 can get involved, and the flexible track bends into any layout they can dream up.
"After dinner, my daughter asks 'Can I build a new track before bed?' Every single night." — Chris P., verified customer
Montessori Wooden Tetris Toy
$79.95 From $47.97 — Save 40%
Not every Mother's Day moment needs to be high-energy. Sometimes it's a quiet afternoon at the kitchen table, two heads bent over a wooden puzzle, working out where the pieces go. The Montessori Wooden Tetris Toy is exactly that kind of gift — calm, satisfying, and surprisingly hard to put down.
Brightly coloured wooden pieces fit together in countless combinations across 10 included challenge cards — from beginner to advanced. Mum gets to think. Kids get to problem-solve. Everyone gets that deeply satisfying click when a piece finally slides into place. Made from premium eco-friendly wood with smooth, safe edges, it's as beautiful to look at as it is to play with.
The kind of quiet that feels like connection — no screens, just shapes, and the two of you figuring it out together.
LED Foam Drone for Kids
$100.00 From $59.99 — Save 40%
Take it outside. That's the whole plan — and it's a good one. The LED Foam Drone is lightweight, crash-resistant, and beginner-friendly enough for kids to get flying in minutes. With bright LED lights that work in daylight or dusk, a Mother's Day afternoon in the garden suddenly becomes a proper event.
Mum holds the controls while her kid chases the drone across the lawn. Or the other way around. Either way, everyone is outside, moving, laughing, and doing something together that doesn't involve a single screen. Available in blue or red, it's the perfect gift for a mum who loves the outdoors — or a mum who just needs a very good reason to go outside and play.
Fresh air, a flying drone, and a kid running across the garden. That's a Mother's Day afternoon sorted.
Give Her the Gift of Being There
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Shop the CollectionThe best Mother's Day gifts aren't the ones that sit on a shelf. They're the ones that end up on the floor, in the garden, on the kitchen table — with her right in the thick of it. A track to build. A dragon to crash. A drone to fly. A puzzle to solve.
This Mother's Day, give her your time. Wrap it up in something she can open.