It used to be that any MCU development board you could buy, would have a HD44780 display on it, or at least a header for it! A 8×2 display with custom fonts. By [MikroLogika], CC BY-SA 3.0 ...

If you have family members and distant relatives that send photo Christmas cards, try creating a family tree display so you can ... cardstock or a large poster board. Watch as kids play I-spy ...