It’s that time of year!
The house is already decorated and we’re making our holiday plans with family and friends. I’ve started shopping for presents for the kids and my husband, but still have quite a bit left to do.
There are some people that I love to choose gifts for. Friends and many of my family members have hobbies or collections that make it easy to find presents they’ll love.
The kids’ grandparents, however, are a different story. We want to give them a gift that shows how much we love and appreciate them, but it’s not easy to find the perfect gift.
Grandparents can be hard to shop for because they usually have everything they need. They all live pretty far away, so I’m not sure what would work in their houses or what might work with their décor.
One thing that I know they will love, though – anything to do with the grandkids. We don’t get to see the grandparents as often as we’d like and know that they miss us and their grandkids the rest of the year.
Since my husband bought me my first DSLR camera years ago, I’ve taken literally thousands of pictures of the kids. Of course, I go through and delete the ones I don’t like, but I’m still left with a LOT of amazing family pictures. Too many to frame, which makes it hard to choose only a few to give as holiday gifts.
In order to be able to enjoy and share the family photos that I love, I have started creating customized photo home decor and gift items. Office Depot’s Workonomy™ Print and Copy services make custom gifts easy. Office Depot has a huge selection of beautiful photo gift and decor items, so it’s easy to show off our favorite pictures in dozens of fun ways.
This holiday season, we decided to create a photo book for the kids’ grandparents. We’ve heard so many times how quickly the kids are growing and how everyone has changed since the last visit. A custom photo book created just for them will be the perfect way for them to see what the kids have done since their last visit, and will be a great way for them to look through the photos whenever they want.
Once I decided to make the photo book, I loved how easy it was to put together. I went to Photo Services under Print & Copy on the Office Depot website. I chose the book size I wanted to create, uploaded some of my favorite photos of the kids, and started designing. The website let me choose whether I wanted it to auto populate the book with photos or to arrange them myself. I tried to do it myself to see how easy it was, and was designing the perfect photo book in just minutes.
In less than an hour, the photo book was completely finished. It was so easy!
I’m thrilled with the results! The books are truly beautiful and such great quality. I know that the grandparents are going to love them!
If you’re looking for that perfect holiday present for the grandparents in your family, be sure to check out the photo gifts at Office Depot. They will be your go-to place for all of your holiday gifting with items like personalized photo gifts, creative prints, home décor, photo ornaments, and more.
Office Depot also makes custom printables so they’re the perfect place to order your party designs. You can print custom menus, personalized placemats, themed signs for the buffet table, and other entertaining printables.
Don’t forget holiday photo cards for family and friends! Office Depot can handle all of your holiday cards and last-minute gifts for friends, neighbors, coworkers, and teachers.
This holiday season, let Office Depot do the work for you. From Christmas cards and personalized photo gifts to ordering presents for loved ones across the country, Office Depot has what you need for easy holiday shopping. Head to your local Office Depot store or to OfficeDepot.com to choose your favorite holiday gifts!
Office Depot sponsored this post, but all thoughts and opinions are my own.
I’m not a big fan of photo books, but I guess they make good gifts for some people.
I am the grandparent now. Love getting these
The best gift for grandparents on pictures of family especially grandchildren
I don’t have any grandparents in my life right now, but these ideas are so sweet!
I think a book like this would make such a thoughtful gift
I think this is a wonderful present for grandparents.
A custom photo book filled with memories makes a great gift. It is not something I could really gift my grandma though because she cannot see well. It is difficult for her to make out faces which gets her frustrated. I know she would have loved something like this when her eyesight was better. I usually blow up photos on my Chromebook and sometimes stream them to her huge TV when I visit so she could try to make out photos that relatives posted on social media.
Do be careful to be sure this would be truly appreciated. Nowadays, with the various social media ways to post photos and other information, it is not at all as necessary to have a one time selection of photos. For example, I live basically next door to my grandchildren, am always seeing posts of their activities and photos, as well as being actively involved in their lives. Not everyone is as lucky as I am, but do consider the realities of current technology.
I loved reading about the tips and pointers on getting a gift right on target this Christmas with the grandparents. Thanks for sharing.
There is nothing as good as a personal gift of photos. They are the souvenirs of the past and most people love looking back and remembering.
My grandparents have all passed, but I’m sure they would’ve loved this!!
I’m a grandparent and I especially enjoy photos of the times when we were together.
This is such a great idea. As a grandparent I would love one!
I would love to have one. I am sharing with my daughter. Maybe my grands will make me one