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Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Gifts for grandparents


 

Grandparents deserve great gifts, including gifts of photos of their grandkids. But they'll love a little something else too. Here are a few ideas of something just for gramps and grammy. (For photo related ideas, be sure to read my upcoming gift guide Gifts for Photo-loving Families coming soon!)

Numi Flowering Tea and Dancing Leaves Teapot sets are fantastic, especially for tea drinkers and flower lovers. The teas “bloom” as the steep. (Watch a video of it in action HERE.) They’re relaxing to watch transform and to sit and drink. Would also make a fun tea party for grandma to host for her granddaughters, who will delight in watching the flowering tea bloom in the pot. Plus it tastes great and has great health benefits. Read my article on tea for children HERE.


For the grandparents who play golf, you might want to consider the Stott Pilates For Golf Power Pack. It comes with a mat and two DVD with exercises to improve your fitness and golf swing!

Beaulily’s TwiddleMuffs were designed especially for older grandparents and great grandparents. They provide simple therapeutic mind and hand exercises for those struggling with Alzheimer’s, arthritis and dementia. They were invented by a granddaughter to keep her Grandmother Lily warm and busy. The Twiddle Muffs come in cute designs like cats and dogs too.

Wallaroo’s Hawthorn Hat in a nice winter weighted felt with SPF 50+ a warm version of grandma’s summer garden hat. Perfect for a walk around the block or wearing to church on Sundays.

Here’s a fun game that older kids can play with grandparents or grandparents or enjoy on their own. It’s called Jishaku. It is for players 8 years old and up. Jishaku works by magnetic force and strategy. That’s it. Old fashioned but futuristic.

Wrap grandma and grandpa in a message of love with the cuddly throws from Affirmagy. These are nice and snuggly and have uplifting messages to boot. Perfect  for those long winter nights watching TV or in bed.

The Fit Traveler Senior Edition will get grandpa and grandma fit to chase around the little tots. The spiral-bound book and band set has simple lessons perfectly designed for active seniors on the go.

Questions to Bring You Closer to Grandma & Grandpa is a book that gives grandparents the chance to share their stories. It has questions atop lined pages so grandparents can fill in the answers and give it back to their grandkids at a later date.

If Nana and Papa love dogs, check out Chicken Soup for the Soul: Loving Our Dogs. It contains 101 stories about their four-legged best friends. They also have a cat-lovers edition.

Crayola’s 50th Birthday of the 64-Crayon Box Limited Edition tin and crayons includes 8 retired crayon colors in the original design of the 1958 box plus a commemorative tin. Perfect for little artists to use with grandma and grandpa or for a little old fashioned fun for grownups by themselves too in a set that will take them back to their youth.

I've put together over two dozen gift guides to help you find the perfect gifts this holiday season. I'm breaking down the categories to suit children's personalities from bug lovers to little scientists, artists and more. I'll also have gift guides for new parents, moms, dad, and grandparents. You can see all of those HERE all season long. Be sure to check back as there's lots more to come.
Check out all of my holiday ideas from food to crafts for kids HERE.
Get even more ideas from the Examiner.com's complete Holiday Guide.

 

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Angele Sionna has been a professional journalist for over a decade. She enjoys writing about family activities, travel, food and, of course,...

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  • Jenny 3 years ago
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    The TickleMe Plant -- unforgettable!
    I almost cried when I found the video of the TickleMe Plant moving on line. I remember tickling the plant my Grandma had when I was a kid. Back then they called it the sensitive plant. It was such a treat to see Grandma, and watching the leaves close on the TickleMe Plant was more fun then any modern day video game.
    I am raising the TickleMe Plants from seeds from a greenhouse I got on line at ticklemeplant
    If you haven't grown one with your kids, you are missing out on a true gardening wonder.

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