I have done all my Xmas shopping except for my grandparents. Any ideas on what to get they are in their 70's. Please no socks, smellies or incontinence pads!! They are quite active for their age.
2006-11-27 04:49:56 · 24 answers · asked by tewittdewoo 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Newspaper subscriptions from where they lived when they were young! Bring them back to their roots!!
2006-11-27 05:01:58 · answer #1 · answered by jpf 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did your grandfather do the armed forces? Look up his ship info and stuff and make a scrap book of it. Or arrange a date where he can rejoin his old ship (if he was in the navy).
What do they like doing the most? Brainstorm for a second, write down stuff they like and add more details to the question later.
This question is very general esp since I don't know your grandparents lol. They're probably in the rock n roll age with Buddy Holly and stuff. Bring back some of their good (PLZ NOT BAD) memories.
2006-11-27 04:54:04 · answer #2 · answered by Sir Guitarist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about a gift certificate to their favorite resteraunt or to the movies? Or you can get one to one of hundreds of bed and breakfasts at www.b&bfinder.com. Or if they have a favorite activity like golf maybe take them golfing one day. Go for the experience they'll have by giving them a gift certificate or taking them on an outing with you rather then a gift that might sit unused. They'll always remember the great time you made possible for them.
2006-11-27 04:54:33 · answer #3 · answered by moongodess52071 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I send my grandparents holiday flower arrangements.
Additionally, I also give my one grandpa fishing stuff, because that's what he likes to do; and the other grandpa the latest "gadget". A couple years ago the self-retracting tape measure from Black & Decker was a big hit.
One grandma likes novels set in the Old West; the other likes additions to one of her various collections.
You have to know your own grandparents.
2006-11-27 05:00:32 · answer #4 · answered by Elise K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is a website for the Vermont Country Store. They have amazing things from the past that everyone probably thought were no longer around! Look it over, good luck and Merry Christmas!
2006-11-27 05:24:27 · answer #5 · answered by Bev 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you have children let them make your grandparents something. If not, then you can make something for them. My grandparents love it when I create something for them rather than buying something. Make pottery or something out of wood. Some stores sell things pre done and all you have to do is paint. Trust me, I'm nearly 30, and all of my grandparents still display the hand made gifts we have given them over the years! They say it means more to them.
2006-11-27 05:28:23 · answer #6 · answered by cupid6980 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Worthers Originals
2006-11-27 04:51:44 · answer #7 · answered by epbr123 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Trust me, you should not "buy" your grandparents anything. Make your present an act of kindness, like spending time with them on Xmas, listening to stories, maybe helping them with chores.
2006-11-27 04:52:34 · answer #8 · answered by lucky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-27 01:48:34 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take them for a nice day out and really spoil them?
Recently I bought a book for my Grandmother about her home town (Birmingham) in the 40's as she was growing up, there were lots of pictures and she commented that it was the most thoughtful present she'd had in a long time!
2006-11-27 04:52:40 · answer #10 · answered by DippyGirl78 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do they have a hobby or how about a voucher for a day out somewhere interesting its funny how people thing your old at 70 I'm 44 and not old at all remember we had punk and heavy metal and still listen to it so what will my children grandchildren buy my generation when we are 70
2006-11-27 04:53:31 · answer #11 · answered by julie t 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋