Has anyone got some origional ideas for presents for elderly people?

I feel sorry for old people because they always get food, sweets, flowers, fancy writing paper, smellies, a nighty or slippers year in & year out from everyone! They end up sharing the sweets & food coz they cant eat it all themselves, open their drawer & you will find endless supply of unopened fancy soap & smellies, they can no longer write long letters & need lined paper now, they usually have certain footwear they can/cannot comfortably wear & stick to favourite nighties. They even get flowers all through the year & prefer simple personal bunches from the garden.
I know we ALL get a certain amount of repeat prezzies but how boring having to get exited when every one is the same or similar to the last….
Lets hear some simple thoughtful ideas that will make them smile.

My Father in law was quite active..loved his garden and DIY. I watched him one Christmas opening socks etc..no thought had gone into any of them. From then on I got a sturdy cardboard box into which went packs of screws, seed labels, seeds he wouldn’t normally use as a novelty, a couple of new paint brushes, ball of string in fact any item that could be of use…all year we added little useful things perhaps a lighter or garden knife and the look on his face as he waded through this lucky dip was a joy to behold. I suppose something similar could make up a box for an older woman..just lots of little things that make up the final present. A nice comb on its own isn’t much…but added to lots of other goodies it is…no big cost..just see something when you are out shopping and think ” That would do for Grans/Grandads box.

Fun With Footwear

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