12 Simple Gift Ideas for Grandparents

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12 Simple Gift Ideas for Grandparents

Our grandparents, and many of our parents, have seen a lot of Christmases.

They have received the typical Christmas gifts year after year.

For many of them, the thought of another holiday where they get more stuff to clutter up their homes and lives is down-right depressing.

I am suggesting that this year, we consider giving gifts that will not add to their clutter, and will, in many cases, take the stress off from them throughout the upcoming new year.

Magazine Subscription

I remember, years ago, my mother-in-law’s sister bought her a subscription to Birds and Bloom magazine as a Christmas gift.

Each year, she would get a different magazine subscription.

I thought that was the neatest idea!

A magazine subscription is a gift that keeps giving all year long.

Stamps

Although it may seem that the entire world is now living in a virtual world, many of the grandparents in our lives aren’t.

We are so used to paying our bills online today that we don’t stop and think that there’s a good chance that Grandma and Grandpa are still writing out checks and mailing their payments out every month.

I know that my father uses a lot of stamps still.

Giving a book or two of stamps is a great Christmas gift for grandparents.

Pay a Bill

Speaking of paying bills, maybe you could help out in this area this Christmas.

Do your grandparents love to have cable?

What about their trash bill, or phone bill?

Consider making some payments for them as a Christmas gift this year.

This is really an amazing gift that would take a lot of stress off from them.

Now, isn’t that a much better idea than just giving another knickknack for them to dust!?!

Grocery Card

A lot of times, our older family members don’t want to burden anyone down with things they are going through in life.

I find it a lot easier to give a grocery card as a gift rather than trying to ask them if they need help buying food that month.

Grocery cards make excellent Christmas gifts for grandparents.

Hire a Personal Shopper

Maybe your grandparents could actually use some help getting groceries and other necessities from the store.

Many people are leery of going to too many places during this pandemic.

Consider hiring someone to help them out with their shopping.

It could be as easy as helping them order through Instacart!

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Restaurant Gift Card

Restaurant gift cards have always been a great Christmas gift choice.

This may not fit into the pandemic world we are living in right now, but it is something to consider.

Gas Card

Do the grandparents in your life still drive?

Who wouldn’t love a gas card as a Christmas gift!

Giving gas gift cards as a grandparent’s Christmas gift could give them one less thing to worry about for a while.

Hire a Housekeeper

Hire a housekeeper to go in and do some cleaning.

This can be a one-time gift or a gift that keeps giving.

Choose how often, then make up a nice little coupon and let your grandparents know that you are giving them a personal housekeeper as a Christmas gift this year!

Hire a Lawn Care Helper

This is staying with the same idea as the housekeeper.

Consider hiring someone to help with lawn care.

This can include mowing grass, shoveling snow, or even helping with next year’s garden.

Hiring some help is a great Christmas gift for your grandparents.

Greenhouse Gift Card

My dad loves to get a gift card from our local greenhouse as a gift.

He loves to buy his flowers every spring, but buying plants can get expensive fast!

Consider giving a greenhouse gift card as a Christmas gift this year.

(For my local friends, Farr’s Greenhouse has gift cards available for Christmas 2020. Go here to contact Sarah and Morgan.)

12 Simple Gift Ideas for Grandparents

This is my list of 12 simple gift ideas for grandparents.

What are you giving to the grandparents in your life this Christmas?

Leave a comment and let me know!

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