Christmas gifts for the over 80's inc. care home residents with/without dementia

Savvy_Sue

luci wrote: »

a perfumed and waxed teddy bear from Dippity Doo Dahs.

Is that as kinky as it sounds? :rotfl:

We've bought FIL garden ornaments in the past, I'm considering a heron I saw in a National Trust shop the other day. But he's a bit of a nightmare to buy for.

lollipopsarah

What a great thread, I love my out laws, but they don't need any more jumpers etc, so I'd welcome suggestions too.
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Malcolm_Davis

After weeks of fretting on this very question last year I gave my elderly godparents a weather machine - it cost only £16 and they are truly delighted with it, in particular to check the outside temperature before venturing outside.

In all these years this has been the most appreciated gift given so far and is always mentioned.

I did put the batteries in it and set the time before I wrapped it so it was ready to go from the off. I'm sure this had a bearing on how it was received.

Savvy_Sue

Malcolm_Davis wrote: »

After weeks of fretting on this very question last year I gave my elderly godparents a weather machine - it cost only £16 and they are truly delighted with it, in particular to check the outside temperature before venturing outside.

That reminded me: we gave the in-laws a weatherstick one year, from Hawkin's Bazaar. That is a most astonishing place for finding 'fun' presents, some traditional things which will bring a smile to their eyes as they think of their misspent youth, some very new things, some just plain silly - something for everyone!

soccermom

My nana is 85 and I never know what to buy her, but on mentioning she said she got fed up of not being able to watch the football and tennis on telly so we have bought her top up tv with sky sports subscription.

She will love it I hope.

funnyguy

how about a nice coffin..or offer to pay for there t.v licence for the rest of their lives/

John_Pierpoint

As we all should know, having a pensioner over 75 in the household means that their annual TV licence cost exactly £ 0.00

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John_Pierpoint wrote: »

As we all should know, having a pensioner over 75 in the household means that their annual TV licence cost exactly £ 0.00

And rumour has it that if the pensioner stops buying a license when they're 73 the powers that be don't chase them for it.

xxdeebeexx

How about a hamper that you make up your self.

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mary-op

I bought my mum a lovely bird feeder a few years back before we lost her. She couldn't do much but loved to watch the birds from her window.

You could plant up some tubs of pansies for outside -something to look at from the kitchen on a dull day

'Elevenses box' I did this for MIL.......covered a show box with pretty paper and filled it with two different sorts of tea (morning and afternoon), smal jar of coffee, shortbread, puzzle book, coaster I'd done in cross stitch, nice mug and little jars of jams/marmalades.

Now she gets subscription to 'Yours' magazine -handy now particularly as she's housebound

Box of notelets and stamps with a pen and little address book

Photo album with recent piccys of the family. (MIL is always complaining that photos get shown to her on laptops and thats it, she never sees them again. She likes to have her photos so she can look at them when she wants to.)

Hope that helps:)