Christmas Gifts for Mum

Give her a day off, not another candle

She'll say she doesn't need anything. She will then spend Christmas Day cooking for nine people. An experience gift is the polite way of insisting she sits down at some point in the next twelve months.

Windsor Castle with a three course meal makes a proper occasion of a day out, and the Oxford picnic lunch cruise for two is a gentler way to spend an afternoon on the water.

For something she'd never book herself, designing her own fragrance at the Perfume Studio in London sends her home with a bottle nobody else has, while deluxe afternoon tea for two means she gets the good sandwiches for once.

If the dog is effectively her favourite child, there's dog friendly afternoon tea for two and a dog friendly hotel stay so nobody gets left behind. Experience vouchers are valid for 12 months, and the eVoucher arrives within 15 minutes.

Personalised gifts for the mantelpiece

A Personalised Engraved Photo Crystal Heart turns a favourite family photo into something she'll keep polishing, and a Personalised Large Date Triple Tea Light Box marks the date that matters most to her.

Small gifts that make her laugh

Somewhere in the pile there should be a present with absolutely no practical purpose. How To Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting To Kill You answers a question she's clearly been asking, and a bamboo back scratcher saves her asking anyone else to do it.

Smiles guaranteed, or your money back

Mums are far too polite to say when a present has missed. Our Smile Guarantee settles it: if she doesn't smile when she opens her gift, you can return it and get your money back.