What Can I Give as a Condolence Gifts? Here Are Some Creative Gifts, Beyond The Ordinary
A while back, a writer from the New York Magazine “Strategist” column asked to interview me on a second grief-related topic. The first one, a couple of months ago, was about deciding whether or not to have children attend a funeral.
Condolence Gifts
This topic was “condolence gifts”. When the interviewer first told me the topic, all I could envision was the many Jewish “shiva” visits that I have been to, in which there is a table overloaded with cakes, cookies, candies, and maybe a few pieces of fruit.
Usually, it does not all get eaten. Much of it is wasted, given away, or thrown away.
My Recommendations
I took the opportunity to recommend the kind of things that I’d rather give or receive as condolence gifts, that are perhaps more personal, more long-lasting, or more useful.
Wonderful condolence gifts such as:
A cozy blanket
A silver photo frame
Magnolia Ann Memorial Tree from The Magnolia Company
Note: “Meal Trains,” in which a different family provides dinner for the grieving family each night for a specified period of weeks or months following a death… are also helpful. That kind of food gift is usually a welcome one as the days pass following the death.
To read my ideas and those of others in the field of grief, read the full article.
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