Photo Gifts

One thing I've done for my inlaws (at their request) for several years now is give them scrapbook pages for their birthdays and Christmas. I get doubles of all my prints, and make a duplicate set of pages. It doesn't take much more time to assemble two copies of the same page, once you decide on a layout. I don't do the fancier (and pricier) 12"x12" scrapbook format. I use 8.5x11 paper and I try to put as many pictures as possible on the page without sacrificing content. I give them just the pages, and they slip them into page protectors and put them in their photo album. It's worked out quite well, as my inlaws are the type who are otherwise rather impossible to shop for.

Other fun photo-related gifts:

1. Calendars. I take photos from throughout the year and make a calendar for the coming year. Again, a perfect gift for the grandparent-who-has-everything. In the past I have used snapfish.com to create this digitally. Most of the online photo processing places offer calendars (and all sorts of gift options), and I can usually find a coupon or a sale. This year, I may try doing it scrapbook-style, using prints and the scrapbook-style calendars that you can find at scrapbooking and craft stores.
2. Photo Cubes. One year, I got a great deal on clear acrylic photo cubes at Michael's. I bought out all they had, and have used them for gifts throughout the years. Just trim 5 (or 6, if you want a photo on the bottom) fun photos to fit the cube, and there you go!
3. Framed photos. I have given school pictures in frames to grandparents (and great-grandparents), and one year my son (who was about 9 at the time) took a really gorgeous picture at Red Rock Canyon near Las Vegas. We made 5x7 prints, my son signed them in gold ink at the bottom, and we framed them to give to family.

Just picture all the possibilities for fun-and-frugal photo gifts. Send me your best ideas!