I did a "memory book " for William's 80th birthday. I got a big scrapbook and put in photos of his grandparents, parents, himself as a child, his first wife who died in 1990, his children as they grew up and then with their spouses and children. Places he had lived, and even wrappers from his favourite chocolate bars, cards from friends, etc. He really loved it, and until his condition deteriorated too much, he would add to the book himself. He stuck in a feather from one of our chickens, and bizarrely, a pretzel! I labelled each item in the book very clearly as to who the pic was, and the nursing home staff, after he went to full time care, used to regularly go through the book with him.