We all know that every mother loves to receive the traditional flowers, spa treatment or gift certificates to her favorite store for Mother’s Day. But, this year consider something new that your #1 Mom would never expect. These gift ideas are different and funky and will surprise your Mom, showing her how much you love her on her special day!

Azur Sunscreen and Moisturizing Products
Price: $30-$34
This southern California-based company offers tearless, solar protection for adults and children alike. Their skin care products for the face and body range from moisturizing cream with anti-aging crème to a children’s sunscreen. Since true aging prevention starts with protection from the sun’s harsh UV rays, all of Azur's products offer a 30 or 40 SPF. The light and silky -- not at all goopy or pasty -- anti-aging moisturizer leaves the skin feeling fresh and renewed with the added benefit of protection from harmful rays. Azur’s products are all water resistant, clinically tested, PABA and paraben free, fragrance and oil free, hypoallergenic, safe for all skin types with a patented tearless formula safe enough for around the eye use. These products are perfect for trips to a sunny destination and are gentle enough for everyday use.

Manatees for Mother's Day
$25-$35
Is your mom an animal lover or really concerned with conservation efforts and endangered species? Why not join one of the world's leading non-profit manatee conservation organizations and adopt her a manatee? With only 3,000 of these gentle mammals left in the United States, they need protection. Manatees can be adopted for only $25. With this, your mother will receive a photo of your manatee, the manatee's biography, an adoption certificate, a membership handbook, and quarterly newsletters on the progress of your adoptee. For $35, two free manatee toys are included! Pictures of the manatees can be found on the website where you can also order a special Mother's Day public service message as an added gift. Email jnearing@savethemanatee.org and the messages can be sent to you in no time.

Dream Destinations: 100 of the World's Best Vacations
By: LIFE Magazine Editors
LIFE Books Publishing, $29.95
Although every child would love to plan the perfect vacation for mom on Mother's Day, allowance money will not cover hotel and airfare for such a getaway. So until the days when the little ones are grown and can afford to send their mother to Europe, why not get something that helps mom dream about the perfect destination in the meantime. Published by Life magazine, this 144-page, hardcover, 10'' by 14'' book will provide mom with hours of entertainment as she peruses through 100 alluring photographs and accompanying text about some of the most beautiful and stunning dream destinations on earth.  There is even a family section featuring London, the Riviera Maya, New York City, the Bahamas and Snowmass in Colorado. The destinations covered are all over the globe ranging from Nanjing, China to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. Life even tries to bring the impossible to life describing journeys to space and Lost Atlantis.  Mom will love the possibilities that unfold in front of her as she discovers the world through inspiring words and images!

Bette Midler in Las Vegas
American Express Gold Card Destinations
800/AXP-0079; from $1,409 for two
Wouldn't every mom love to celebrate with the tirelessly divine Miss M? Channel your mom’s inner diva with American Express’ Gold Card Destinations’ package featuring tickets to Bette Midler’s "The Showgirl Must Go On" at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Ideal for those with a flair for the dramatic (mother-daughter bonding anyone?), the package includes two eighth-row orchestra level tickets, three nights accommodation in a Classic Guest Room at Caesars Palace, and roundtrip airport transfers. When booked with an American Express Gold Card, travelers can take advantage of $150 worth of special amenities. This trip must be booked by July 3, 2008 for travel from June 26-29 or July 3-6, 2008; a perfect summer vacation opportunity. For reservations, mention promo code F3920000.

By The Book: How to Take Care of MY Kids
By Melissa Bishop and Karen Berg
Karmel Publishing, $27.95
Every mom can get a little nervous when leaving the kids at home with a new babysitter. This book can help ease those worries and encourage mom to actually enjoy her romantic night on the town. It is a loose-leaf binder filled with forms for parents and caregivers to help organize information such as kid's daily routine, medical needs, likes and dislikes, discipline tools, household and pet information and parent's whereabouts, as well as emergency contacts and procedures. Other forms are for sitters/nannies to complete on what happened while they were in charge, such as meals, naps, bathroom news, mood, activities, etc. This will help mom keep her caregiver information concise and organized. Never again will she need to fret about whether the sitter has all the necessary information. The book should be used at home as well as on vacation.

SanDisk microSD Mobile Memory Kit
By: SanDisk, $29.99
We love tools that make mom's job easier. And even the most technologically savvy mom can be baffled when it comes to transferring memory to and from varying devices. How do I get these pictures of my kid’s graduation onto to my computer so I can print them?  What is the best way to migrate music files to my mp3 player?  Questions like these can be daunting, but now with SanDisk microSD Mobile Memory Kit there can be an easy solution, thus making mom happy and giving her more free time. The kit comes with a single product that has multiple adapters -- meaning it fits into any standard, mini or micro slot in any phone, digital camera, USB port, printer, mp3 player, etc.  Mom will no longer be confused about which card fits with her phone and she will be able to have more photos, send more e-mails, and listen to more music on her phone.  Additionally, this product (smaller than a thumbnail), makes transfers a breeze.  Whether it’s for music, pictures or putting your contact list into a new cellular device, the 2 GB of memory makes data migration almost too easy to be true.

Thanks to Molly McDonough, Jennifer Moore and Jillian Ryan for coming up with interesting and unique product ideas for Mother's Day!