More presents ideas!!!! For a 100th birthday!!! PLEASE

[BudaBabe]

Hi

DH's step-mum's Mum (if you follow) will be 100 next month. We are going to UK for a party for her along with lots of other family. Looking for ideas for a present - a token really as we are contributing towards cost of some family from US coming over (great-grand children who she has never seen).

Her grand-daughter in US is putting together a photo-montage of some sort and we have sent photos for that.

Any other ideas?

Please!

there is a newspaper healine site \link{http://www.inthepaper.co.uk\here} that is a lot of fun! Hard present to buy!!

is she into gardening? or talkig abotu flowers?
my mum was given as a retiremen thing a subto the rhs mag ( or was it memebr ship) cant remembr
depends how much she gets out and abtu really

what abotu a lovely summer planted pot to sit out in her garden/patio

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Thanks Wembley and Cod

Like the paper idea but not sure she would "get it"!

She's very frail, had a couple of strokes, almost blind and deaf (old age is cruel if you ask me as she is still very bright).

But the paper thing gave me an idea - have somewhere seen you can get a copy of a paper from your exact birthdate - may try that.

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what abotu some talking book cds for her ot listen to adn a cd player so ehr caree can put themon for her

Thanks cod - wasn't ignoring you - had to get DS out of the bath then haven't been back online.

The "talking" books idea is a good one - will check if she has one already - I can't remember.

How about a little hamper with all her favourite goodies in - biscuits, choccies, wet wipes, perfume. My Nan used to love that sadly she didn't quite make to 100 oh and a frame for the telegram from the Queen :)

Why wet wipes in her hamper? Actually - no, I don't want to know. {smile]

Moving on...........

How about a photo alblum filled with scraps from her past right up to the present day?

LOL guess I was just remembering my Nan - love the idea of the memory book.

Your nan = wet wipes
Mine = sucking X strong pepermints, with no teeth, throughout the night! She kept spare one wrapped up in a little bit of tissue under her pillow!

Is \link{http://newspapersremembered.co.uk\this} what you wanted Buda?

Yes Wembley - that's great - thanks!!

Will sound out MIL to see if anyone else has mentioned doing the same thing.

TBH I am a bit worried the excitement of the whole thing will be a bit much for her. Huge party planned. Telegram from Queen organised by MIL. People flying in from all over.

And my best memory of her was at our wedding in 1995 up dancing to the Clash!!!

i've just been trying to think of presents for my grandads 90th and found a couple of inexpensive ideas on ebay. original coin of year they where born. Also found an old photo postcard of where he's from dated the year he was born. Hope that helps