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  A Christmas gift for an elderly dad should celebrate and show your appreciation for his life. An elderly dad has spent most of his life giving to people and making sacrifices for his family. Christmastime is an excellent excuse to shower him with gifts that are useful and memorable. An elderly dad would love to reflect on his life accomplishments and feel loved and respected through the gifts you give him.
  
  

Time

• Give your dad the gift of time for Christmas. Some of the most precious gifts can't be wrapped in paper. Time is one of those gifts. An elderly dad will appreciate your sacrifice of setting aside your time to spend with him. You can sit with him in his house and watch his favorite movie together, take him out for lunch or dinner, or you can play his favorite board game with him. A great time gift idea is to take your dad to places of significance from your life together. For example, you can take him to the park he used to take you to when you were a child. These places of significance will warm his heart and make meaningful memories.
  
  

Memory Book

• A memory book makes a great Christmas gift for an elderly dad. You can make a memory book with your hands like a scrapbook, or you can use an online resource to create a digital memory book. The book can contain his life's journey with photos of him as baby, a child, and throughout his adulthood. You can include notes and special dates throughout the book to commemorate special events of his life. At the end of the memory book, write him a letter expressing your love and appreciation for him.
  
  

Photo Gifts

• You can put a photo on almost anything. Think about your dad's interests and have a photo gift made for him. If he likes to drink coffee, buy him a personalized photo mug, or if he plays golf, give him golf clubs with special photos. You can easily have photo gifts created online with a variety of retailers. You simply upload a photo to the website, choose your gift, pay for it, and wait for it in the mail. Another photo gift to give your elderly dad is a significant photo of the two of you when you were growing up. Have the photo framed in an engraved frame with a special saying and the date.