It’s always fun making and buying gifts for grandparents. I love making sentimental gifts and this was by far one of the most loved gifts we’ve ever made! We put this together for my children’s great-great grandmother who lives halfway across the country from us. She cherished it!!! I’m so excited to share how to do it with you today! This post contains affiliate links.
I wanted to send her something special so she could keep up with the kids from across the country. I came up with the gift idea to send her a glorified photo book. She LOVED it. Every time I would talk to her on the phone she mentioned how much she loved flipping through it. You could use this gift as a Christmas present that will keep giving all year round!
You’ll need:
- A Photo Album
- Notecards
(3 1/2 by 5 size)
- Printed photos of the kiddos
- Paints
, Crayons
, colored pencils, stickers (Whatever your kids love to use!)
We all know that a picture is worth 1,000 words but sometimes photos could use a few words of explanation. Especially when it comes to photographing children!
That’s what makes this photo book unique. On each page include a photo or two, but also tuck in a few note cards. On each card you can write an explanation of what the kids are doing or saying in each photo. It’s better than just a letter, but also way more personal than a regular photo book! Give a few note cards to the kids and let them color, decorate and paint them as they see fit. Tuck a few of these masterpieces in next to the photos too.
Do 5-10 pages an then leave the rest of the book blank. This way you can send more photos and notecards throughout the year. It’s really the gift that keeps on giving!
As you take more photos, be sure to write numbers on the back of them and the note cards so it’s easy for them to put the stories with the correct photos!
It is a fun recurring project to do with the kids, and you know grandma and grandpa won’t complain about more stories and photos of their grandkids!
What about you? How do you keep grandparents up to date with the kiddos if they live far away?
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debra says
now YOU are a wonderful great granddaughter! :)
Please turn off your word verification on comments though. It is too hard to get them through. I am going to attempt for a third time to translate some unreadable symbols that it wants me to type in :(
futurehope says
awww thanks so much!
and thanks for letting me know that word verification was on! I thought I had it disabled, but apparently not! removed it :)
I hate those things too!!! It never makes me verify, but I guess that’s because it’s my blog, I had no idea! thanks for suffering through it to let me know!!!
Marissa D says
Love this idea – we have done something very similar with relatives. Thank you for sharing this one!
Marissa @ forfunreadinglist.blogspot.com
Michelle says
What a great idea. I know we made my grandmother get a computer in the fall and now she skypes with my kids every two weeks. They love talking to her and showing her what they are doing. Now if I could only get my in laws to buy a computer….Thanks for linking up this week.
Gabrielle says
Lots of texts, pictures of the kids on facebook, and Skype are some of the ways we keep in touch. To help my kids remember our family who do not live here, we keep pictures of them on albums to look at frequently so that they can identify their cousins, aunts, and uncles. But I love this idea for grandparents. Very clever and simple!
Nicole says
This is SUCH a sweet idea! I love that it is unfinished and you update it through the mail every so often. I have a mother and step-mother out of town and this would be a great idea.
Thank you!
Blessings,
Nicole
WorkingKansasHomemaker.com
Jamie @ Coffee With Us 3 says
Great idea! I love that it can be a gift that’s added to, so that I have one less thing to worry about figuring out! Pinning
sueanne says
How lucky you are to still have a great grandparent much less your kids have great great grandparents. I hope you have charted out your family history. So much is lost when they leave us.
Krista says
My Dad is getting ready to move to Florida so I know we’re probably not going to see him nearly as much. I’m going to put something like this together for him! Thanks for the awesome idea!
Nikki says
This is such a neat idea! Adding personalized stories and drawings makes a photo album so much more heartfelt.
Nadia says
Special idea! Thanks for linking it up to the series!
Donella Crigger says
What a terrific idea. I know my mother-in-law would absolutely love something like this.
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Crystal @ MommyisaWino.com says
I’m visiting my Mother in Law this weekend with the little one. This is something she would absolutely love to have. When we go out later today I’m going to try grabbing some candid pictures of her with my son. Christmas is planned out now. Thank-you.
Writer says
I think that for people in old age it will be the best gift. Indeed, at this age, people value not material gifts anymore, but those that were made with their own hands. They regard this as a great sign of respect and attention to themselves. I also think that it will be a great gift for a grandmother or grandfather if you compose a verse for them. It is not difficult, and will not take much time. All you need is to recall the most significant moments in their lives, add a little rhyme, and everything is ready. You can not even imagine how they will be pleased, and I believe that these emotions are worth it. Thank you for sharing such interesting ideas!
Michael says
Nice post! Thanks
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