Holiday Gift Guide for Seniors
With the holidays approaching, are you having trouble finding meaningful gifts for the seniors in your life? At Overture, we've got you covered with a Gift Guide full of thoughtful and unique items that will bring a smile to their faces — and enjoyment long after the holidays are over!
Sofa Armrest Organizer
Keep all your loved one’s essentials within arm's reach with a sofa armrest organizer. This organizer comes with varying pocket sizes to keep items such as iPads, journals, phones, glasses, remotes, and more all in their own compartment for easy access.
Ring Front Door Camera
Give the gift of safety and peace of mind with a Ring Video Camera that allows your senior loved ones to view and talk to visitors without ever having to get up. Want them to be extra safe? Download the app on your own phone to keep an extra pair of eyes on their front-door activity.
Digital Picture Frame
Digital picture frames are a great way to share special moments with your loved ones. Create and update your own personal slideshow of photos directly from your phone.
Cozy Wrap Shawl/Poncho
This cozy poncho wrap is warm, comfortable and stylish and comes in a variety of colors and patterns. The soft lining and snap closure ensure the poncho sits in place while keeping your loved ones toasty during those colder winter months!
Window Bird Feeder
This fun window feeder is a great choice for bringing wildlife entertainment right to your loved one’s window. The clear back with suctions allows an unobstructed view of the birds as they are feeding!
Walker/Wheelchair Organizer
This walker/wheelchair organizer is designed to work with most standard walkers and wheelchairs. Your loved one will appreciate how convenient it is to have all their necessities right at their fingertips as they move around.
Magnetic Grabber
This magnetic grabber makes it easy to pick up items around the house without bending over. It's a great product for anyone with back, knee or joint issues that limit mobility. It also folds up for easy storage and convenience!
Other Holiday Gift Ideas
Some of the most memorable and thoughtful gifts don’t come wrapped. Simple things such as taking your loved ones out for a day to enjoy their favorite activities or attend family events can mean the most. And for loved ones with mobility issues, why not bring your family activities to them so they can take part from the comfort and safety of their own space!
Plan a day of cooking
Pick up the ingredients for one of your older loved one's favorite recipes and invite other family members to help participate. Try to focus on one recipe and engage the senior in the activity by allowing them to connect the smells, taste and experience with the memories surrounding the recipe.
Share handmade cards and pictures
Cards and pictures from grandchildren or great-grandchildren are a heartfelt way to connect seniors with their younger loved ones. Including autographs and photos of the children along with the cards will help the senior know who to associate with each card.
Order personalized puzzles
Take family photos one crafty step further by having your local Walmart or Walgreens photo department turn beautiful memories into fun jigsaw puzzles.
Enjoy an outing
Plan a calm, relaxing and short outing with your loved one. Consider destinations and activities like lunch at a local tea room, an uncrowded movie matinee or a walk in the park. Make sure you are being intentional with this time by remaining present with your senior and eliminating distractions such as phones.
Handle a chore
Help your loved one create an "If I had a handyman..." list of everyday chores and household tasks and knock a few off that list yourself — or hire a handyman to do the job as a nice surprise!
Join a group
Encourage socialization by joining your senior love one in a local activity group or class. A few great options include low-impact yoga, Bible study, book clubs, craft groups or dominoes!
Give your time
Leave time in your life to get in touch with your senior loved one, whether in person or through regularly scheduled FaceTime calls, visits, letters or emails. Just staying in touch is important in helping your loved one feel connected and supported. And you can turn that contact into a family tradition by encouraging other family members to take part in your regularly scheduled visits.
And for your loved ones with memory conditions — create a scrapbook of family memories
For seniors with Alzheimer's disease or dementia, we recommend gifts that help to encourage conversation, such as photo books or scrapbooks. Research some of your loved one's favorite life moments and collect the pictures, names, dates and place labels to create a heartfelt record for your loved one to cherish.
We hope that you enjoyed this list of thoughtful and practical holiday gifts for seniors. We hope our ideas help you find the perfect gift to bring joy to you and your loved one’s holiday season!