Top 20 Gift Ideas for Mom: Affordable and Practical

1. Garmin GPS With Heart Monitor - Anyone who likes to walk, jog or run will love this new bestselling Garmin device that monitors your heart rate while tracking your pace, speed, distance and calories burned. It's a perfect gift for moms who exercise and like to stay fit.

2. Elegant Handbag/Purse - A new handbag can be a stylish and practical gift for mom. Make sure you know Mom's tastes before buying one.

3. Serenity Gift Set by LUSH- This soothing gift for mom features five of LUSH's most popular handmade bath products, including Ring of Roses Conditioning Buttercream, Luxury Bath Melt, and Butterball Bath Bomb.

4. Breakfast In Bed Gift Set - Breakfast in bed is always a great gift for mom even if you can't cook or don't live nearby. This gift set, which comes with its own breakfast tray with folding legs, lets you express the thought without having to do any work. It comes with lots of goodies, including pancake and waffle mix, hot cocoa, biscotti, coffee, tea, and vanilla cream biscuits.

5. Books on Travel, History, Food, Art, etc - If Mom likes to read, you can't go wrong with a book on her favorite topic or hobby. Look through the books she has recently read to figure out the best gift for her, or browse this list of bestselling books.

6. Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder - This high-tech gadget is a sleek but affordable gift for moms who like taking photos and videos. This amazingly small and light video camera allows you to instantly create, edit, and share home movies wherever you go.

7. Wireless Sun/Moon Weather Station - This compact weather forecaster is a sleek and practical gift for moms who like to keep an eye on the weather, whether they live somewhere with unpredictable climate changes, enjoy doing outdoor activities, or just want to know what to wear in the morning.

8. New Unlocked Cell Phone - Cell phones are great gifts for Mom (who wouldn't want one?), but you are worried about high prices or having to renew your contract. Check out this selection of affordable, unlocked cell phones that you can use with any carrier at any time!

9. Rick Steves Travel Accessories - Travel accessories are a great gift for moms who spend time away from home, whether it's for business, adventurous travel, or visiting friends and family. Rick Steves, the travel TV show host and author, is well-known for his travel accessory line that includes everything from money belts and wallets to handy toiletry bags and travel towels.

10. Canon PowerShot Digital Camera - Newer, sharper, sleeker digital cameras are coming out every day, and cameras always make a great gift for Mom. The Canon PowerShot series is well known for quality and value.

11. Sony 7-inch Digital Photo Frame - If Mom already has a digital camera, does she have a place to display all of those beautiful digital pictures? Digital photo frames, the latest trend in gift ideas, allow you to display a huge slide show of photos at home or at work.

12. Elegant Earrings - Jewelry is always a well-received gift by Mom. Check out this great selection of earrings for her.

13. Elegant Necklace - Along the same lines, if earrings aren't the right jewelry choice, maybe a beautiful new necklace would be a better fit for Mom.

14. Estee Lauder Travel Set - If Mom likes the free gift sets you get when buying cosmetics, she will love this luxurious and portable gift idea from Estee Lauder.

15. Caswell-Massey Lotion, Cream, Soap Sampler - This is the perfect gift idea for moms who need to relax or be pampered. The sampler set comes with delicate lotions, creams, and soaps that will help mom re-create the feel of a spa at home.

16. Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Greatest Trips - This book is a fantastic gift for moms who dream of traveling around the world. Even if you are not an avid traveler, you can still explore the beautiful scenes and different cultures through this book.

17. Ultimate Inflatable Travel Body Pillow- This unique inflatable body pillow is a perfect gift idea for people who have trouble sleeping in cars, planes, trains, or buses due to discomfort. It's light, easy to store, quick to inflate, and comfortable to use with any kind of chair or headrest.

18. Bare Escentuals Sephora Get Started Kit- Moms will love this bestselling foundation kit by Sephora that makes your skin look flawless, regardless of oily skin, breakouts, skin tones, or age spots.

19. Home Labeling System - This is electronic label printer is an affordable, practical gift for moms who work at home or just like to stay organized around the house.

20. Good Grips Jar Opener - Mom will never have trouble opening another jar again with this powerful tool designed to open jars of any size.

For more gift ideas for mom, see the Gift Critic's Best Gifts of the Year.