National Grandparents Day Celebration

by CandiHolic

National Grandparents Day is celebrated the first Sunday after Labor Day in the United States.  It’s a day when grandchildren can honor their grandparents with cards, gifts, and their time.  A Grandparents Day celebration brings grandchildren and grandparents together for fun and fellowship.

In the Twilight Zone “Kick the Can” episode (1962), senior citizens become young again by playing Kick the Can-a childhood game.   Although playing Kick the Can won’t make grandparents young again physically, teaching and playing their childhood games with their grandchildren may rejuvenate them in other ways.   Thus, a Grandparents Day Celebration that focuses on grandparents’ childhood fun activities is the focus of this party.

Of course, Kick the Can has to be taught and played.   Hide and Seek, Red Rover and other games should be taught and played, too.  Jacks and Paddle Balls should be available, too.

Try to find popular candies from the 70s or earlier to display and share, such as Mary Janes, Dick Tracy, and Squirrels.

Set up a picture area so grandparents and grandchildren can take pictures together.  Make sure to use a digital camera to print pictures instantly.  These pictures can be used in a scrapbook area.  Grandparents and grandchildren can design scrapbook pages together and place their photos on it to commemorate National Grandparents Day.

July 24th, 2009 by Yolanda D. Young | Posted in Holiday Parties | (0)