Grandparents are the parents of a person's father or mother – paternal or maternal. In cases where parents are unwilling or unable to provide adequate care
for their children (e.g., death of the parents), grandparents often take
on the role of primary caregivers. Even when this is not the case, and
particularly in traditional cultures, grandparents often have a direct
and clear role in relation to the raising, care and nurture of children. Grandparents are second-degree relatives and share 25% genetic overlap.
National Grandparents Day is a secular holiday celebrated in the United States of America and the United Kingdom
since 1978 and officially recognized in a number of countries on
various days of the year, either as one holiday or sometimes as a
separate Grandmothers' Day and Grandfathers' Day. It is celebrated on the first Sunday following Labor Day, September 10th. in the United States.
During the week that follows September 10th, young children often spend time with their grandparents at school. Because the holiday falls at the beginning of the school year, there is little time for their teachers to plan elaborate shows or exhibits. So it has become a customary time for sharing the daily routines of young school children with their older visitors.
Craft or reading activities emphasizing family are often planned in advance by the school sponsor or PTO for these holiday visits.
Crafts for Grandparents Day:
Poems About Grandmothers by Lillie Gilliland McDowell:
A collection of letters written by a grandparents to grandchildren. I have edited some of these and updated spelling. Use them in a literacy unit or read them aloud for fun. (Letters by children telling Valentine stories here.)
Grandparents Online:
During the week that follows September 10th, young children often spend time with their grandparents at school. Because the holiday falls at the beginning of the school year, there is little time for their teachers to plan elaborate shows or exhibits. So it has become a customary time for sharing the daily routines of young school children with their older visitors.
Craft or reading activities emphasizing family are often planned in advance by the school sponsor or PTO for these holiday visits.
Crafts for Grandparents Day:
- My Family Tree Craft for Grandparent's Day
- The "Love" Canvas - How to with hand and foot prints of child
- Potted Plant with children's photo flowers
- Grandma's "Tweet" Hearts - kid's footprint canvas
Little Louise and Her Grandmother, Frances Cordelia McDowell. |
- When Grandma Sews
- Grandma's Aprons
- Cuddle Time
- Grandma's Errands
- Grandma's Little Girl
- Herb Tea
- Tea at Grandma's
- When Grandma Knits
- A "Blue" Story
- Christmas Secrets
- Dancing Dolls
- Heigh-ho. 'Tis Her Way!
- Girls Will Be Girls
- When Grandma Comfys Me
- Out At Grandma's
- My Grandma's Getting Old, They Say
- Fellow Feeling
- What Kind of Grandma Do You Like?
- Grandma's Stories
- A Tea Party
- When Grandma Loses Her Specs
- G-R-A-N-D-M-A
- Contrast
- I'll Be Your Valentine
- Two Proverbs
- The Old Sampler
- When Grandma Tucks Me In
- A Pertinent Question
- The Way Out
- The Old And The New
- When Grandma Was a Little Girl
- Counting The Baby's Toes
- Grandma's Young Days
- Grandma's Hygiene
- Grandma's Prayer
- Loneliness
- When Grandma Punished Me
- Grandma's Lullaby
- The Old Willow Basket
- Retrospect
- Grandmother's Garden
A collection of letters written by a grandparents to grandchildren. I have edited some of these and updated spelling. Use them in a literacy unit or read them aloud for fun. (Letters by children telling Valentine stories here.)
Grandparents Online:
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