Gift Ideas for Grandparents Day
Grandparents Day 2021 is Sunday, September 12. Yes, that means you have all summer to think about it, but don't let the occasion slip your mind. Start planning for this September with these gift ideas for Grandparents Day 2021 and make this year’s special day a memorable one for them.
Family Picture Quilt
You likely associate grandma and grandpa’s house with warmth and family memories. Combine the two with a custom quilt that incorporates prints of the kids and grandkids. It’s a perfect blanket for guests and grandparents alike to cuddle under while watching movies, and it’s a gift bursting with sentimental value.
Digitized Home Videos
So many time-honored family moments and memories are stored on videotapes, but unless grandma and grandpa lovingly maintain their vintage electronics, there aren’t any VCRs around to play these tapes. Thankfully, media conversion services have you and your old cassettes covered. Transferring videotapes to digital media is a simple and affordable way to come up with an unforgettable gift for your grandparents: a look back at long-lost footage of loved ones who have left us and family members who have grown up since the days of over-the-shoulder camcorders.
Digital Picture Frames: The Next Generation
Just as we still have many old videotapes, we have lots of our family photos taking up space in three-ring albums, drugstore envelopes and big plastic tubs. Put all your snapshots in one place with a dedicated tablet for cycling through photo scans. Early iterations of digital frames suffered from low resolution, but with tablets becoming more affordable, you can scan your photos and present them in the sparkling clarity your grandparents deserve.
Streaming Subscriptions
If your grandparents are still playing it safe and minimizing their exposure to public places, at-home entertainment is a must, and the barren landscape of over-the-air daytime TV isn’t an edifying place. Treat them with a yearlong subscription to a streaming service that provides quality, commercial-free programming. If your grandparents’ house still isn’t set up for Wi-Fi but you still like this gift idea for Grandparents Day, Netflix maintains its disc-by-mail program for DVD loyalists.