• Wrap the present in team colors.present image by Bianca from Fotolia.com
  
  An institution, the hockey mom, is the team mom for the kids while they play organized sports outside the school. Show your appreciation of her invaluable time and assistance to your child with a thoughtful gift. Allow your child to assist with choosing the gift as it will teach him to appreciate the time of others.
  
  

Personalized

• Give her a gift from the heart. Have your child write a letter to the hockey mom thanking her for her assistance, or snap an impromptu picture of her with her child or yours and frame it in a hockey frame. Make a banner writing "#1 Hockey Mom" and have each child from the team sign it, or bake her some cookies in the shape of a hockey ball and deliver them in a festive package.
  
  

Gift Certificate

• Choose a gift certificate from the local coffee shop or restaurant to treat her to a quick bite between hockey sessions. Consider a gift certificate to a book store so she can pick up a book to read while waiting for the games to begin.
  
  

Spirit Gift

• Give your hockey mom a coffee mug, t shirt or sweatshirt in team colors with the words, "Best Hockey Mom." Have a tote made with the team name for her to carry. Buy a plaque and have it engraved with her name, date and "#1 Hockey Mom" on it.
  
  

DVD, Clothing, Whistle and More

• She may enjoy CDs of her favorite artists or movie DVDs, a scarf and hat set or some warm mittens. Consider an umbrella for inclement weather, a whistle to keep the kids in line or some scented lotions for her hands.