Hunting for the perfect gift for your special grandkid may not be that easy especially if you happen to have a kid that doesn’t drop clues or perhaps he or she is blessed with parents who just give just about everything they asked for. Make that doubly hard if you are not that “connected” with your grandchild, he or she being someone who live far from where you are.
As the gift giving day approaching fast, it’s easy to just grab anything that your neighborhood toy store is selling, wrap it and FedEx it however, I bet my bottom dollar, you won’t even remember what it was you gave them come February thus the whole idea of giftgiving defeated.
As for me, I always make it a point that when I give a gift to someone, no matter what the occasion is—although knowing the occasion is also a good starting point—it must be something they can use or something they will cherish and remember me by or both, if I’m lucky. The former, for those I don’t really know and the latter for those who are very dear to me. Knowing what they want is definitely a plus so to be safe, ask those people who are close to them such as their parents, or perhaps their siblings. If all else fails, then ask the child himself. Nonetheless, you still need to consult their parents especially if you’re planning to give them something expensive. Below are some more gift ideas for your grandkids:
• Toys. Not just any toy but a lasting toy and when you say “lasting”, it should last a long time and it should be able to hold the child’s interest for a very long time too. It means, these toys should stimulate your child’s interest and allow them to discover their skills just by using them.
• Big kid toys. These are for tweens or preteens: giving them toys for big kids is like letting them know you trust them enough to let them handle such big responsibility when in fact it is meant to train them for bigger things in life. Radios, camera and even mobile phones will teach them how to value things and how to take care of them.
• Something out of the box. Kids are more appreciative of gifts that are extraordinary. Pets, if allowed by the parents, teach a child about responsibility. Or perhaps an assortment of stickers in a big box to amuse your sticker-happy grandchild. Theres’s no limit when it comes to giftgiving!
• A keepsake. Children are drawn to the mysteries of the past and boy, do they love stories! Giving them keepsakes which hold a story of the past—it can be yours or their parents or perhaps someone famous they know—will have them cherishing it from the day forward.
• Collectibles. Lucky are those grandparents who have a grandkid who collects something as they only have to add something to that collection. In fact, it can be real fun to hunt for the cutest collectible for your grandkid!
