Ideas for Nan!

[mummysanderson]

Really stumped this year for ideas on what to buy my lovely nan for Christmas, in the past we have bought PJ's / Slippers / cosy blankets and framed photos of the DS - would like to do something different - any recommendations?

For my dm who is probably a similar age I am ordering a book with photos from around the war time from the part of London she grew up in. As she is getting older she is talking more about her youth and that she would love to go back and see how it has changed. will take her back sometime when can get someone to stay with df and someone else as a bodyguard as I think that few of the changes have been kind to it

Ask her!

I can never forget the sadness when my DGM died and we cleared out her house, boxes and boxes of unwanted Christmas presents, all lovingly chosen, but obviously not really wanted (unless she enjoyed just looking at them ).

We get my mum a calander from Vistaprint which you design yourself using your own photos. She loves it! It's useful and she sees it as getting a lovely surprise every month as she unveils a new picture. Some years they are free, just pay for postage.

We always get my nan puzzles with really nice pictures on them. She loves doing them and it keeps her busy and her mind active

A hamper of treats & essentials so posh tea, coffee & biscuits etc put in a nice basket with a bow?

I think GPs mostly want quality time with you rather than actual physical gifts. What about buying a couple of tickets to a nice local show she'll enjoy (unlikely to be something very expensive) and taking her out for the evening? Or a day out with you to a nice garden/stately home with tea and cake? Or a voucher to get her hair done while you chat to her, and then out for a nice lunch after?

Or look on the internet for photos and info on the area she grew up, and make her a scrapbook from the time of her childhood.

I'm taking my nan out for afternoon tea at a posh hotel - its not something she has done in years, and will be nice to spend some time together without the kids around!

I agree that a treat out is probably the best idea, my own mother is probably the same age as many of your grandparents and she & my dad really don't want any more 'stuff' in their lives - have recently downsized - but she loves to go out for lunch or we had a few days away recently in the town where she was evacuated in the war and she could re-live her memories.

My parents even told me (very tactfully) that they really don't have any more space for photographs of grandchildren .

I also do the photo calendar every year.

I put on photos of her children / grandchildren on the month of their birthdays.

I get mine from photobox.

Great quality, and best bit about it is that every year, it needs replacing!! So it has become a bit of a tradition now