Grandparents Day - September 13, 2024 | Spirit Of The Holidays

Our grandparents play a huge role in our lives. They are at the top of our family trees. They provide us with guidance and wisdom, and a lot of us have fond memories of bedtime stories and family occasions with our grandparents. Grandparent’s Day provides us with the perfect opportunity to honor our grandmothers and grandfathers. Read on to discover everything you need to know.

Learn about Grandparent’s Day

Grandparents come in all shapes and sizes; you have paternal grandparents, step-grandparents, and those grandparents that are not blood-related but hold a very special place in your heart. All of these grandparents have one thing in common, and this is the happiness that they experience knowing that they can support their grandchildren.

Grandparent’s Day is a day that is dedicated to celebrating and acknowledging the vital contribution that our grandparents make when it comes to the education and well-being of younger people within the family. This is the perfect day for us all to show our respect and gratitude for the older generating, honoring our grandparents – everything they do and everything that they stand for.

It is so important to make sure that we acknowledge this date. Grandparent’s Day is the perfect opportunity for children to be more aware of the different ways that grandparents influence their education and emotional development. It is a great time for people to reflect on the guidance they have gotten from older generations and to show their appreciation for this.

It is also crucial to consider the fact that grandparents can feel lonely when they get older, especially when they live on their own. This is why it is important to let your grandparents know how loved and appreciated they are. Simply checking in with your grandparents now and again to make sure that they are doing okay is going to make a massive difference. We know it can be difficult when you have a lot of priorities, but try to make that time!

History of Grandparent’s Day

Grandchildren are a grandparent’s link to the future. Grandparents are the child’s link to the past.

The inspiration behind Grandparent’s Day was Marian McQuade. She instigated a campaign in the early 1970s aimed at highlighting the plight of lonely elderly people in care homes and encouraging grandchildren to take advantage of the wisdom and guidance their grandparents could provide.

This blossomed into the event known today, which is held each year to both honor grandparents and let them show their love for their grandchildren. It also aims to continue Marian’s original idea of an older generation’s knowledge being passed on to youngsters.

Grandparent’s Day is now celebrated all over the world! After all, it does not matter where you come from, what your religion is, or what culture you are a part of, we all recognize the important role that our grandparents play.

How to celebrate Grandparent’s Day

There are plenty of ways to celebrate the day, with the official website providing plenty of ideas. This includes youngsters learning about their grandparent’s heritage and history or making family trees. Families can simply spend time together to listen to their elderly relative’s stories and youngsters can volunteer to spend part of the day with the elderly people at a nursing home.

You can also make an effort to make your grandparents feel special on Grandparent’s Day. Why not surprise them with a lovely bouquet of flowers? After all, who doesn’t love flowers? You can’t go wrong by buying someone a beautiful flower arrangement. There is no better feeling than opening the door and seeing a big bouquet of flowers waiting for you. You can consider artificial flowers over fresh flowers because when you go down the artificial route you are giving someone a gift that is going to last them a lifetime. Every time they look at the flowers, they will be reminded of you and the thought that went into their gift. Fresh flowers will end up in the bin within a week or so, which is a great shame. Moreover, when you buy artificial blooms, you are never restricted to what is in season. This means that you can buy your grandparents any flowers they desire. This is especially beneficial if you know that they have a favorite flower, or there is a type of flower you want to buy because it has a special meaning. For example, do you know that lilies represent love and devotion? These are two words that definitely sum-up our grandparents!

Needless to say, you really do not need to spend a lot of money in order to make your grandparents smile and make them feel appreciated. Why not make them a card and write a lovely, heartfelt message inside? You could even make your own poem. It does not matter how good it is; what matters is that you have gone to the effort to make your grandparents feel special.

There are plenty of other ways that you can make your grandparents feel special on this date as well. For example, you could go out for a lovely lunch or you could book an afternoon tea treat. Who doesn’t love cakes, scones, and finger sandwiches? If your grandparents aren’t able to go out, or if you would simply prefer, you can bring the afternoon tea to them. They will certainly have a big smile on their face when they see that you’re standing at the door with lots of sweet and tasty treats to share with them!

The truth is, though, that most grandparents are not going to care what they do on this date, so long as they are spending some precious moments with their grandchildren. This is what matters to them the most. Why not ask your grandparents to show you one of the hobbies that they enjoy doing the most? This may be anything from fishing to golfing. It may not be something that you are particularly fond of, but it will mean a lot that you have shown interest in the things that your grandparents like. It matters what you want to understand them more and do something that makes them happy. This could be as simple as asking what their favorite movie is and requesting that you watch it together on Grandparent’s Day.

There are lots of other activities that you and your Grandparent’s Day can enjoy doing together on this date. Why not bake a cake together? You will find lots of great recipes online for different cakes, from lemon drizzle cake to chocolate cake. You could also play a game together, or why not go on a lovely scenic walk? Other options include doing different crafts together. Again, you are going to find plenty of craft suggestions and ideas online.