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I'm stuck for what to get my 90 year old Nan... Inspiration please!!!!

thank you!

Have done mine a photo book of my children, fancy wheat bag. Fancy chocs and a book

DH got his nan a marks voucher but with a written promise to take her to spend it and tea and cake in the cafe. He doesn't spend much time with her so I'm sure she'll love it.

Smile Don't be sad.

My Nan passed away earlier this year. I have bought her favourite Turkish Delight and will wrap it and put it under the tree to eat at Christmas.

I bought one of them a case for her new kindle and the other a fancy notebook and pen

A new handbag

A magazine subscription, a wool blanket from the national trust shop (she can use it to keep warm on her mobility scooter!) and a bottle of elderberry liqueur.

Posh shortbread biscuits and two massive photos of the DCs. She's going blind, is 95 and not really enjoying life much any more. Afternoon tea and the DGGCs are what keep her going.

Framed photo of DCs (it's a school photo but one of the modern type ones) and probably a plate, which I'm going to get DD to draw on with sharpies - apparently you can genty bake it to set the ink!

gentLy

Not a grandparent but my dad is 91 and doesn't sleep much at night any more so we've bought him adjustable comfy headphones so he can watch the telly with the volume loud whenever he likes (he's getting rather deaf). Plus chocs and other treats.

Personalised apron
Photo book
Photo calender
DCs hand and foot imprints
Earrings
Bird watching boat trip

(Various DGM, DGGM, DSGM)

Bought my nan a slanket! You know one of those blankets with arms?! So she can snuggle on the sofa.

Something edible is good. In my experience, elderly folk don't tend to want 'stuff'. Go for consumables.

My Gandmothers have all passed away now but when they were still around by past 90, a nice photo of our family was always a winner, and some small treat in a nice tin /porcelain container. Boring and predictable yes, more knick-knacks to clutter the place but they both seemed to be genuinely pleased. Anything made / drawn by the kids.

Some nice face cream
Scented talc which she loves
Downton abbey DVD
A snuggle hot water bottle

Not gm but great aunt - shes getting these flowers and peppermint creams made by the dcs.

A basket with tea, coffee, hot chocolate, biscuits, chocs and a photo of DS for his great gran. She is 90, doesn't need anything and doesn't have any more room for framed photos! But she gets visitors every day so she'll use all the items.

My Great Aunty in-Law is getting Leonidas, face and handcream and cashmere bedsocks. I'll also do a shop in M and S for her.

photocalendar and an amazon voucher. She loves her kindle and reads huge amounts but can't really afford new books by her favorite authors so relies on the free books.

Perfume for my Grandma - she's running low apparently!

For his Grandma, a hyacinth bulb. She luffa stuff like that and hates when we spend too much money on her!

i bought my gran the orla keily scarf from the bargains thread! i think she'll love it

My nan who is in her 60's - the broons annual or Oor Wullie can't remember which it was this year and some liqurice allsorts.

MIL who is in her 70's - calander with pictures of all her grandchildren, the great british bakeoff cook book and a new pair of gloves.

Family friend like another grandmother who is in her 90's - a tin of shortbread in a dog shaped tin and a fleece blanket

I got my Grandma a knitted snood last year which she seemed a bit perplexed by initially but Mum says wore lots (indoors, she gets v cold) in the cold weather.

Really struggling for an idea this year. She is 97 and in a residential home and doesn't have much room for pictures etc. I'm not sure whether even biscuits would get eaten Any thoughts?

Money for heating oil. Pragmatic but she loves it. Then we usually get her a trinket as well. Mostly something edible- thinking of making her the white chocolate peppermint things from last week's observer.