Gifts for Grandparents made from their own old photos
Their own old photos, restored and brought to life in a short film. You watch it before you pay anything.
- Watch it before you pay
- Faded or torn photos welcome
- Plays on any TV or phone
Gifts for grandparents they will watch again and again
Most gifts for grandparents end up in a cupboard, because by now they have the things they need. What they rarely get is a way to see their own old photos again: the wedding, the first house, the summer the whole family still talks about, the baby who is now somebody's parent. An Everstory reel takes those photos, repairs the fading and the cracks, adds colour, animates each one and cuts them into a short film set to music. It plays on a TV, a phone or a tablet, and the whole family can watch it together.
You watch the finished film before you spend anything, so you know exactly what you are giving.
Which photos to choose
Start with the moments they bring up at every family dinner. Good first picks:
- Their wedding photo, even if it is faded or torn
- A photo of them with their first child
- A holiday or a family gathering they still mention
- A photo of their own parents, if the family has one
A clear phone photo of a print is enough, as long as the print fills the frame and it is taken in daylight. If the albums live at their house, ask a parent or an aunt to borrow one for an afternoon so the gift stays a surprise.
When to give it
A film of their own photos works for Christmas, a birthday, Grandparents Day or a wedding anniversary, and it needs no wrapping and no postage. You see the film before you pay, so there is no guessing about what arrives.
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The print they kept for fifty years, moving again
Send a phone photo of the print, faded or torn. It is repaired first, then given a few seconds of the moment it was taken in, and the family watches it together.
Create your film
What goes into their film
Old ones welcome
Fading, scratches, tears and colour casts are repaired before anything moves.
Brought to life
Each photograph gets its own moment on screen, the moment around the shutter played out.
Music that fits them
Your first answer sets the music and the words on the end card.
One link for the family
It plays on a TV, a phone or a tablet, and every branch of the family can watch it.
How to make gifts for grandparents from old photos
- 1
Say who it is for
A reel for a grandmother is not scored like a reel for a wedding. Your answer sets the music and the words on the end card.
- 2
Choose a look
The Album opens on a table and settles on your first photograph. It is the opening every reel gets, and the music follows your first answer.
- 3
Add your photographs
Three or thirty. Each one gets its own moment on screen, so the more you add the longer the film runs.
- 4
Watch it before you pay
The film is cut while you wait and you watch the whole thing. Only then is there anything to decide.
What is a good gift for grandparents who have everything?
Something made from their own life. A short film of their old photos, restored and brought back to life, is personal, takes no shelf space, and can be shared with every branch of the family.
Can you use damaged or faded photos?
Yes. Every photo is restored before it is animated. Fading, scratches, tears and colour casts are repaired first.
How do I get their photos without spoiling the surprise?
Take phone photos of the prints on a visit, or ask a relative to lend you an album for an afternoon. A daylight phone photo with the print filling the frame is enough to work from.
How do they watch it?
The finished film arrives by email with a private link. It plays on a TV, phone, tablet or computer, and you can send the link to the rest of the family.
Do I pay before I see it?
No. You add their photos and watch the film first. You only decide to keep it after you have seen it.
See their old photos move before you decide
Add their photos and watch the whole film. You only pay once you have seen it.
Create your film