• Bamboo works well for a number of memorial gifts.bamboo image by hans slegers from Fotolia.com
  
  Although offering support is the best gift for someone grieving a loved one, a small gift that expresses this support works as well. Choose a bamboo gift that reminds the recipient of her family member or friend in a positive light. Depending on your relationship with the recipient, you can personalize the gift to honor the departed. Choose from a number of thoughtful bamboo gifts to convey your support in memory of your friend or family.
  
  

Bamboo Picture Frame

• Choose a handcrafted bamboo picture frame as a memorial gift. Several styles are available---you can select a frame suitable for only one photo or a larger frame that has slots available for multiple, differently sized photos. Include photos of the lost loved one in the frame, and choose photos of the departed as well as the recipient if you have them. If you are not close with the recipient, ask those who are for copies of photos that are important to him. The recipient can display this versatile gift in his office or home as a reminder of the love he has for the departed.
  
  

Bamboo Pen and Journal

• Letting yourself feel grief is one way to cope with a loss, according to the University of Texas Counseling and Mental Health Center. Expressing feelings of sadness and despair through the written word is one way for a grieving person to feel this grief, so a pen and journal can be a thoughtful memorial gift. Choose a handcrafted bamboo pen with a complementary journal to honor the loss of a loved one. Write a thoughtful note or memory on the first page of the journal in honor of the deceased. Your note will encourage the recipient to express her thoughts, and a positive memory of the departed will leave a smile on the recipient's face.
  
  

Bamboo Memory Box

• Choose a handmade bamboo box as a memorial gift, which the recipient can use to store the departed's important belongings. If you are close with the grieving family and have access to a small item, like a piece of jewelry, that the departed held close, then include it in the memory box. Otherwise, add a heartfelt note inside the box that explains what the recipient can use it for. Tell him that this bamboo memory box can hold all of the departed's important belongings, like her wedding rings or important photographs. Your recipient will appreciate having an attractive box to store his loved one's memories.