Personalised Calendars for presents?

[memoo]

With photos of DC on, for both sets of grandparents. Is that a naff idea? know I would love it but they're my DC so I don't mind their gorgeous faces hanging on my wall.

[Tootlesmummy]

I think that's a lovely idea and I had one of these for my DS's first christmas. It still hangs on my wall 2 years later......

[ChippyMinton]

I did these last year - each DC took pride of place on their birthday month page, plus I tried to include photos of the GPs with the DC where I could, and added all family birthdays with a photo (got them from Snapfish)

[Dumbledoresgirl]

I did this a few years ago for grandparents and another relative. The following year, I did the same...and the next year...by which time I felt I was running out of good pictures and the children were losing their cuteness. So I announced I would not be doing it again, and all 3 recipients of my calendars begged me to continue So now it seems like a permanent fixture.

It is good from the pov of not having to think what to get these people from year to year, but I have been using Kodak Gallery and I don't think they are exactly cheap. Plus, they messed up the order last year and didn't sort it in time for Christmas so I really need to find another source if anyone has any good ones.

[DomesticGoddessInTraining]

Vista print are pretty cheap and the quality is fine imo. They usually start ad 'free' or '99p' but then there a few charges for colour etc, so I think I normally end up paying about £5 or so. My mother would be devasted if she didn't get hers each year!

[dontanswerback]

This is a great idea, have done it for Grandparents for last few years from the kids. Always a hit and everyone likes to see their pic. I use calendarwizard.co.uk as always very quick.

[MrsAFlowerpot]

I used photobox for it this year...they have some vouchers on their homepage which you can use. I have used vista print in the past for photobooks which have gone down very well.

[runmeragged]

Great if the grandparents use calendars/have a place to hang. Otherwise may languish in drawer.

[Tillyscoutsmum]

Like Dumbledoresgirl, I started doing them years ago when my PIL's just had one grandchild.

They now have 8 and I end up starting them in around October and begging for photos off SIL's. I also do them for some of my family. Last year, I ended up doing 15 but I know they are absolutely loved by every one who has them (even if they do take me months and end up costing a bloody fortune ).

[BandaBoo]

Dumbledoresgirl: I agree with dontanswerback and use calendarwizard - good quality. I framed some of the last years pics as good size. You can do diaries too.

[Dumbledoresgirl]

Thanks for the suggestions of different companies to try. I will have a look at them all when I get round to doing my calendars.