With the holidays fast approaching, it is time to begin thinking about getting a gift for your grandmother. Grandmas are notoriously hard to buy for. If your grandma seems to have all her needs and wants already met, your gift options may seem sorely limited. Plus, many of our grandmothers do not directly tell us what they would like as a gift. This only makes the gift-giving process more confusing and complicated. Instead of the usual flowers, though, you can still get your grandmother something meaningful and unique.
We compiled a list of grandma-approved gifts that will surely light up your grandmother’s day this holiday season. From unique picture frames to infusing bottles, this list will provide you plenty to choose from for this holiday season – and many more to come.
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Budget Gifts for Grandmothers
1. Best Grandma Ever Coffee Mug
Almost every grandmother drinks tea or coffee. If your grandmother does, this “best grandma ever” coffee cup might be the perfect gift solution. It’s simple yet specific enough to fit any grandmother’s tastes. Plus, it is enormous and can hold up to 11 ounces.
Key Features:
- Easy-to-grip handle
- 11-ounce capacity
- Microwave and dishwasher safe
Cost: $14
2. Classic Box Sign by Primitives
This is the perfect decorative sign for a new grandmother. It’s simplistic black and white design makes it able to fit into any design scheme. It freely hangs on a wall or stands on its own, making it versatile as a design piece. Plus, the cute quote makes it a perfect gift for anyone’s grandmother.
Key Features:
- Black and white
- High-quality wood
- Hangs or stands
Cost: $13
3. Family Tree of Life Memory Locket
For a truly personalized gift, give your grandmother this personalized locket pendant. You can place a birthstone inside corresponding to each grandchild, giving this gift a personalized fill and sentimental meaning your grandmother will love. This set comes with a set of 24 birthstone charms to allow you to personalize it yourself as well as the locket to put them in. A secure magnetic seal keeps all the charms firmly inside.
Key Features:
- Complete gift set
- Personalized
- 24 pieces of birthstone gems
- Magnetic seal
Cost: $12
If your grandmother already has more picture frames than she can count, this simple box sign might be the perfect gift. It features a sturdy construction, simplistic design, and heart-touching quote. Designed to stand completely on its own, the best part about this gift is that it requires not set up. It is ready to be displayed from the moment you get it.
Key Features:
- 4 by 4 inches
- Sturdy construction
- Can stand independently or hang up
Cost: $8
This simple, engraved bracelet is a wonderful choice for anyone’s grandmother. Its simple silver design makes it fit any personal taste, and the lobster claw hook fastening makes it easy to take on and off. Plus, a hypoallergenic construction makes it gentle on the skin and allows it to maintain a long-lasting sheen.
Key Features:
- Hypoallergenic
- Lobster claw hook
- Chain measure 8 inches
Cost: $13
6. Gift for Nana Mug by ThisWear
Does your Nana have a sense of humor? If so, you should consider purchasing this large tea or coffee mug. It has the quote “they call me Nana because I’m too cool to be Grandma” printed across both sides; a gift that will surely be loved by any grandmother with a funny bone.
Key Features:
- 11-ounce capacity
- Microwave and dishwasher safe
- Premium, full-color printing
Cost: $14
If your grandmother loves style, getting their nails done, and other stylish past times, they might enjoy this pillow. It reads “glam-ma: a glamorous woman with grandchildren who is too young and fabulous to be called grandma. It is made out of cotton and measures 14 inches by 14 inches.
Key Features:
- Cotton
- Embroidered quote
- 14” x 14”
Cost: $14
8. Hydracy Fruit Infuser Water Bottle
What can be more valuable than the gift of health? This infuser water bottle allows your grandmother to easily and naturally flavor her water while also receiving extra vitamins and nutrients. The large capacity of this water bottle features also makes it easy to stay well hydrated, which is increasingly important as we age. With many color options available, it is easy to select one to fit your grandmother’s style.
Key Features:
- 32-ounce capacity
- Easy to use
- Very easy to clean
- Simplistic design
- Many colors available
Cost: $15
9. Infinity Collection Grandma Bracelet
If your grandmother prefers more simplistic, less-showy jewelry, this is a great option. This sleek bracelet is designed to be beautiful without being needlessly showy and “loud.” It is easily adjustable from a 6” to 8” wrist and comes with an easy to fasten lobster clasp. It is also available in three different colors to more perfectly fit your grandmother’s style.
Key Features:
- Three color options
- Lobster Clasp
- Adjustable
Cost: $10
10. Retro-Style Peacock Necklace
Depending on your grandmother’s style, this might be a very fitting gift. This necklace features a unique peacock design in five available colors including green, red, blue, light blue, and purple. With a wide selection of colors available, it is easy to match it to your grandmother’s favorite color or eye color. Plus, this necklace is extremely inexpensive.
Key Features:
- Five colors available
- Unique peacock design
- Packaged in a golden gift box
Cost: $10
11. Tea-Drops
Tea is wonderful, but it can also take way to long to make. If you’re using loose-leaf tea, you might have to stand over a hot stove for nearly half an hour before you have a perfect cup of tea. If you grandmother likes tea, it is likely that she wishes it was more accessible and easier to make. With these tea drops, it can be. Simple drop one of them into a hot cup of water, wait for it to dissolve, stir, and then you have tea. No fuss. No wait.
Key Features:
- Insanely easy to use
- Efficient
- Variety pack
Cost: $13
12. The Grandmother Book
Are you interested in learning more about your grandmother? Or maybe your grandmother has a knack for family history and an endless stream of stories to tell? If this describes you, then you might want to check out this “grandmother book.” It is like a baby book but is about your grandmother. Purchasing this and asking your grandmother to fill it out will provide you with hours of fun discussing the interesting tidbits inside.
Key Features:
- Space for special photographs, report cards, family trees, and other cherished keepsakes
- Hardcover binding
- A wonderful way to record your grandmother’s story
Mid-Range Gifts for Grandmothers
13. Baby Keepsake Handprint Frame
Looking for a gift for a new grandmother? This might be the perfect option for you. This frame contains a quote, room to place a baby or child’s handprint, and a slot for a picture. It comes ready to set on any coffee table or nightstand.
Key Feature:
- 8” by 8” frame
- Sentimental poem
- Room for handprint and picture
Cost: $25
14. Distressed Grandmother Picture Frame by Malden International Designs
A simple picture frame is always a good go-to gift for a grandmother. This one features the word “grandma” along the top as well as a lovely quote across the bottom. It comes with an easel back to be painlessly set on a table.
Key Features:
- Easel back
- Wipes clean
- Lovely quote
Cost: $17
This meaningful and unique chalkboard gift is the perfect decoration for your grandmother’s home. This quote print is a great decoration by itself but is also thin enough to be framed. It can hang by itself and sit up on a table. Made with durable PVC board, this print will last for years to come and stand up to whatever wear-and-tear your grandmother throws at it.
Key Features:
- Unique print
- High-quality
- Made of durable PVC board
Cost: $25
16. Hand-Painted Artisan Wine Glass
Is your grandmother not the coffee or tea type? Then you might want to look into the hand-painted wine glass. It features the words “best grandma ever” and is shipped in a decorative gift box. It can hold up to 15 ounces.
Key Features:
- 15-ounce capacity
- Artisan blown glass
- Hand-painted design
Cost: $21
17. Not A Day Over Fabulous Tumbler
This stylish tumbler glass is an adorable gift if your grandmother has a sense of humor or likes wine. This unbreakable tumbler is the perfect container to hold alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. From her morning coffee to her evening wine, this container keeps your grandmother’s beverages safe and prevents spilling. We particularly recommend this gift if your grandmother tends to be clumsy.
Key Features:
- 12-ounce capacity
- Vacuum insulated
- Humorous quote
Cost: $25
Get your grandmother the mug to top all mugs this holiday season. This high-capacity stoneware mug can hold 18 ounces of coffee or tea, more than enough to suit even the biggest coffee-addict. It is both dishwasher and microwave safe. Plus, it is beautifully crafted and features a simple quote.
Key Features:
- Says “best great grandma ”
- 18-ounce capacity
- Dishwasher and microwave safe
Cost: $23
19. Personalized Egg Art Print
For a truly unique gift, gift your grandmother this adorable egg art print. Featuring an egg for every grandchild, you can personalize this gift by having the names of each grandchild printed on an egg. With many fonts and colors available, this gift is extremely customizable.
Key Features:
- Very customizable
- Up to 20 eggs and names
Cost: $25
20. The Grandparent Gift Life Story Frame
This is an adorable triple-picture frame that is destined to become a precious belonging of any grandmother. It holds three pictures to highlight three important times in your grandmother’s life – their childhood, when they become a mother, and when they became a grandmother. If you’re stumped on what to get your grandmother, this is a great gift.
Key Features:
- Holds three pictures
- Classic black frame
- Beautiful keepsake frame
Cost: $25
21. Willow Tree Hand-Painted Keepsake Box
Most willow tree decorations would make a perfect gift for your grandmother. But, this one is particularly appropriate due to its design and versatility. This sculpted box is three inches long and one and a half inches tall, perfect dimensions for a jewelry box.
Key Features:
- Beautifully carved and painted
- Sentiment written inside the box: ”Love that transcends the years.”
- Durable
High-End Gifts for Grandmothers
22. Jewelry Necklace with Swarovski Crystals
No grandmother can resist a gorgeous necklace like this one. This necklace is skillfully manufactured in an independent workshop and hand polished. With many color options available, there is bound to be one that will match your grandmother’s tastes and preferences. Whether she would enjoy a simplistic blue one or the multi-faceted rainbow version, this necklace is sure to wow her this holiday season.
Key Features:
- Three color options
- Specially crafted
- Classic heart design
Cost: $26
23. Lady Colour Sapphire Necklace
Wow your grandmother this holiday season with this vibrant and elegant necklace. Featuring a sapphire heart and two shooting stars and engraved with “I love u to the moon and back,” this necklace is the perfect reminder of just how much you care about your grandmother. Made with a Swarovski crystal, it truly doesn’t get much more high-quality than this necklace.
Key Features:
- Made with a Swarovski crystal
- Engraving on back
- Lead and nickel free
Cost: $35
24. Qualtry Personalized Throw Pillows
This personalized throw pillow allows you to create a truly personalized touch to your grandmother’s gift. You can print up to 15 names on this pillow, creating the perfect opportunity to gift your grandmother a pillow displaying the names of all her grandchildren. Printed on durable, washable fabric, this pillowcase is designed to last for years to come.
Key Features:
- Up to 15 names
- Washable
- Reversible
Cost: $34
25. Willow Tree Grandmother Figure
This hand-crafted figurine would look wonderful in any grandmother’s home. It comes packaged in a fitted box perfect for gift giving and clearly communicates the bond a grandchild and grandmother share. The neutral design and colors help it match effortlessly with your grandmother’s other décor.
Key Features:
- High-quality construction
- Hand-crafted
- Beautiful
Cost: $35
For even more great gift ideas, check out The Best Gifts for Seniors