Any gift coming from the heart is a good one. Often it is not the gift that is important, but rather the feelings that it generates - happiness, care and excitement, or just the mere fact that someone remembered them. Let's first consider gifts that relate to lifestyle, past experiences, and preferences. For many people, picture albums are perfect. Be sure to use the same names, nicknames, and terms that they use to describe the people and places, in hope that the most familiar words will most easily elicit memory, association, and identification.
Photo albums can generate story after story and hours of pleasure for everyone.
Just be careful if some photos are painful reminders of family members or friends who have passed away. You don't want your loved one to be reminded of loss and mourning again and again. Next consider what kinds of hobbies he or she enjoyed in childhood or as an adult. Perhaps items related to those pastime activities would also be good gift choices. Suggestions include books on horses, trains, birds, sports, and especially historical books about cities, geographical regions, or personal hobby interests that they can relate to.