Remembrance stone gifts gave become quiet popular recently, as people look at using them as a center piece of a memorial garden. Remembrance stone gifts have also become more accessible through the creation of man made substances that are not as heavy as real stone. So they can be bought online as remembrance gifts and delivered to a person’s home as a gift.

One may think that these remembrance stones are a new invention but their history goes back in many cultures. From cairns in ancient Ireland, where stones were piled up and a new one cast on, at certain festivals and to the Jewish tradition of leaving a little stone on the monument. This is one that is quiet well know nowadays, thanks to the powerful and moving closing scene at the end of Schindler’s list.  You can now purchase personalised remembrance stones, with messages such as “Always remembered” ” in loving memory”. They are a wonderful way of ensuring that an old tradition can carry on, and reach out and give hope to others.

When you look at a site like the Comfort Company, most of its best selling remembrance gifts are actually memorial stones. These remembrance stones are made from stone cast concrete. These stones in have the feel of real stone. An atypical measurement for these gifts is 12-18 inches to 10 inches high and weighing in at about 8 lbs.

These remembrance stones are waterproof and highly durable. They can be set in to a variety of locations. On to a garden wall, as part of a pathway or in to the ground as a memorial garden centre piece. I have seen these stones off set with beautiful flower as a focal point of a memorial garden. Just ordinary pansies growing around them, but they are a powerful and highly touching gift.

I hope that this review has given you a new perspective on remembrance stone gifts and why they are a very apt gift to give to someone who has lost a loved one.