Today’s seniors are far more active than back in the day. They’re no longer content to sit in a rocking chair ? they’re out doing things! Whether they golf, paint, garden or knit as their chosen hobby, there’s a perfect gift idea for every senior on your list. However, remember that many seniors are also on a fixed income, so when you’re looking for great gifts for seniors, keep a blend of ‘savvy and practical’ in mind. Here we’ve got five ideas to help you brainstorm.
1.Gardening is one of the most popular activities in the U.S., and a great many seniors are devotees, with more time to spend making their garden beautiful. Good quality gardening tools can get pricey, so why not indulge your giftee with a good pair of shears, gloves or a sharp looking sun hat? Unless your gardener is an old hand, an up to date garden encyclopedia will surely be appreciated. Visit some of the specialty garden websites to get a catalog and then buy a gift certificate.
2.Another popular hobby for seniors is doing some form of creative art work. Painting, sketching, textile arts and computer graphics are just a few examples of creative activities that present an array of ideal possibilities for your gifts for seniors. If you just know that Aunt Lynn paints, but aren’t familiar with her preferred medium ? oils, acrylics, watercolors ? a gift certificate for an art store lets your favorite senior choose the perfect items to round out their inventory. If your Grandma is an artistic, web-savvy senior, how about a computer graphics software package?
3.For the senior sports aficionado, what’s their game? Sports equipment (snowshoes, bowling ball, golf balls), sports clothing and books devoted to their favorite sport all make great gifts for seniors, as participants or armchair enthusiasts.
4.Many seniors enjoy taking community classes which get them involved with other people in class settings, staying fit and trying something new. Martial arts classes, in some of the gentler disciplines, such as Aikido or Tai-Chi are both empowering and practical. Yoga, aerobics and swimming classes are also senior friendly activities, easy on the body while being a terrific and fun way to stay fit, while making a few new friends! Have a subtle chat and see if you can’t find out what might interest them. Then, pay for a month’s worth of instruction for them to try it out and see how it suits them.
5.Our last thought on great gifts for seniors: for the travel buff, there are so many books for the armchair traveler. If you’re not a travel bug yourself, you might not realize that a book on walking tours in London makes for some pretty wonderful reading. Travel books with a focus on the history of a particular country are other page-turners! Language software may have Grandpa teaching your kids basic Italian. There are some quite sophisticated language packages available at a very reasonable cost.
Using these ideas for smart, savvy gifts for seniors to key off of, you’ll be a hip gift giver with a senior. Forget the tie or apron!
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