Gifts for grandparents who say they don't need anything

Gifts for grandparents get hard once they stop wanting things. So send them something they will actually cherish: family photos, printed and mailed monthly.

No app for them. No stamps for you. Printing and postage included.

Two smiling grandparents at their kitchen table looking at a FamilyLetter postcard, one of the monthly gifts for grandparents that arrives by mail

What makes a good gift for grandparents?

A good gift for grandparents arrives more than once. FamilyLetter mails a printed 4×6 postcard of family photos every month, for $35.

The only space it takes up is the one they want filled: the fridge door

A new postcard arrives every month, so the gift lands twelve times a year. It goes onto the fridge door and stays there.

  • A new card every month, as long as you keep it going
  • Each grandparent household gets its own card, not a copy
  • Photos and notes from the whole family, not only from you
Five FamilyLetter postcards held to a refrigerator door with magnets, some with one photo and some a collage

Gifts for grandparents who aren't on their phones

Nothing here asks a grandparent to learn a device. No app, no account, no wifi, no screen to keep charged.

What actually turns up in the mailbox

Each card is 4×6, printed in full color on thick stock. It goes out as USPS First-Class Mail, which we pay for.

USPS First-Class Mail delivery times

A grandmother smiling as she holds up a printed postcard showing a photo of her grandchildren

A postcard they'll look forward to every month.

Favorite family photos on the front. Personal updates from everyone on the back. Each household gets a card made just for them.

Updates from every city

3 notes · 3 photos · from 3 cities · Grandma & Grandpa

A different card for Nana

2 notes · 3 photos · Nana

Everyone adds something

4 notes · 2 photos · Papa & Linda

You review every card before we print and mail it.

Set it up once. We keep it going every month.

  1. 1

    Add your family

    Choose who contributes and which households receive postcards.

  2. 2

    We text everyone

    Each person gets a private link to add a note and photo from wherever they are. No app needed.

  3. 3

    You approve. We mail.

    Review each postcard. We print, stamp, and send it.

The whole family contributes. You approve the final card.

Your daughter in college can add a photo from campus. Your brother can send a note from across the country. The grandkids, aunts, uncles, and cousins can all contribute from wherever they live. You bring it together and approve the final card.

August postcards

Reminders sent · closes in 3 days

  • Mom

    Added a photo

  • Olivia

    Added a photo from campus

  • Uncle Daniel

    Added a note from Chicago

  • Emma

    Added a note

  • Jack

    Reminder sent · not added yet

    waiting

Grandma & Grandpa

4 notes · 2 photos

Review postcard

No contributor accounts. Different content for every household.

Every message has its own personality.

Each contributor chooses a handwriting style, so Mom's note, Emma's update, and Jack's message each feel distinct.

Grandma, I scored my first goal today!

- Jack, age 6

No worksheets. Just pick a style.

Five FamilyLetter postcards held to a refrigerator door with magnets, some showing one photo and some a collage

Made to be held, displayed, and saved.

Every postcard is printed in rich color on thick 4×6 card stock, the same quality shown in the examples above.

  • Thick, durable postcard stock
  • Crisp full-color photo printing
  • Printing and first-class postage included

Simple pricing. Printing and postage included.

$35/month

One grandparent household. One personal postcard every month.

  • Up to five contributors
  • One recipient household
  • One unique 4×6 postcard every month
  • Private contribution links for family updates
  • Photo uploads and handwriting-style selection
  • Account-holder editing and approval
  • Printing and postage included
Additional recipient household+$8/month

Grandma and Grandpa at the same address count as one household, at no extra charge.

Pay annually and save 25%

$26.25/month

$315 billed annually

  • Nothing prints until you approve it
  • Skip any recipient for the current postcard
  • Cancel monthly plans before the next billing period

Questions families ask

What do you get grandparents who have everything?
Something that keeps arriving rather than sitting on a shelf. A new printed postcard of family photos is mailed every month.
Is this a good gift for long-distance grandparents?
That is who it is built for. Family members get a private text link wherever they live, and all add to one card.
Who runs it after I give it?
Whoever sets up the account. That person picks who contributes and who receives, then approves each postcard before it prints.
Can two sets of grandparents each get their own card?
Yes. Every recipient household gets its own photos and messages. Grandparents at one address share a card, at no extra charge.
What does it cost, and is postage included?
One grandparent household is $35 a month, printing and first-class postage included. Each additional household is $8 a month, and paying annually is 25% less.

Start the gift this month

Set it up today and the family gets its first text tomorrow. The first postcard mails once you have seen it and approved it.

Set up in under five minutes. Nothing prints until you approve it.