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The grandchildren’s year
January to December, a chapter for every month: the first day of school, the birthday cake, the summer at the lake, the costume that took a week to make. Grandparents get the year they only saw in pieces.
Ideas
A Christmas gift for grandparents: a photo book of their grandchildren
Grandparents see the grandchildren a few times a year and the photos never stop. Four photo books made from those photos, ready in an evening.
Yauheni Korsunau
November 11, 2026 · 3 min read
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Ask grandparents what they want for Christmas and most of them say the same thing: nothing, just come and visit. What they mean is the grandchildren.
You already have what they want. It is on your phone: hundreds of photos of the kids from this year, most of which they have never seen, or saw once in a family chat and lost.
A photo book puts those photos on their shelf. Here are four ideas, all made the same way: you add the photos from your phone or computer, and the book is laid out for you in the order things happened. You can change any page, but you do not have to.
Make this book
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A baby’s first months
For grandparents of a new baby, the first weeks go by fastest. A book of the first month or the first year keeps the tiny feet, the first bath and the first smile in the order they happened, with the dates on the pages. Later the same photos can grow into a book of the first year, and then one for every year as the child grows.
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The summer at grandma’s
If the kids spent a week or two with their grandparents, make the book of those days. Each day becomes a chapter, so the trip to the beach and the rainy afternoon with the puzzle each get their own pages.
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The whole family’s year
For grandparents with several children and many grandchildren: collect everyone’s photos into one book of the year. Ask each family to send their favourites, add them together, and the book sorts them by date.
Or make the book and let them order it
The hard part of a photo book is not the printing. It is going through hundreds of photos, picking the good ones and putting them in order. That part can be your gift: make the book, then hand it over.
Press Share on the book and you get a link. Send it to the grandparents. When they open it and sign in, the book is in their account: they can look through every page and order it, or a copy for each of them, to their own address.
How to make it this week
- Pick the kind of book and the period, for example January to December.
- Add the photos from your phone or computer. Screenshots and receipts are left out.
- The book is laid out for you. Look through it, change a photo or the cover if you want, and order.
- In the shipping address, put the grandparents’ address. The book is printed and sent to them.
What the book is like
Each book is 21×21 cm, from 23 to 295 pages, with a sewn binding and a matte cover. The cover title is written for you, for example "6th Year Together", and you can change it.
Questions
Can I send the book straight to the grandparents?
Yes. Put their address as the shipping address when you order.
How long does it take?
The book is printed in about a week, then shipped: 5–7 working days to the US. To have it before Christmas, order by December 3.
Can the grandparents order the book themselves?
Yes. Press Share on the book and send them the link. When they open it and sign in, they can look through the book and order it to their address.
Do I have to design the pages?
No. The book is ready to print as it is. You can change any page, photo or the cover before you order.
What if it arrives damaged?
We reprint it for free.