The Best Top Ten Christmas Gifts for Moms in 2010

The trick to selecting Christmas gifts for Moms is to present them with something truly intended just for their pleasure. Not just for their use, like a frying pan or a sweater, but something that will actually improve their life or enhance their personal happiness. No, panini-presses and George Foreman grills do not count.

If thine young will be so foolish as to buy Mom a crockpot for Christmas, thou wilt surely suffer in the afterlife where all things are made just. Unless, however, that crockpot is so state of the art that it will peel the potatos, chop the veggies, brown the meat, add just the perfect amount of parsley AND mop the floor, grocery shop and do laundry for her. Then you're golden and soon everyone will know that Mom always did like you best.

And what have I got for you? A magical, do-all, save yer butt, crockpot Christmas gift idea? ...No. No, I don't. But I do have ten good suggestions for Christmas gifts for Moms that will help you find a present at least as good as what your brother gets Mom this year, I promise.

Remember that year you bugged Mom all year long to get you a robot for Christmas? Well, robots aren't just for kids anymore. Either a Roomba or a Neato will vacuum your Mom's house for her. Need I say more? She couldn't even get you to do that, and you're supposed to have a heart, the robot isn't.

Plus if you get the Roomba it's just good Christmas day fun watching it bump its way about the house. Don't let that cause you to doubt its abilities, though, these little Roomba robots do an excellent job.

As do the brand new Neato vacuums. The Neatos are a bit smarter though, with advanced technology and more standard built-in features. You see, the Neato is aware of its environment. Step in front of it while this robot is in action and it will simply go around you. Should your Mom's house be very large and the Neato feels the need to take a break and recharge, it will return to exactly where it left off at within an hour and finish his chores.

The Neato robotic vacuum also has an onboard scheduler -optional for the Roomba vacuums- which allows your Mom to set it to automatically start his daily chores at exactly the time your Mom wants him showing up for work, and he'll even remember what days your Mom wants him to take off.

Buy your Mom a Roomba or a Neato robotic vacuum cleaner for Christmas and she will not only publicly proclaim you her favorite child, she'll also write your siblings out of her will and leave it all to you, baby.

So go for it. Show up your brothers and sisters and buy Mom a house-cleaning robot for Christmas.

Now you're starting to score some serious points here. Keurig Single-Cup Brewers are a real luxury. You do have to buy the K-cups, but the prices are reasonable and Mom will never have to deal with any sort of filters again.

And she'll like the K-cups. She may not drink much gourmet coffee or tea now, but give her the option. Soon she'll be sipping Columbia La Vereda, Pumpkin Spice and Chocolate Glazed Donut coffees and organic breakfast teas, and don't forget the cocoas, Moka and Chai Latte.

Spoil your Mom. You wanted good Christmas gifts for Moms? Here you go. It's personal, luxurious, highly useful, will improve her life and enhance her happiness, and it's the only kitchen appliance I could ever possibly recommend.

Don't forget to throw in plenty of K-cups.

She's a woman. She likes pretty things. It's kind of a no-brainer.

But don't drive yourself crazy trying to figure out all your siblings birthstones to get her one of those Mom rings or such, in fact, make whatever you pick out be something having absolutely nothing to do with the fact that your Mom is a Mom, your Mom in fact, and that's the only reason you're buying her a stupid Christmas present in the first place.

Don't get me wrong, your Mom is glad to be your Mom, and she will love anything you choose for her, and not think twice about it. She would probably love a Mom ring. Or a Mom bracelet or necklace. But not every Christmas, birthday and Mother's Day to boot. She's more than a Mom, honor that, celebrate that.

Put a little thought into it, and pick out something Mom would like to buy for herself. Keep in mind, it doesn't have to be a designer-made genuine 22kt gold and diamond tiara with big fat rubies on it. There's plenty of beautiful art jewelry available everywhere these days, snowflake necklaces are wonderful Christmas gifts, and one of the nice things about going with well-made but inexpensive designer necklaces is that you get more art for your money.

Yeh, okay true you don't get gold, and gold is nice, but a quality piece of art jewelry can be stunning, so keep your options open there. Take a little bit of time to explore what's out there, and see if anything strikes you as something Mom would just love.

Then buy it. But be sure to stay in your price range. Mom doesn't approve of overspending. (And she doesn't want you to go broke and have to move back home either.)

If your Mom suffers from lower back pain, a shiatsu chair massager can quickly become her best friend. Chair massagers have come a long way if you haven't experienced a good one yet. Sitting in one of these babies for five minutes is just like melting into a heap of warm butter.

Which actually doesn't sound all that great, but trust me, it is.

A Kindle. What are you waiting for? She isn't going to buy it for herself you know.

If your Mom enjoys reading, she needs one of these. Yes, exactly, almost as bad as you need your iPod. She just might not know it yet.

Save a tree, buy her one. She will LOVE it, and you'll be her favorite child forever.

Again, your Mom is a WOMAN. You'd buy one for yourself, or for one of your bimbo girlfriends, buy one for the woman who loved you enough to raise you into the sort of person who googles 'christmas gifts for moms' to find her something good.

You know she doesn't want another sweater, bottle of perfume or pair of fuzzy slippers, and you're seeking to better express the important place your Mom holds in your heart by thinking about it early this year and not running out at the last minute to buy her a basket of bubble bath like you usually do.

Good! Your Mom and I are proud of you. Designer handbags and totes make excellent Christmas gifts for Moms. (Your Mom told me to tell you that.) Buy your's one.

Yellow makes a nice cheerful winter color, but some women will prefer a more subdued gray or blue for winter. I like the Popcorn bags. But Coach and Kate Spade handbags are of course all the rage, and a more recognizable name might be a good idea.

If Mom's a bit more daring and funky, pick her up a Timmy Woods purse. She'll love it.

A digital photo-frame, because you've got a mug only your Mother would love. And yes, she wants to see you, all the time, along with all of your brothers and sisters, and the rest of your family, constantly flickering across a screen prominently and proudly displayed along with the rest of your framed, elementary school gap-tooth portraits.

Mom wants one of these. She actually wants one for each room, because Mom's that crazy about you, but one will be sufficient. You don't want to seem too vain.

When Mom talks to you on her cellphone, is she holding a drab rubbery case fondly against her cheek, or a soft, supple, fine leather case her hand welcomes the feel of?

Well no wonder she always seems upset. Buy her a nice leather case for her only means of reaching you. Sena Cases are nice.

Fine leather cases are also available for Kindles and iPads. Cole Haan is a favored source for nice-fitting, leather Kindle covers, and for the iPad I recommend a Piel Frama or a Sena for something less expensive, and an AYL iPad case for something affordable.

If Mom doesn't have a nice leather case yet for her favorite gadgets, she'll love one.

Buy Mom a Willow Tree figurine to remind her of you. There are several very nice, family-oriented figurines by Willow Tree Collectibles for you to choose from.

A Willow Tree figurine of mother and daughter or mother and son would be a lovely gift from you. Though this would count as a Mom gift, it's not an impersonal, generic Mom gift, but a very touching and intimate sort of Mom gift that puts it apart from the rest.

The trick to Mom gifts -gifts that signify your mother is a Mom- is that they have to possess real meaning. Because otherwise their just tacky acknowledgments that she's your Mom so you bought her a gift.

The beautiful moments captured in Willow Tree figurines make these highly personal gifts. You might even make Mom cry.

Possibly the best gift a person could give their mother, depending on how often she is currently blessed with your presence. If Mom doesn't get to see you often these days, or never gets to spend some time alone with you anymore, then a gifting of your devoted time would make a lovely Christmas present for Mom.

The best thing about this gift idea is the great many options. A visitor to this HubPage shared how her daughter gifted her with a mani/pedi movie night, a sensational gift idea for moms and daughters. This is a very simple gift idea, very inexpensive, and yet -if done well- the most thoughtful and memorable gift of all.

If you can stand it, offer Mom a homemade book of 12 date coupons - one coupon redeemable per month. Pre-arrange with your significant other to be available to babysit any children if necessary, and give Mom a different outing every month. One can be a dinner outing, another a movie outing, a shopping date, visit to the local museum, art gallery day, Sunday brunch, or a yard-saling or antiquing adventure if that's Mom's thing.  

Remember though, for this to be effective it has to be just you and Mom. That's what makes it so special!

Gift Baskets for Christmas. The perfect gift for everyone when you've totally given up. Besides, maybe you never liked your mom much anyway.

Optionally, a Christmas gift card is not the cop-out idea it may at first glance appear to be. A gift card is a very considerate and hopefully generous gift, if she doesn't turn around and spend it all on you anyways.

Luckily, Amazon has a wide range of gift cards available for sale all year long. Dining gift cards, shopping gift cards and Amazon gift cards are available loaded with your choice of spendable values.

Roomba Robot Vacuum

Neato Robotic Vacuum

Scooba the Floor Scrubber

Diamond Snowflake Necklace

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Fish Christmas Decorations

Willow Tree Collectible Ornaments

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