16 Thoughtful Gift Ideas For Your Grandson (That He Will Love)

What could be a better gift for your grandson than your life story printed in a book? You can share your life's highs and lows, greatest lessons and words of advice. It's a truly unique and sentimental gift that your grandson will treasure forever — and perhaps pass on to his grandkids too! In a nutshell, A Life Untold gives any grandparent the ability to write and print their life story into a captivating and professionally designed hardcover book in just 30 days, guaranteed. Yep, you read that correctly, write your life story in just 30 days. If you want to give your grandson a gift that's both meaningful and you love creating along the way —  this is it.

Contributors: Josh Kates from A Life Untold

Gifting experiences rather than toys have been an ever growing trend - and when pairing it with making memories with your children, that makes for an amazingly thoughtful and powerful gift that gives everyone the warm and fuzzier! This makes We Craft Box a major win for everyone this holiday season!

Give the Gift of Creativity! We Craft Box delivers an exciting stress-free experience to the home each month so busy families can unplug from the screen and connect through creativity. From pinecone bears in a campsite to lollipop eating llamas in a hot air balloon, each month features a unique theme and story about the crafts. We set parents up for a win as all the materials are included in the box, and can be shared between two children! Save time, and invest in a stress-free creative experience every month. After all, with We Craft Box it’s the gift that helps families craft, connect and create together!

Contributors: Betsy Wild from We Craft Box 

The books that you dog-eared in the 80’s are back, bringing the same adventurous and quirky interactive storylines to new and old fans alike. Perfect for avid and reluctant readers, Choose Your Own Adventure books are a great way to instill a love of reading and adventure to your grandkids.

Contributors: Beth O’Grady from Chooseco 

The first luxury men’s deodorant and antiperspirant that smells great and works. Helmm’s mission: to upgrade the life of modern men by innovating an everyday product that makes it way into our daily rituals. 

• A modern industrial design – refill cartridges seamlessly click in and out 
• Reusable nickel-plated, laser-engraved zinc container 
• Hand-stitched and laser-cut Horween leather 
• Utilizes 60% less plastic than pharmacy brands 
• Refill cartridges comprised of recyclable plastics 

Free of: parabens, phthalates, talc, triclosan, sulfates and aluminum (deodorant) 

Contributors: Zach Michael from Distinct Dialogue

Kidvelope is an adventure game played both online and offline. This action/adventure game is specifically made to bridge families together and build connections within family members (e.g. grandparents) who live far away. This activity kit help kids and families learn more about each other through fun, interactive games, mailings, digital games, and phone conversations - kicking off a multimedia experience between the generations. The more the adult and child do together, the more points they earn and prizes they win. Kidvelope combines the best of old-school communication, creativity, and humor with innovative digital elements that inspire imagination, self-expression, and thinking skills.

Contributors: Kidvelope

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Gift Set, the newest metamorphosis kit, is the PERFECT GIFT because it combines the magic of Eric Carle's beloved storybook, The Very Hungry Caterpillar(TM), and Insect Lore's remarkable biology. Fans of The Very Hungry Caterpillar(TM) will love seeing real-life versions of their favorite story transform.

Contributors: Amy Mikahil from Insect Lore 

The first legal-themed board game for ages 8 and up. The game teaches, in a fun way, what it’s like to be a lawyer. It’s a fun, unique, holiday gift for the lawyer-wannabe.

Contributors: Tina Nelson from Professional Games, Inc. 

Cornhole is a classic yard game that is very easy and fun to play. It can be used at home or at any venue that has enough space to set it up. This is a must for your grandson and his friends! 

Contributors: Bryan Pattman from What The College

Even if you're not a grandparent yourself, you know the special bond that grandparents and grandchildren share. So what gift could be more thoughtful than a custom storybook starring both the grandchild and the grandparent? These aren't any ordinary personalized children's books. Each award-winning book is customized to look and sound like one special child and (up to) five family members.

Add more than just a name to your personalized book:

• Choose the entire cast of characters for your book: 1 special child and (up to) 5 loved ones  
• Customize the appearance of each character: Pick skin color, hairstyle, and more for each character 
• Select any 1-2 of 5 languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French & Italian

Contributors: Jill Barletti  from Snowflake Stories 

Eliminating the need for drawing paper, our most popular item is the reusable Doodle It and Go Chalk Book. It allows grandkids to create and recreate their own stories without wasting paper. It's easy-to-clean and comes with zero-dust Butterstix chalk. 

Contributors: Rachel Sung from Jaq Jaq Bird 

Arouses curiosity, stimulates senses, engages the imagination, encourages creativity. Improves core strength & stability, balance, coordination and gross-motor skills.

Contributors: Mark Carson from Fat Brain Toys

This set of 50 colorful magnetic blocks can connect into any configuration. Other sets and series available. Encourages fine motor skills, spatial reasoning, creativity, planning, problem-solving, critical thinking. 

Contributors: Mark Carson from Fat Brain Toys

Folding, clicking puzzle of arranging gears to match challenge cards. Encourages visual-spatial skills, critical thinking, logic. 

Contributors: Mark Carson from Fat Brain Toys

Hawkeye Electronics has created fish finders and depth finders for accurate and real-time data in order to make the most out of your family fishing trip. Perfect for teaching your little fisherman the ropes to fishing and gaining valuable real-world skills such as how to use a technology and develop social skills. Hawkeye Electronics sells fish finders and depth finders for accurate and real-time information in order to make the most out of their fishing trip.

Contributors: Jasmine Bittar from Hawkeye Electronics

These cute little colored socks are guaranteed fun from tip to toe! The blüv Foot Finders stimulate and can help develop fine motor and sensory skills. You can also use them as puppets! These little socks also feature an integrated rattle, crinkle paper in the wings of the owl, and bright and contrasting colors. Perfect for little ones ages newborn and up. bblüv offers stylish, durable, and modern innovations that help make baby care easier for new parents.

Contributors: Geneuviève Thibault from bblüv

Teach My Baby is the first kit in the Teach My series. It is the multi award-winning, all-in-one learning kit for babies 6 months+. Screen-free, the kit has everything necessary to teach the basics. From finger puppets and books to blocks and puzzles, babies can learn first words, first numbers, sounds, touch, and self-recognition. Teach My Baby can give your mini scholar a head start. The kit promotes fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and encourages parent-child interaction.

Contributors: Christy Cook from TeachMy