Craft Ideas for Grandparents' Day

"Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children." ~ Alex Haley

Grandparents are truly one of the most pleasant influences in a child’s life. They are simply a joy to have around with their unconditional love and support. Very often in our busy lives we take out the time to appreciate them and let them know how much they mean to us. Although we treat them with utmost respect and value them every single day of our life, there is also a special day to celebrate their presence in our lives. The national Grandparents Day is a day celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Sunday after Labor Day.

Ideas for Grandparents Day: Grandparents Day Crafts

Although you could arrange a wide number of grandparents’ day activities for your children and their grandparents to enjoy, grandparents’ day crafts can be a great way for the grandkids to express their love and affection to their grandparents. kids crafts can be very innovative and extremely adorable and are guaranteed to touch the hearts of the doting grandparents. Here are some innovative grandparents’ day craft ideas to make the day truly special and memorable:

Handmade Grandparents Day Pill Box

A pillbox as a grandparents’ day gift is a very affectionate gesture. You can use cardboard, hard plastic planks or Styrofoam to make a seven-compartment box. Use superglue to fasten the planks and sheets to make the box with seven equal compartments. Now create seven different lids for these compartments. You can even superglue Velcro patches or press-buttons to close the lids. Now color the pillbox with a blank paper and spray paint it. Now on each lid write the names of the weekdays starting with Monday to Sunday. Try and decorate the box with personalized messages like " Love you Grandma" or "Its Wednesday Grandpa, don’t forget your medicine!". Use sparkle pens and colorful paper cuttings and beads to make the pillbox look more attractive.

Handmade Grandparents Day Keepsakes

Grandparents’ day keepsakes can be sweet little things that the grandchildren make for their grandparents. The kids’ craft ideas can include creation of different craft ideas like pen stand, book marks, photo frames, coffee mugs, bags, caps or even customized t-shirts made using fabric paints and other decoration accessories. In order to personalize these gifts you can add quotations about grandparents or messages like " World’s Greatest Grandpa" or "Super Granny". Nothing will make a granny happier than carrying around her personalized tote that says "World’s best Grandma" or a grandpa using a handmade bookmark while reading! These keepsakes will not only be fun to make for the kids but the doting grandparents will definitely appreciate the love behind the efforts.

Handmade Grandparents Day Scrapbooks

Scrapbooking is a very creative activity for children in addition to being a great gift for the grandparents. Add old photographs and beautiful poems and quotations about grandparents to make the scrapbook a warm memorabilia of all the fond memories for the grandparents. In case you need to make things a bit easier for the kids, you can provide them with scrapbooking kits as well. Try and get the scrapbook in a hardbound or laminated so that the grandmas and grandpas can cherish it forever.