Gift Ideas for Grandparents

By stacy (Guest Post)

Thank you all for the good ideas. Now i know few things i could get them. Thanks alot everybody!

stacy

By Cheryl from Missouri (Guest Post)

Do they have a DVD player? You can get several of the old TV series on DVD now. If they had a favorite, Andy Griffith, etc., maybe they would enjoy a boxed set.

If you live nearby, maybe once a month you could invite them over for dinner. My mother used to love coming to my house for dinner. She said food tastes better when you don't have to cook it yourself. I'm not much of a cook but she'd rave about the meal for weeks after. It was the highlight of her month.

By

sandy63

what about a coupon book for time with family. once a week she could redeem a coupon either for dinner at her home or a restarant

By Linda (Guest Post)

How about a custom-made calendar-Take 12 fotos of you, your siblings or whatever you think they might enjoy, maybe near a train museum or the like if there is one around you, and a print shop like Kinkos can make it into a calendar.

By Tedebear (Guest Post)

Hi Stacy, The best gift you can give is spending time with your Grandparents. Take them to an activity they wouldn't get to do without you driving them there. Maybe a train show for your Grandfather. Your Grandmother will love just wandering around with you! Trust me, it will be a day to remember. IF not, what about a picture of all of you together? They can show it to friends and tell them how wonderful you are!

By carla bledsoe (Guest Post)

the best gift is family....so give them pictures of their grandkids in their usual environment...pictures of work...in the kitchen...mowing the lawn...
whatever makes them a part of your everyday lives. make it a scrapbook with comments under the pictures. maybe referring to a time when you learned a certain way to cook a dish from grandma or when grandpa showed you how to take care of tools. or when you wished they could be there to enjoy that time or that sunset together. good luck.

By Ella (Guest Post)

A beautiful bouquet or potted plant.

By SARA (Guest Post)

I AGREE A NICE GIFT BASKET OF HOMEMADE GOODIES IS A PLUS AT ANY AGE
GIFT CARDS TO A LOCAL RETAILER,A BEAUTY SHOP,BARBER,MAYBE SOME HOMEMADE SCENTED SOAPS,MAYBE A FAMILY PHOTE(RECENT)HOW ABOUT PAYING A POWER OR PHONE BILL FOR 1 MONTH.A FRUIT BASKET.....

By

Qryztufre

My grandmother has everything, and then some...so I get her a nice card, a hand written letter, and a gift certificate to her favorite place to eat.

She loves getting cards, as well as giving them, so that's the easy part, but it's certainly not enough by my way of thinking. She does not care all that much for getting gift certificates, but I feel better by spending money (YAY for capitalism!). It all get's tied together with the letter where I do a run down of all that happened throughout the past year, as well as telling her how wonderful of a person she is.

Before you take any other suggestions, you may wish to wander around her house...she may already have four or five calendars (mine does) and her windows and shelves are all already full...

On another note, hand made anythings are also great. My grandmother would gladly remove some store bought thing to replace it with something you made yourself.
Q

By

Grandma Bess

Stacy, I have this problem every year. My grandma
lives in a retirement home and is 91yrs. She likes
stationary, stamps ( she enjoys writing and reciving
letters. How about gift cards to eat out? She also
likes room freshners. They can't have candles, but you can get the plug ins. I found her a pretty glass
light catcher to hang in her window. Watches with big numbers they can see, nuts, candies, magazine
subscriptions.( espcially like Remonise about their time era).My husband and I love to play domminos
do they have a set? Do they like crossword puzzles?
or bird feeders? the Hummingbird are so cute to watch. Good luck! Joyce

By

mobo

Well, I always have the same problem!! But, I think they like it when I make them homemade goodies!! I get a nice container and fill it with homemade bread/cookies---whatever they like to snack on. My Grandma doesn't cook or bake anymore, so she really likes this type of gift.

I have also done calendars----get a blank calendar and do some scrapbooking for the pages, pictures of the family and special moments. This was a fun project for me and now I get this requested as the gift they want. Its truly one of a kind gift!!! Plus I'm not very talented, dont get to scrapbook much....but its the thought that counts and its a personal gift!!!

I'm sure they will love whatever you decide!! Good Luck!!! :)

By edieparks (Guest Post)

How about a subscription to the kind of crafting magazine your grandma does? Knitting or her particular "needle" craft. Is there a magazine for training? Or how about books on trains.
edie