Sometimes it's the simplest things that can help make for an extra special Mother's Day. Spa days and jewelry are awesome, but if you find yourself 'in the weeds' on planning, there's still time to salvage, my Jersey peeps!

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Help is here! Last minute Mom's Day gift ideas in New Jersey (Erin Vogt, Townsquare Media)
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Pick up some special 'weekend coffee'. Rook coffee is a great place to start. If you see that black grackle (bird) perched on a car or SUV in the Monmouth County area, you're close to one of their 10 locations. Also fabulous, Ahrre’s Coffee Roastery (Westfield & Summit), Black River Roasters (Whitehouse Station) and Fair Mountain Coffee Roasters, based in Atlantic Highlands and carried at Whole Foods around NJ.

Chocolate next. Brummer’s (Westfield), Chocolate Carousel (Wall), Chocolate Pretzel Heaven (Atco, Ocean City & Clermont), David Bradley Chocolatier (Windsor, Manalapan & more), Geneieve's Home Made Chocolates (Garfield) & Van Holten's (Brick & Seaside Heights) are some great places to pick up sweet treats for all the moms in your life.

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Help is here! Last minute Mom's Day gift ideas in New Jersey (Erin Vogt, Townsquare Media)
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Wine is more than fine. (That completes a trinity of motherhood for many!) For lots of us, an afternoon wine tasting is on our wish list for when there's some unexpected free time- so make it happen!  This weekend is a Garden State Wine Growers Wine Trail, which means wineries statewide are providing Mother’s Day specials.

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Help is here! Last minute Mom's Day gift ideas in New Jersey (Thinkstock)
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Take her to the movies. It's shaping up to be a great weekend for the movies in New Jersey, with Saturday's super rainy forecast! New releases are King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (Charlie Hunnam and Jude Law) and the R-rated comedy, Snatched (Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer).Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 is expected to stay tops, its second weekend out.

Let her prowl Netflix, while you go out. Take the kids to iPlay America, Bowlero or The Funplex while she can finally watch something in peace (Magic Mike and 12 seasons of 'Grey's Anatomy' are streaming this month, for starters).

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Help is here! Last minute Mom's Day gift ideas in New Jersey (Thinkstock)
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While you're at it, load up the dirty laundry and visit a 'wash and fold' on the way. Or, call a cleaning service and schedule some very late spring tidying. Guaranteed mom won't ask you how far in advance you planned those time-savers.

Happy Mother's Day to all NJ moms, grandmas, godmothers and the many, many 'like a moms' out there, who are never off-the-clock! 

Proud Jersey Girl Erin Vogt’s first reporting gig involved her Fisher Price tape recorder. As a wife and momma of two kiddies, she firmly believes that life’s too short to drink bad coffee.  A fan of the beach, Dave Grohl and karma, in no particular order.

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