Buying Christmas presents for elderly parents and relatives can be tricky finding something interesting, useful, a bit of a treat. We have compiled the best Christmas gifts for grandparents for 2024 to give you some inspiration.
Something for everyone we hope whether you’re buying for grandparents, parents or relatives. Happy shopping!
The best Christmas gifts for Granny (or Mum or Aunt)
1. Gift a Subscription to Famileo
A family newspaper sent to Granny. This is a wonderful idea and a great way for families to keep in touch.
Whether by app or on the website, family members can upload photos with captions to a newspaper/gazette. This is then posted to elderly parents and relatives. Buy a subscription for Christmas and keep in touch all year round.
Who it’s great for? Families who perhaps live far apart, but like to keep in touch.
2. Colour your Street!
A genius idea and perfect for those who like to relax and do a spot of colouring in of places where they’ve lived and loved!
Colour Your Streets was originally aimed at children, but loads of English cities and areas of London are now available for all ages to enjoy.
3. Say it with Flowers
Who doesn’t love to receive a bouquet of flowers? It’s a wonderful gift at any time of year, so why not set up a regular subscription delivery?
Perhaps the grandchildren could club together for this one? We’ve selected Freddie’s Flowers here, but there are a range of providers.
Who is it best for? Flower lovers!
Subscription services start at £25 per delivery, and you can choose the frequency and for how long you want the subscription to last.
4. Handbag Straps, Oliver Bonas
The days of lugging large handbags around seem to have disappeared – in no small part due to the fantastic array of straps available for the “cross body” bag.
These smaller bags are so useful keeping all the necessities together – and your hands free.
Oliver Bonas has a wide selection in colours and prints to complement any bag, and any outfit.
5. Adopt a donkey
By adopting a donkey for yourself, or sharing the joy by gifting a donkey adoption to a loved one, you are doing something amazing for The Donkey Sanctuary charity.
Choose a favourite donkey from the website and get photos and regular updates. From £3 a month.
6. Super-Stylish Reading Glasses
If you have a parent/grandparent who likes a stylish pair of reading specs, this brand has cleverly created a huge range of designs in every colour for only £15. At that price you can wear a different pair for every occasion, or day of the week.
Plus, we love the names which include Brainy, Moley, Naughty and Nifty – helping you match the right pair to the right personality. All you need to know is the lens strength and you’re good to shop.
7. Cashmere/Wool mix fingerless gloves
We love Chinti & Parker’s fingerless gloves. In three colours – pink, grey and navy, these will be a luxurious way to keep warm this winter.
These fingerless gloves available from Marks & Spencer, are made from cashmere-rich fabric with wool for premium comfort. They have a long shape for extra coverage and are ribbed for a snug fit.
And so practical – keeping fingers free for whatever the task may be.
8. Snappy Snaps personalised calendars & photo gifts
Snappy Snaps have done such a brilliant job at reinventing themselves since the days of taking in the rolls of holiday film.
We love (and have done ourselves) making a yearly calendar using photos from across the family – a different photo for each month. Or how about a pet calendar, mug/cushion/ phone cover with a lovely memory from the year? Photo books from a family gathering? So many options available – buy in-store on online.
9. Forget-me-Not two-handled mug
Lots of lovely gift ideas in The Alzheimer’s Society shop!
This pretty bone-china mug provides more stability for the drinker, without compromising on quality and design.
Each purchase helps fund the Society’s work.
9. Jigsaw Board/ Organiser, Coopers of Stortford
This is a wonderful gift for any puzzlers. A puzzle organiser!
Made in wood, this is an organiser and storage unit with four slide 0ut drawers. You can sort pieces by size, shade, colour and edges. It has a super smooth surface to slot pieces together easily, and the edging frame keeps everything together. Genius!
Best Christmas Gifts for Grandpa (or Dad or Uncle)
10. Solve a murder with Murdle!
Perfect for Thursday Murder Club fans, these humorous mini-mystery puzzles challenge you to find whodunit, how, where, and why.
Examine the clues, interview the witnesses, and use the power of deduction to complete the grid and catch the culprit.
Packed with illustrations, codes, and maps.
11. Talking photo album
A wonderful way to share and keep memories of a holiday. If grandpa isn’t so tech savvy himself, then a great idea for the grandchildren to upload photos and add voice messages to create a beautiful book.
It doesn’t need to be just a holiday either: how about “A year in the garden”, or “A dogs life”. So many options.
12. Magnificent mouchoirs
A handkerchief really is never out of fashion. These lovely handkerchiefs from the House of Bruar are in bright colours, 100% cotton and in packs of three.
A great stocking filler, or the main event.
13. Build a LEGO® radio
Yes, LEGO® is for grown-ups too!
Build this replica of a 1970s transistor radio. It makes a great gift for music lovers and fans of vintage décor.
But there’s more than meets the eye – an innovative sound brick lets you turn the dial and hear the music play. Hours of fun!
14. The gift of a family tree
A wonderful gift for all the family – the family tree. A subscription to Ancestry.com enables you to search through records to find family members to create your family tree.
A fascinating project to undertake – look up old records, make contact with distant relatives, and pass on the gift of family to the next generations.
15. Practical present ideas
Available from our friends at Granny Gets a Grip, these are great Christmas presents for the Grandpa (and Granny) who is hard to buy for, and the “please don’t waste your money on me” generation.
Think snazzy pill organisers to walking stick umbrellas!
16. Which? Gardening magazine - and more!
A special offer for Age Space readers of 25% off on the Which? Gardening magazine and other titles and services!
- Gardening advice over email with the Which? gardening experts (when we say experts, Which? has its own garden at Capel Manor, where our experienced gardens grow and test everything.
- W? gardening magazine delivered to your home 10 times a year, filled with best buys, what to do when, and how
- Gardening year planner – detailing what to do when all year round
We hope you’ve been able to find something for that special someone within our list. If you would like to browse some more products that might help someone of the older generation have a browse through our very own Age Space Shop!
