FIL is 82, wants nothing, insists we get him nothing - I need a suggestion for a token gift from the kids

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KbearingGiftsWeTraverseAfar · 21/12/2007 21:13

he's coming to us for dinner so I don't want to leave him out of the gift giving. He always gets brandy from everyone so I want a nice idea that costs about a tenner and I'll be your best mate forever (don't tell Maureen!).

FANKS

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motherinferior · 22/12/2007 17:32

KBear - my two have painted wall tiles for their various rellies, to use as coasters. I do realised that this may be hard to arrange at such short notice though!

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KbearingGiftsWeTraverseAfar · 22/12/2007 17:34

They are making him a christmas cracker each as we speak! They are picking his favourite Heroes out of the tin and filling them with them and writing abysmal jokes! He'll love it.

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Myrrhcy · 22/12/2007 17:38

Story on CD
DVD/Video/Newspaper of the year he was born
Book on the local history of the area he grew up in

Myrrhcy · 22/12/2007 17:39

Oh, that's a great idea!

ChasingSquirrelsUpTheXmasTree · 22/12/2007 17:43

another idea - though only any good if you have a laminator.
Make a bookmark with pictures of the kids on both sides and laminate.
I did them for all the grandparents last year - 2 dc's so one on on each side, their name at the top and the year at the bottom and three little pics.
Am doing it again this year with new pics.
A friend is doing it this year with the grandparents names (granddad etc) at the top (she has 3 kids so can't do one on each side).
You could roll it up and it could go in the cracker.

TooTickyDoves · 22/12/2007 18:12

KBear, we're in Wilts. Dp could post it on Monday morning but obv wouldn't make it in time for Christmas.

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KbearingGiftsWeTraverseAfar · 22/12/2007 19:47

Tooticky - thanks for the offer but I think we're sorted! Does he have a website though, for future reference?

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bossybaublesinherbritches · 22/12/2007 19:54

Go to one of those wildlife on-line sites & adopt a goat or the back end of a tiger or something that'll make the kids laugh & he's enjoy talking to them about. Nothing material so it won't offend him but something the children will enjoy doing & supports a worthy cause!

(& the children might learn a bit-in a fun way- about the animal at the same time!!]

TooTickyDoves · 22/12/2007 20:33

Yes Kbear - here

twentypence · 22/12/2007 20:35

An empty box (decorated by your children). Then they get to give him a gift - and he gets exactly what he wanted - nothing!

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