Purchasing a truly wonderful gifts for grandma can be a daunting endeavour. She is a font of infinite wisdom, your sweet treats supplier, the gatekeeper to your parent’s childhood stories, and one of the great familial loves of your life. You want your gift to reflect your love and appreciation for her in the ways that her presents always show great consideration and thoughtfulness.
If you have been pondering gifts for grandma for some time now and are coming up blank, we have got you covered. This comprehensive list of ideas ranges from Christmas-themed gifts to birthday blessings and practical presents.
Bear in mind that every grandmother has different tastes and hobbies and so these might not all be to her liking. That being said, we guarantee there are at least a few suggestions here that she will absolutely adore.
Thoughtful Gifts for Grandma
Fingerprint Necklace
This is one of our favourite thoughtful gift recommendations. UK Fingerprint Jewellery specialises in making personalised fingerprint pieces that will always be treasured. This is one of those perfect grandma gifts in that it is both tasteful and classy while being wonderfully thoughtful and personal.
You could imprint your fingerprint or perhaps the fingerprint of your grandmother’s significant other. Choosing the fingerprint of your parent, that is their child, is another wonderful symbol of familial connection.
Family Tree
Taking the time to map out and create a family tree shows immense care and effort. You may need to consult a few sources – such as family members and online sites – to establish the accurate lineage of your family.
You can get really creative with the way in which you choose to showcase this. You could opt for the classic tree imagery in the form of a framed print or a painting or you may choose a more abstract representation.
Christmas Gifts for Grandma
Scented Candles or Candle-Making Kits
A scented candle is a winning gift for almost anyone. There are a wide variety of exquisitely scented candles available on the market today which allows you to select a high-end candle that smells like your grandmother’s favourite garden flowers. Jo Malone is just one of our favourite stockists.
If your gran is a crafty lady, she might enjoy trying her hand at a candle-making kit or attending a candle-making course.
Sewing Station
Every enthusiastic sewer will know that your sewing station tends to become a site of chaos within a matter of minutes. As one of our gift ideas for grandma, we would highly recommend purchasing a beautiful stoneware sewing station.
This will restore a sense of tranquillity to your gran’s sewing station which is sure to make the practice all the more meditative.
The designs of these sewing stations are absolutely delightful as they are shaped like a giant spool with a central point to store your pincushion and needles. The look is finished off with a beautifully crafted lid to keep your things in order.
Bird Feeder
Anyone with a bird feeder can confirm that it blesses the home space with endless joy and entertainment. Purchase a feeder with some red food coloring and sugar to gift your gran everything she needs to become the Aurora of her backyard.
Waking up to the sound of birdsong will be a daily reminder of how much you love and cherish her. There are a multitude of other Christmas gift ideas for grandma out there – you simply need to know where to look.
Birthday Gifts for Grandma
Birth Month Flower Growing Kit
Depending on the time of year, successfully growing flowers is a tricky task to undertake. Gifting someone a birth month flower growing kit assists them in this beautiful and rewarding process while also being rich in symbolism and sentiment. The kit typically consists of a variety of flower seeds, glass bottles for growing the flowers in, a non-soil growing medium, and a comprehensive set of instructions.
Naturally, the seeds included in the kit are perfectly suitable for planting and growing in that specified month – your grandmother’s birth month. Once the flowers have lived their long and happy lives, the glass bottles can be used as a vase or some sort of decorative feature.
Birthstone Jewelry
Much like the concept of birth month flowers, every month has a specific set of birthstones. For example, the birthstones of June are pearl, Moonstone, and Alexandrite. Do a bit of research to find out what stones are allocated to your grandmother’s special month.
If you shop around at your local crystal and jewelry stores you will likely find a great selection of different jewelry made from that specific birthstone. Furthermore, every stone or crystal contains inherent energetic healing properties. We are certain that your grandmother would appreciate learning about this too.
Foot Spa
A foot spa allows every day at home to be a full-blown day of pampering. It is an all-time favourite amongst the list of gifts for grandma. Treat your grandma to endless moments of relaxing indulgence by purchasing a foot spa equipped with all the foot-massaging, bubble-making features that one could dream of.
Spa Day
If a foot bath is not within your price range but you are still wanting to treat your grandma to a day of luxurious relaxation, we would recommend booking her a spa day.
You may choose to also book for her significant other so that they can have a special day together. Perhaps you could even accompany her yourself. Either way, a day at the spa is sure to calm all her nerves and lull her into the most peaceful zen state for days to come.
Practical Gifts for Grandma
Personalised Chef’s Apron
If your grandmother enjoys spending time in the kitchen then she would certainly get great use and delight out of a personalised chef’s apron. You could embroider an apron of her favourite color with her name or nickname or perhaps even print a special photograph onto the front.
With this gift, your gran will think of you and smile whenever she is cooking a delicious meal in the kitchen.
Herb Planter Box
Growing herbs is both a pleasurable pastime and a practical hobby. It is one of the great gift ideas for grandma if she loves to garden or cook as it combines these two passions.
Growing herbs can be a tricky process depending on your quality of soil, gardening space, and the time of year. When you have a herb planter box you are creating a new gardening surface area that can be moved around in accordance with changes in sunlight as the months pass by.
Furthermore, you can add nutrient-rich soil to the box without contaminating it with the gravel and sand of barren space.
Personalised Year Calendar
Everybody needs a calendar. It’s one of those incredibly useful things that, for some peculiar reason, few people invest in for themselves. The personalised year calendar takes this idea one step further making it both practical and precious personal. There are a number of online personalised calendar services that you can utilise that offer a variety of options from wall, to desk, to poster calendars.
As one of the perfect grandma gifts, you may choose to include family photographs or perhaps your grandmother is a horse fanatic in which case you could insert pictures of ponies frolicking in the fields. Either way, your gran is sure to appreciate this personal take on a highly practical present.
Gifts for Grandma who has Everything
Digital Photo Frame
Although your grandmother may possess a multitude of photo albums, we think it is unlikely that she owns one of the latest WiFi digital photo frames. As one of our favourite grandma gifts, this is the perfect present for the grandma who has everything. It allows you to download an expansive collection of your favourite images of treasured memories and play a continuous slideshow of them.
This can be enjoyed by your grandmother and her visitors for years to come. Bear in mind that setting up a digital frame may require some technical savvy – ask your grandmother if you can lend a helping hand.
Tea Tasting Experience
If there is one thing that all grandmas are sure to adore, it is tea. Treat your beloved gran to a tea tasting experience like no other. It is an excellent opportunity for you to dress up and lift your pinky fingers while holding some expertly brewed herbal tea served in a delicate china cup. What makes this gift particularly special is that it is an experience that allows you to spend some quality time together.
Botanical Gardens Tour
Thinking of gifts for grandma is much easier when you know what she is passionate about. If your gran happens to be a flower enthusiast or an avid gardener, we would highly recommend booking her a local botanical gardens tour.
Do some research to find out which gardens are the best in your area and see if you can book her a tour that is led by a botanical expert.
Use these ideas to find inspiration for gifts for grandma that will warm her heart – in 2021 and beyond!