Time together, wrapped
- A day out. The zoo, a farm, a pantomime or the cinema, written on a card with the date already chosen, so it really happens.
- A standing date. Pancakes at Grandpa’s on the first Saturday of every month, or a walk to the park every school holiday.
- Something to make together. A baking set with your family’s recipe, a birdhouse kit, or seeds to plant together in spring.
Gifts in your own voice
- A recorded story. Record yourself reading their favourite book, on your phone or on a video call, so it can be played at bedtime when you are not there.
- Family recipes. Your best recipes written by hand on cards, for the day they cook with you.
- A letter about them. What the day they were born was like, or what you love about them now, to read together when they are older.
A book where you are in the story too
A personalized picture book makes your grandchild the hero, and it does not have to stop there: grandparents can be in the story as well.
From far away
- Send it straight to them. Order online and have it delivered to your grandchild’s home. Our books ship free to the US, the UK and Ireland, and to Canada, Australia and New Zealand at cost, wherever you order from.
- Open it together. Ask the parents to save one present for a video call, so you see their face when it is opened.
- Stay in the story. A recorded story, a book with you in it, or a photo of the two of you in a frame keeps you in their room all year.
Keep it in step with the parents
Ask before buying anything big, noisy or with a screen, and agree who gives what, so the grandchild does not get two of the same. Gifts that grow with them, like a museum membership or a small savings contribution, are welcome in most families.