The most meaningful Christmas gift for grandparents: a year of family photos, in the post

One of the most meaningful Christmas gifts for grandparents is a Mosaic Journal: a linen photo journal, plus family photos that arrive automatically as prints every month. You add the pictures from your phone; they get real photos through the letterbox and watch the family's year fill up, one day at a time. No more photos lost in a drawer. These ones have a home.

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Why is it such a good gift for grandparents?

Most grandparents don't want more things. They want to feel close: to see the first wobbly steps, the school play, the ordinary Tuesday afternoons they missed.

The trouble is, those moments live on our phones. A family WhatsApp group is lovely, but photos scroll away. A Mosaic Journal turns them into the family's story, told as it happens, in a book they can hold, keep on the coffee table and one day pass down.

• Nothing for them to set up. You run the app on your phone; the prints are posted straight to them, even if they live at a different address or in a different country.
• Something to look forward to. A new batch of prints every month, all year.
• A keepsake that lasts. A premium linen hardcover with 365 photo pockets: a year of family life in one book.

How does it work as a gift?

1. Choose the gift bundle: the linen journal plus 1 or 12 months of photo deliveries.
2. Inside the box, an orange envelope holds the activation code for the free Mosaic Journal app (iOS and Android). It never expires, so it can be redeemed any time.
3. Each day (or whenever suits you) add a photo. Once a month, up to 31 printed 4×4" photos are posted, sized to slip straight into the journal's pockets. No glue, no stickers.

How much does it cost?

• Journal + 1 month of prints: from £29.99
• Journal + 12 months of prints: from £149.99
• Personalise the front or spine with a name, from £20 extra. "Nana & Grandad's Year" makes it theirs. Personalisation is done by hand and dispatched within 24 hours.

Free delivery, with taxes and duties included across the UK, Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Ideas to make it extra special

• Backdate the year. Start the journal with photos from the past 12 months so it arrives already full of memories.
• Make it a family project. The whole family can add to the same journal, so siblings, cousins and parents can all share their moments.
• Post to two homes. Want the same photos posted to two homes, yours and theirs? Just message us and we'll set it up. Lots of families do this, even ones spread across the world.
• Add a Freestyle order of their favourite old photos to fill the first pages.

FAQ

Do grandparents need a smartphone? No. Whoever gives the gift can add the photos, and the prints are posted to the grandparents' address.

When should I order for Christmas? We follow Royal Mail's Christmas last posting dates. Order before those for delivery by Christmas. Personalised journals are made by hand and dispatched within 24 hours.

Can I cancel the monthly prints? The gift bundles are prepaid. Monthly One a Day plans have no contract and can be cancelled any time.

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