Shopping for grandparents can be hard.
When you ask what they want for Christmas, the answer is often, “Nothing.” They may already have enough decorations, blankets, mugs, and other things to store.
But a gift that gives a grandparent and grandchild something to do together is different.
A Pass-It-Back™ Grandma & Me Journal starts as an inexpensive printable. As Grandma and her grandchild fill it with answers, handwriting, stories, pictures, and funny little moments, it becomes something no store could ever sell.
A Gift They Create Together
Both Grandma and her grandchild answer the same prompts. Their answers may be almost identical, completely different, or funny enough to start a story neither expected to tell.
Younger children can answer aloud while Grandma writes down their exact words. They can also draw pictures or write a few words on their own.
Older grandchildren can share memories, favorites, opinions, and pieces of their everyday lives that may not come up during an ordinary visit.
There are no perfect answers and no required schedule. They can choose any prompt and use the journal whenever they are together.
It Works Long-Distance Too
Grandma and her grandchild do not have to live nearby to enjoy a shared journal.
They can answer prompts during a phone or video call, email completed pages, send pictures of their answers, or mail the journal back and forth.
The format can change to fit the relationship. The important part is that both people have a place to contribute.
The Printable Is Only the Beginning
To make the journal gift-ready, print it and place it in a binder, folder, or simple booklet. Add a favorite pen and a handwritten note explaining that the journal is for both of them.
The printable may be inexpensive, but the finished journal can hold:
- A grandchild’s handwriting at a particular age
- Stories Grandma may never have written down before
- Funny answers and family jokes
- Changing favorites and interests
- Everyday moments they will be glad they saved
Years later, the price of the original gift will not be what matters. The valuable part will be everything they added to it together.
An inexpensive printable can become a priceless keepsake when the people you love add their own words, stories, and memories.
Find a Grandma & Me Journal
Choose the edition that best fits Grandma and her grandchild, print it at home or through a local print shop, and give them a Christmas gift they can keep adding to long after the wrapping paper is gone.