The Best Christmas Gifts for Grandma

Even if you do not see your grandma at Christmas, mail her a gift that will let her know you are thinking of her. Choose a Christmas gift that will be useful for your grandma or that will have sentimental value for her. Consider her interests, which likely include bragging about her wonderful grandchildren, when selecting a gift.

Photo Book

Extended families can work together to create a photo book for grandma that includes photos of each of her grandchildren. Tape or glue photos into a scrapbook or send digital photos to a service that prints them into bound books. Include not only professional photos, but also snapshots of the children participating in their favorite activities, including sports, academics and hobbies. In addition, have each child write a note to grandma or make a drawing to include for a personal touch.

Hobby Supplies

Grandmothers typically pick up hobbies in their retirement and spend much of their time working on these hobbies. Some popular ones include knitting, crocheting, quilting, baking, making scrapbooks, writing letters, gardening and working on word or number puzzles. Create a gift basket for a grandma that includes some supplies she needs for her favorite hobby. For example, put together a writing basket with a few different types of note cards, colored pens, stamps and return-address labels.

Coupon Book

If your grandma lives nearby, give her a coupon book full of promises to spend time together or help her out with small tasks. More than gift items, many grandmas would just love to spend more time with their grandchildren. Some coupon ideas include an afternoon of working on crafts together, a couple of hours of weeding and other garden help, vacuuming her house or going out for tea together. Decorate each coupon with cute drawings and love notes for grandma.

Technology

If your grandma is not very proficient at using technology but is interested in learning, give her a new piece of technology and offer to teach her how to use it. For example, you could buy her a digital camera and teach her how to use all the settings on the camera, upload photos onto her computer and email them to people or post them on photo-sharing websites.