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Originally posted at: Ariana Madix’s Love Island Finale Look

Photo: @loveisandusa

Photo: @loveisandusa

Styling: @emilymen

Originally posted at: Ariana Madix’s Love Island Looks

National Grandparents Day is the perfect opportunity to show Grandma just how much she means to you. Finding the right gift can express your love and appreciation in a meaningful way. 

Here are ten thoughtful gift ideas that are sure to make Grandma smile:

1. Customized Jewelry – It’s a keepsake she can wear every day, reminding her of her beloved family.
2. Memory Book – This can be a DIY project or ordered from a professional service.
3. Spa Gift Set – A luxurious spa gift set with bath salts, body lotion, and scented candles can offer Grandma some well-deserved relaxation.
4. Personalized Blanket – A cozy blanket with a custom design, such as family photos or a heartfelt message.
5. Cooking or Baking Class – If Grandma enjoys cooking or baking, consider signing her up for a class where she can learn new recipes and techniques. 

Keep reading to discover the complete list of gift ideas for Grandma on National Grandparents Day.

Gift Ideas for Grandma on National Grandparents Day

Finding the perfect gift for Grandma on National Grandparents Day is all about showing her how much she is loved and appreciated. These ten gift ideas cater to a variety of interests and tastes, ensuring there’s something special for every Grandma. 

Customized Jewelry

Personalized jewelry, such as a necklace with her grandchildren’s names or birthstones, is a beautiful and sentimental gift. It’s a keepsake she can wear every day, reminding her of her beloved family.

Perfect for: Grandmas who love to accessorize and cherish family mementos.

Memory Book

A custom-made memory book filled with photos, handwritten notes, and memories from family members is a touching gift. This can be a DIY project or ordered from a professional service.

Perfect for: Sentimental Grandmas who love reminiscing about family moments.

Spa Gift Set

A luxurious spa gift set with bath salts, body lotion, and scented candles can offer Grandma some well-deserved relaxation. Choose calming scents like lavender or chamomile for a truly soothing experience.

Perfect for: Grandmas who enjoy pampering themselves and need a bit of relaxation.

Personalized Blanket

A cozy blanket with a custom design, such as family photos or a heartfelt message, can keep her warm and remind her of her loved ones every time she uses it.

Perfect for: Grandmas who love to stay warm and cozy with a personal touch.

Cooking or Baking Class

If Grandma enjoys cooking or baking, consider signing her up for a class where she can learn new recipes and techniques. Many classes are available online, making it convenient for her to join from home.

Perfect for: Grandmas who are passionate about cooking and love trying new recipes.

Flower Subscription

A flower subscription service that delivers fresh flowers to her door every month can brighten her home and bring a smile to her face. Choose a service that offers a variety of seasonal blooms.

Perfect for: Grandmas who love fresh flowers and enjoy a touch of nature in their home.

Digital Photo Frame

A digital photo frame allows Grandma to display a rotating slideshow of family photos. This is a great way to keep her updated with the latest pictures of her grandchildren and other loved ones.

Perfect for: Tech-savvy Grandmas who love to see new photos of their family.

Handwritten Recipe Cards

Collect family recipes and write them on beautiful recipe cards. These can be kept in a decorative box and passed down through generations, preserving family culinary traditions.

Perfect for: Grandmas who are the keepers of family recipes and enjoy sharing them.

Personalized Puzzle

A personalized puzzle featuring a cherished family photo or a meaningful message can provide hours of entertainment and be a fun activity to share with family during visits. It’s a unique way to create lasting memories together.

Perfect for: Grandmas who enjoy puzzles and spending time with family.

Subscription Box

A subscription box tailored to her interests, whether it’s books, crafts, gardening, or gourmet foods, is a gift that keeps on giving. She’ll look forward to a new surprise every month.

Perfect for: Grandmas who love discovering new products and experiences related to their hobbies.

Adding a Personal Touch

When selecting a gift for Grandma, adding a personal touch can make it even more special. Consider writing a heartfelt letter expressing your love and appreciation. Including a recent photo of the family or a handmade card can also add sentimental value that she will cherish. Personal touches show thoughtfulness and make any gift more meaningful.

Hint, hint…forward this article to your grandchildren to help spark some gift ideas for National Grandparents Day.

Let’s Have a Conversation:

Do you celebrate National Grandparents Day? How do you celebrate? Do you enjoy getting gifts on Grandparents Day? Tell us about it in the comments below.

From humankind’s earliest days creating sacred spaces has been a part of all cultures. Not only in churches, or temples, but also in homes worldwide, we’re drawn to establish personal sanctuaries for devotion, reflection, meditation, and prayer.

In my home, I have an altar set up on a small table in a corner of my bedroom. This holds my mala (Indian rosary), dried rose petals blessed by a saint, sacred images, flowers, and an essential oil diffuser, which also gives off a faint glow of light. It’s simple, but over time has taken on a feeling of deep, meditative calm.

Personal Sanctuaries

Increasingly, people are creating sacred spaces in their homes – places of rest and renewal apart from the fast and often discordant pace of life. These can be a corner, a table, or a room that contains objects sacred to the individual; a space that invites both a pause for reflection, and a place to meditate and pray. These dedicated spaces bring the sacred into everyday life instead of compartmentalizing it as something we attend to on Saturday or Sunday.

Home altars offer a place of transition, between the mundane and the sacred. Small rituals like lighting a candle, or burning incense signal our intention to connect with spirit. Over time these rituals grow in their potency and ability to ease us into prayer and meditation. As well, the spaces we occupy for our devotional practices take on a spiritual charge that can aid us by building up a sacred atmosphere.

Throughout the Globe

Throughout the globe there are some similarities in home altar arrangement. While traveling in India years ago, I found the practice of setting up sacred space was commonplace, and every home had an altar to display the family’s Isha Devi (the favorite divine figure) as well as other inspirational images. These might include pictures of the many Indian gods and goddesses, or images of saintly figures.

Altars displaying the Buddha’s image are widespread throughout much of the world even in the west. With the Tibetan diaspora, images of the Dalai Lama are frequently placed on home altars.

While not strictly altars, it’s common to see images of Jesus and Mary, as well as crucifixes, in many Christian homes which offer a constant reminder of the occupant’s faith.

Home altars can be small and humble, occupying only a tiny nook, shelf, or table, while others are more grand, often taking up an entire room, lavishly decorated with gorgeous art: imposing statues and ornate paintings, bells, or singing bowls.

What an Alter Holds

Altars always include devotional images of beloved spiritual figures – Jesus, a guru, gods, goddesses, or a saint – and sometimes a photo of a loved one who has passed on. Instinctively, we bring objects from nature that reflect the beauty of creation into our sacred spaces.

Incorporating the five elements of earth, air, fire, water, and space is both a common practice, and simple one: a feather, wind chime or incense for air; for water it can be as uncomplicated as a container of clean water, or a vase of fresh flowers. (Be mindful to keep the water fresh and dispose of dying flowers).

The earth element can include a rock, a shell, crystals, and semi-precious stones, even a piece of bark. Fire is represented by a candle, an aromatherapy lamp, or incense. A flat surface in the middle of the altar represents the space element. A plate or small dish will do for this. You can then put the written words, or a symbol of your spiritual intention, or prayers upon this.

Basic Guidelines

The Chopra Center advises that the ancient Indian practice of correct directional placement of objects in the shrine area is important, and bringing in items to feed the five senses is recommended as well. For example a bell or singing bowl for the ears, incense, a scented candle, or essential oils to feed the sense of smell, and the cushion upon which you sit, or perhaps a special shawl, only worn in meditation, reflect the sense of touch.

Beautiful, sacred images that invoke the divine feed the eyes and prasad, the sacred offering of food, feeds the sense of taste.

A home altar can be as simple, or as ornate, as each person desires. After all, it’s not the space, or the items, as much as the sense of devotion the space evokes that is important, and this is personal. For some, a small, holy image, or prayer written on a piece of paper placed before a candle may be all it takes to invoke the divine. And this, of course, is the point.

Let’s Have a Chat:

What practices do you bring into your home to connect more easily with your chosen path? Do you find it helpful to have a dedicated space or ritual that aids you to slip into a meditative state or prayer? I’d love to hear what works for you.

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