Gifts for grandmother for 80 years: the best ideas and recommendations for choosing

A grandmother at the age of 80 is more concerned about the spiritual side of life than about the material, because this is the age of memories, sentimentality and vulnerability, as often as possible meetings with grandchildren, great-grandchildren and children. Keep in mind that the hero of the day was born in the forties of the last century, which means that her youth fell on the 60s. It was a time of “Khrushchev thaw” and a terrible shortage of everything, fashion for everything Yugoslav and Polish, records with jazz music, open-air cinemas, dreams of a trip to Yalta and Caucasian mineral waters.

At 80, a woman loves to decide everything herself, therefore it is advisable (so as not to offend her with an expensive surprise) to coordinate gifts with her or talk to her about youth and listen carefully to what her grandmother wants. Be sure to consider what the jubilee dreamed of in her youth, and how her youth passed - whether she was an employee of a plant, a service sector, or worked hard on a collective farm.

• For several years now, the so-called "basket of youth" has been popular as a gift to grandmothers. This is a set of sweets, magazines, records (if you have a player) in a beautiful light wicker basket with which you can later go for mushrooms or store balls and knitting needles in it. Older people often like to give things a second life and find use even in gift wrapping.

• Cake with an inscription or sweet photo printing and a portrait of a grandmother decorate the holiday table and surprise guests.You can order a restaurant with a short interactive program for 20-30 minutes, invited by the host, as a gift (carefully study the program of the presenter and make the necessary adjustments) and the photographer.

• You can give a lacy shawl, a down scarf and a rocking chair - they will help grandmother while away in the offseason and not freeze until central heating is turned on.

• If the budget allows, you can give a small set of special cosmetics French production. After all, during the time of my grandmother’s youth, I could only dream of French cosmetics, the most chic were Polish cream and “Maybe” perfumes.

• A pan will be a good present for a gas or electric stove with a transparent lid and a removable insert for cooking steamed dishes. Such a gift will definitely not gather dust in a box.

• Genealogical tree with photographs or a picture framed with a pedigree, where grandparents will be the center of the composition, be sure to be appreciated by your granny.

• With grandma’s consent, you can give a shower, but not a newfangled cabin, but mounted of glass sashes and with a drain on the floor, into which you can simply step (a high side does not hinder), and you do not need to suffer from washing.

• You can replace the plumbing, but pre-agree with the grandmother the color, because people at a venerable age usually love white plumbing. When buying, give preference to economical models, for example, a two-button toilet, taps with classic valves, a shower head with 2 modes of water supply.

• Retro floor lamp, sconce, chandelier can return to the jubilee pleasant memories of youth.

• You can give a pet. But with such a gift you need to be very careful: first you need to make sure that your grandmother dreams about it, and give only such a kitten or puppy as she wants. Keep in mind that you will need to take care of it: wash the tray, feed with special food. Try to take maximum care of him: provide food, train, walk, and if necessary, take your grandmother and pet to the veterinarian. Calculate in advance how much time a week or even a day you can spend on help. Perhaps grandmother dreams of a specially trained guide dog.

Video greetings on your 80th birthday with or without a photo on local television will be a very nice gift, and all friends, acquaintances, and saleswomen from neighboring stores will watch the broadcast. Usually grandmothers in age are very sociable and have friendly relations with a very wide circle of people.

You can independently mount a slide show and put on music, or order a mini-film from a professional - such a gift can be presented complete with an interactive photo frame or tablet, and it will delight your grandmother for more than a year, will be a source of pride, and will be shown to all the grooms who are neighbors.

When choosing theater, movie or opera tickets as a gift, always take into account the birthday of the birthday girl and her favorite works, do not buy tickets for modern performances, the 80-year-old jubilee will criticize modern directors to the nines, as she is used to the classical approach in theater and cinema.

Theater tickets will appeal to an intellectual grandmother, but a country woman will like the idea of ​​fulfilling the dream of pilgrimage. It’s more advisable to buy a special tour with a certain route, food and comfortable hotels for two and make your grandmother a company.

It is better to discuss household appliances as a gift for the anniversary in advance with your grandmother so that she does not lament over the high cost and abundance of buttons on the unit. It must be borne in mind that grandmothers are used to save electricity and not turn on the extra light in the house, not to mention the dishwasher.In our desire to make life easier for our grandmother, we look at it from our point of view, it costs us nothing to put two plates in the dishwasher and start the accelerated cycle, while older people prefer to wash the dishes with their hands.

A good vacuum cleaner can be a robot vacuum cleaner, you don’t have to bend over it, it is economical and takes up little space. Carefully study the working conditions of such an aggregate, it won’t cope with homespun paths, but if the flooring is suitable, the gift will bring a lot of joy, it will receive an affectionate nickname and a response in the soul of the birthday girl.

Grandmother can be pleased with a new soft plaid or a warm bathrobe. Think about how you will wash it, give preference to super-light models made of natural material.

High boots, boots with embroidery (without a heel), a new warm fur hat can also be a good gift - grandmothers like walking with friends and grandchildren, but sore legs do not allow walking for a long time, so they have to warm themselves. A special blanket for the street can also come in handy. Fluffy mittens and a light warm down jacket will be good for going to the clinic, shop and for walking with friends.

An exclusive cane, made specifically for the growth and complexion of the birthday girl, will not only help you move around with the least effort, but will also please your grandmother with a pleasant design and its convenience. You can also buy a beautiful and reliable cane in the store from the existing assortment.

You can give your grandmother a birthday collection of books in a gift edition, for example, Agatha Christie or another favorite author. Perhaps the jubilee will be pleased to receive church literature as a gift: a collection of the lives of the saints, the Psalter, or the Bible.

As a gift from grandchildren, you can present a ticket to a sanatorium with a free choice of wellness treatments or a specific package of services or to a specialized boarding house for improving health. According to your budget, consider options in a pine forest or at sea, be sure to give accompanied trips - let the grandfather, one of the children or grandchildren, girlfriend, sister become a companion.

Some 80-year-old grandmothers are fond of various electric massagers, therefore it is better to clarify the model and the exact name of the required unit, and not try to choose it yourself. Perhaps the grandmother wants a gift for a foot bath (carefully read the contraindications in the instructions) or not an electric, but a wooden multifunctional foot massager.

If the grandmother does not have diabetes, then you can give sweets for the eightieth birthday - ordinary candies in a box. If there are problems with blood sugar, diabetic options will work.

Almost all grandmothers are very fond of flowers. You can give 1 bouquet and several flowers in pots from each family of guests (if the grandmother likes to do flower gardening).

You can choose original and creative gifts, but always taking into account the age and preferences of the hero of the day. Review the photo album, remember the stories that have been passed on in your family by word of mouth for many years, carefully listen to all the words of your grandmother.

There is a certain category of gifts that will not be entirely appropriate. for purchase.

• Medical devices: a tonometer, a device for measuring sugar and drugs (vitamins, medicines) are better to buy without a solemn occasion. Women of advanced age also do not like electrical appliances, especially mattresses and blankets with heating.
• Certificates in SPA. Health does not allow everyone to visit a sauna, an elderly woman may be shy to go for a massage because of old skin, and a grandmother can generally consider the procedure of wrapping chocolate or clay to be stupid.
• Certificate in a beauty salon for manicure and hairstyle. It’s better to bring grandmother before the anniversary, let her pick up on her computer a new image with which she will immediately defeat all her guests.
• Washing vacuum cleaner - After all, it must be disassembled, washed and dried after each use.
• Do not try to change your grandmother's wardrobe or furniture. Such a gift can be made only if she herself expresses a wish, because for a jubilee it is not just a creaky chair, but a whole string of memories: the son of Vasenka first got up on the legs of this chair, his grandfather loved to read newspapers and smoke a pipe in it, the cat Mashenka loved to sleep here, etc.

By the age of 80, a lot of gifts have already been presented, and it’s difficult to surprise my grandmother with something, but I really want to make her happy.

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