What do you get grandparents who have everything?

Something about the family: time together, photos of the grandkids, or a calendar with everyone’s birthdays and photos in it. Those are the things they don’t buy for themselves.

What can grandkids give their grandparents?

A drawing, a handprint, a letter in their own writing, or their photos and drawings for the months of a calendar.

Is a personalized calendar a good gift for grandparents?

Yes, when it’s about the family: with everyone’s birthdays, the age each grandchild turns and photos of the grandkids, it gets used every day of the year.

Can I ship it straight to Grandma and Grandpa?

Yes, enter their address as the shipping address at checkout. We ship anywhere in Canada except Québec, for now.

Can I order one for each set of grandparents?

Yes. Order two or more copies of the same calendar and each one is 20% off, all shipped to one address.

Christmas gift ideas for grandparents: 8 they’ll use all year

Updated October 3, 2026

What grandparents actually want

Ask most grandparents what they want for Christmas and the answer is “nothing”, and they mean it: they have the sweaters and the mugs. What they’d love more of is the family. Seeing the grandkids, knowing what’s going on in their lives, not missing a birthday. The best gifts give them more of that.

8 gift ideas they’ll use

A standing date: a voucher from the grandkids for skating, a hockey game, a movie or lunch out, with the date already set.
A calendar of the family: every child’s and grandchild’s birthday printed on its day with the age they turn, the anniversaries, and photos of the grandkids on the months.
A photo book of the year: the summer at the lake, the school photos, the first day of kindergarten.
A new family photo, printed and framed. Most families have hundreds on their phones and none on the wall.
Something the grandkids made: a drawing, a handprint, or a letter in their own writing.
The family recipes, collected: Grandma’s recipes typed up by the family, with room for the ones nobody has written down yet.
Help with tech: setting up video calls on their phone or tablet, or a digital photo frame loaded with photos.
Something for the winter: warm slippers, a heavy throw for the couch, or ice cleats for slippery sidewalks.

Why a calendar makes a good gift

A calendar fits both things grandparents think about at Christmas: the family and the year ahead. On the kitchen wall it shows whose birthday is coming and how old they’re turning, so Grandma never has to ask, and every month has a photo of someone they love.

It arrives just as they’d be hanging a new calendar anyway, and it gets looked at every day until next Christmas.

How to make it personal

Gather the dates: birthdays of children, grandchildren, in-laws and cousins, with birth years, plus the wedding anniversaries.
Choose twelve photos, one per month. A grandchild’s photo in the month of their birthday works well.
Put a name on the cover, like “Grandma & Grandpa 2027” or the family name.
With two sets of grandparents, make one calendar with all the family’s dates and order a copy for each.

Ordering in time for Christmas

Our calendars are printed to order in Canada and ship free. For delivery before Christmas, order by December 8. We ship anywhere in Canada except Québec, for now.

Questions

What do you get grandparents who have everything?: Something about the family: time together, photos of the grandkids, or a calendar with everyone’s birthdays and photos in it. Those are the things they don’t buy for themselves.
What can grandkids give their grandparents?: A drawing, a handprint, a letter in their own writing, or their photos and drawings for the months of a calendar.
Is a personalized calendar a good gift for grandparents?: Yes, when it’s about the family: with everyone’s birthdays, the age each grandchild turns and photos of the grandkids, it gets used every day of the year.
Can I ship it straight to Grandma and Grandpa?: Yes, enter their address as the shipping address at checkout. We ship anywhere in Canada except Québec, for now.
Can I order one for each set of grandparents?: Yes. Order two or more copies of the same calendar and each one is 20% off, all shipped to one address.