Gifts for Parents/in-law’s/grandparents isn’t actually all that tricky.  For me, anyway.  Although I know it could be.  I remember my dad alllllways telling me how much he loved handmade gifts growing up – he still stores literally everything we’ve ever drawn him or made him in his closet, for safe keeping.  So yes, the best gifts don’t always cost much … thank you dr. castellano.  {i can’t stop watching this btw} I digress….

But I like to give something other than my “art work” now that I’m quite a bit older.  Photos are parents favorite things ever.  especially grandparents.  So photos they get!  in the form of … everything.

For my In-laws year after year I make them a photo book of our family vacation … every year we’ve been out of the country together (Canada, France, Switzerland, Russia, Panama, and Italy – so crazy!).  They seem to love the photo books I make because they’re always front and center on their coffee table.  Every year I sort of get a little overwhelmed making them, rearranging them, spewing a few curse words because how can the app cotton picking crash again!!!  This year though I was done in about fifteen minutes and used Impressed App on my ipad.  frustration free.  

I usually make a calender with photos too – which I know they like, because they still display 2011’s calender.  (:  I always love pinhole press for this.  I think they can do no wrong.  quality is also incredible and I find their whole process easy peasey.  I’ve made a couple magnets this year for my dad when he first held tuck.  and just tuck, because gosh that itty bitty tuck is so dang cute.  don’t know if I can give that one away.  they also have a memory game that is going in tucks stocking… though it will be a while until he gets it.  still love the instagram photos I used for this little present.

Other ideas for inlaws/grandparents/parents:

What are you giving your parents/in-law’s/grandparents this year?