Holiday gift idea · Free to start
A gift for grandparents who have everything: their own story
They don’t need another sweater or another frame. What most grandparents don’t get enough of is someone sitting down, asking about their life, and actually listening. This gift is exactly that — and something written to keep afterwards.
Three ways to give it
1. An evening together, then the story
During a holiday visit, sit with them for one conversation. MemoirNest asks the questions — the house they grew up in, how they met, the year everything changed — and drafts a short story from their answers. Read it back together and fix any names or dates.
Then make it a keepsake: the $39.99 digital Keepsake lays the story out with a cover, their photos and your dedication. Print it at home or at a local print shop and put it in a card, or frame the first page. The first story itself is free.
Start their story, free2. A year of stories
Give twelve months of guided conversations for one storyteller — $89.99 one time, with no automatic renewal. They (or you, together) can keep adding chapters all year.
See the gift details3. Free: a card of questions and a promise
Print a few of our question cards, tuck them into a holiday card and write: “I want to hear these. Can we sit down together in January?” Then keep the promise.
Short on time?
Nothing ships, so this works even after the last delivery date. A story finished on Christmas Eve can be printed the same night.
A few things to know
- Ask them before the conversation, and let them skip anything. It’s their story to tell.
- MemoirNest drafts from what was said and marks uncertain details for you to check. It’s designed not to invent facts — still, read it back together.
- It’s written, not recorded: answers are typed, or spoken in a supported browser and turned into text.
- There’s no printed book from us — the Keepsake is a PDF you print yourself.
Comparing options? Read our honest comparison with Storyworth and Remento.
Planning a holiday gift for them?
We’ll send one reminder in early December with these questions and a simple way to turn them into a story gift. Nothing else, unless you ask.
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