Christmas Gifts for Grandparents

Presents that come from the heart are presents that will bring special meaning for Grandparents this Holiday Season. Here are some ideas on special presents for the special seniors on your holiday gift list.

Prepaid Phone Cards

Budgets are often of concern for seniors and prepaid phone cards might ease some of the financial worries that long distance phone calls can raise. Buy several for use throughout the year. A new phone book already filled in with family and friend's phone numbers would be a cute idea to give with the prepaid phone cards inside.

A New Computer

If a new computer is something you could afford, perhaps as a gift from the whole family, this could be very special. Grandparents and other seniors can stay in touch with family daily through email. Pictures of grandchildren can be enjoyed every day. Connecting with other seniors with the same interests and hobbies through online community forums can alleviate lonely afternoons.

Computer Classes/Coach

To be sure the computer gets used and the Internet accessibility is understood, sign up Grandma and Grandpa for computer classes at the local community college. You can also have a computer specialist come to their home for classes.

Stamps and Stationary

A big roll of stamps, stationary, pens, and cards all in a beautiful basket or some other unique holder is a very useful present that will be appreciated. Add a note promising refills of all the contents once a month. Make sure to remember to bring refill supplies each month. Grandparents may not feel like they should bother you with reminders, and your visit to bring the refill supplies will be an extra special bonus with this gift.

Shopping Dates

Make or buy a cute daily organizer or calendar. Select one day a week or several days in each month, every Monday for an example, and write in " Shopping/Lunch/Pedicure/Movie" or some other special activity to be enjoyed on those days. Make a copy of the calendar for yourself also. When the gift is opened, explain those dates as days that you will be spending time together on that designated activity. Be sure and follow through, and you will be giving a gift that truly keeps on giving throughout the whole year!

Flowers/Gardening Supplies

Have a beautiful bouquet of favorite flowers with a card attached announcing a new flower arrangement every month to be delivered to their home. An added bonus would be gardening supplies for an indoor or outdoor garden. Include seeds, small garden tools, clay pots, soil, gardening gloves, and a book on gardening.

Gift Cards

Have a collection of gift cards to favorite grocery stores, bookstores, drug stores and other special shopping places they frequent. If driving is not practical, arrange for transportation once or twice a week so the gift cards can be enjoyed! Grandparents and Seniors will enjoy spending on things they might not normally buy for themselves.

The gifts of time and family are presents that will mean so much to Grandparents and Seniors at Christmas Time and at any time of the year. With some thought and brainstorming, you will be able to come up with many unique and very useful gift ideas for the extra-special people in your life.