i need suggestions for a gift...

[Airbuswife]

Hi everyone, next saturday my family is having a surprise birthday party for my grandmother, she will be 90. I have NO idea what to get her besides good old hard cash. i dont mind giving her money, which i usually do for christmas, and her other birthdays, etc. but i would like to give it to her in a creative way... She loves to gamble, she goes to the casino about once a month (its about a 3 hour drive so they just spend the nite) she drinks and smokes, which is beside the point... anyway, i was thinking of some kind of container, or bank to put her "fun" money in.

any ideas are greatly appreciated !! :)

[WtPlover]

you could maybe get her a gift card for the casino that she likes to go to or a piggy bank of sorts or how about a slot machine bank

[speedygirl]

When my sister and I were going to Vegas for my birthday, she bought me a beaded slot machine change purse and stuffed it full of coins and a few tokens. It's similar to this one.

http://www.catalogfavorites.com/itemdy00.asp?c=a&T1=V21589&GEN1=Bags&SKW=bag&PageNo=1

[Renrut]

Could you maybe decopage a container and put the money in it?

[belle5691]

I love the slot machine purse idea, but if not that, how about something like gift cards for restaurants to use on the night out, or even for gas to go?

[lucimPI]

I don't know what state you are in but my friend always gives state lottery tickets.

[Airbuswife]

I don't know what state you are in but my friend always gives state lottery tickets.

oh yea, she loves those too, lol! i'm trying to encorperate some of those into the gift
btw i'm in PA

[baragabrat]

My mil LOVES LOVES LOVES flowers and she will be 91 this year. I give her flowers every single year. Nice flowers, nice arrangement. Of course, she lives hours away (in UP) and so I'm not with her on her day. But at her age, she doesn't need a thing so sending her jewelry or clothes of knick-knacks is wasteful.

I also like the gambling tokens. She'd like and appreciate that. How about you go with her? Two gifts in one.

[Urban Cowgirl]

Does she play bingo too? One year for Dh's g-ma I got a small canvas tote from llbean and packed with daubers, snacks, a good luck charm and some scratch tickets to do during intermission.

Use fabric paint to decorate the bag-bingo style. LOL

[YankeeMary]

oh yea, she loves those too, lol! i'm trying to encorperate some of those into the gift
btw i'm in PA

I would be more than happy to send her one of our Mega Millions lottery ticket. Maybe you can have people here from different states all send her one. Then you could give her something like that little purse thingie and put them all in it.

[Airbuswife]

I would be more than happy to send her one of our Mega Millions lottery ticket. Maybe you can have people here from different states all send her one. Then you could give her something like that little purse thingie and put them all in it.

WOW Mary, what an AWESOME idea!! :D i would be more than happy to paypal $1.45 (or whatever it is for a stamp these days) anyone that would be willing to do that for me! since the party is saturday, i would just suggest the east coast, since its been taking so much time for mail these days to get to its destination.

Thank you if anyone else would like to participate, please give me your paypal addy so i can compensate you! :)

[YankeeMary]

WOW Mary, what an AWESOME idea!! :D i would be more than happy to paypal $1.45 (or whatever it is for a stamp these days) anyone that would be willing to do that for me! since the party is saturday, i would just suggest the east coast, since its been taking so much time for mail these days to get to its destination.

Thank you if anyone else would like to participate, please give me your paypal addy so i can compensate you! :)

Alrighty then, I will get it out to you tomorrow. Tell Grandma we said HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! At 90 she deserves a FANTASTIC birthday!!!

[teenap]

My gram just turned 93, she LOVES getting Mcdonalds Gift cards and GC to the local Grocery store