National Grandparent’s Day is an annual event celebrated on the first Sunday after Labor Day in both the United States and Canada. It is also celebrated in the UK in October. This year, National Grandparent's Day is celebrated on September 13, 2009.
Marian McQuade is the founder of National Grandparents Day. President Jimmy Carter signed Proclamation 4580, proclaiming National Grandparent’s Day in 1978, in order to “honor grandparents, to give grandparents an opportunity to show lover for their children’s children and to help children become aware of strength, information and guidance older people can offer.”
This Grandparent’s Day, remind that grandparent in your life how very special he or she is. It’s also a great day to visit a resident in a nursing or retirement center.
Fun Project and Craft Ideas for Grandparent’s Day:
- Happy Grandparent’s Day Stationary – This printable stationary does not include lines.
- Printable Coloring Pages Just for Grandpa
- Printable Coloring Pages Just for Grandma
- Worry Stones – Make these stones for your favorite papa or grandma. Colored tissue, yarn, smooth stone, permanent markers and spray varnish are needed for this project.
- My Family Tree – Make this family tree using the printable tree, apples and details templates.
- Brag Book – Make this brag book out of ribbon, construction paper and photographs.
- Silhouettes – Back in the day, silhouettes were very popular. Learn how to make your very own silhouette.
- Handprint Wall Hanging – Grandparents will appreciate this “handmade” wall hanging. You’ll need three sheets of felt, paper, yarn, ribbon, stick or safety pins and wooden dowel.
- Bath Salts – Grandma will love this little gift! You’ll need Epsom salt, Glycerin, essential oil or fragrance, jars and sea, rock or coarse salt.
- Popsicle Stick Picture Frame – This project is a favorite for many children. The craft requires Popsicle sticks, paint or magic markers, yarn, magnet and decorative items such as buttons, sequins, etc.
- Special Grandparents Booklet – Print off the lined paper and create a personalized book.
- Grandparents Bookmarks – Print these bookmarks then laminate for added durability.
Grandparent’s Day Cards:
- Mouth Pop-Up Card – Make this fun pop-up card from About.com. Lea Elleseff shows you just how to do it! You’ll need two pieces of paper, glue stick, colored pencils, markers and pens and googly eyes.
- Printable Grandparent's Day Cards- There are three different printable cards from Lee Hansen.
- Grandparent’s Day ECards – Send grandma and grandpa an electronic greeting from Billy Bear 4 Kids.
- Grandparent’s Day Muffin Flower Card – Make this personalized card for grandma or grandpa using the printable template, two muffin cups, glue and a personal photograph.
- Printable Grandma Card
- Special Grandpa Card
Happy Grandparent's Day!
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Hi,
I think Grandparents Day is also a wonderful opportunity to keep the memory of our parents alive for our children, if they've passed away, like mine have.
For anyone in the NYC area, we're celebrating the grandparents our children no longer have in their lives by having an event in Yonkers. Here's what we're doing:
Circle of Remembrance – We form a circle and say the names of our parents, out-loud. We also write messages to our parents (and our kids can write messages to their grandparents) on the balloons and we release them into the sky.
Make-a-Frame – Kids can decorate wooden frames and when we get home we can put pictures of our parents inside.
Plant Forget-Me-Nots - Kids can plant Forget-Me-Not seeds inside little pots with soil.
Potluck Lunch – Bring a dish your parents’ made that you want your children (and the rest of us!) to taste
Please join us! email me if interested, allison@allisongilbert.com or search "Parentless Parents" on Facebook.
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