Simple Grandparent's Day Gift Roundup
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Grandparents’ Day is Sunday, September 13 this year! That means just over a week away.
In thinking up gifts for my kids to give to their grandparents whom they miss dearly, I have come up with a few criteria:
No gift shall be something that I would want to throw away if it was given to me.
If they make something, it has to be something they make on their own with little guidance.
That eliminates the majority of handprint art mercifully - that never goes well for us.
Given those details, here are a few of my favorite ideas for Grandparents’ Day gifts.
Fun Facts form : My kids are at an age where they think old is 10 years old and airplanes is a job, so this will be a fun activity to both do and read later.
Smushed art : This is a project that I could leave the kids doing for awhile with little risk of getting paint everywhere. Also a great sensory and color practice activity.
Rainbow Name activity: If I wasn’t trying to teach letters, I would likely skip this activity siting Rule 2 above. But as a lesson about letters, I will allow this craft.
Mail a hug: This project resonates with me so much during Covid. My kids would give anything to hug their grandparents, and this seems like the safest way to do so.
Height String: I got this as an end of the year gift from my son’s preschool and loved it. It is a sweet and simple way to mark a time in your child’s life.
Thumbbody card: I think I can manage a thumbprint better than a whole toddler hand covered in paint. Plus, a free printable always makes my heart skip a beat! Just make sure to cut the bottom off because it says 2012.
Paperbag puppets: Our Facetime calls with the grandparents get pretty lively on their own, but adding a preschool puppet show would be such a fun addition! You could make puppets of the kids and mail the grandparents puppets that you made of them and have them talk to each other over Facetime.
Photobooks: It might be a little late to achieve these, but I bet your local pharmacy has a quick print option. If you have been practicing social distancing from your families, put together a photobook of some of the fun things that you’ve been doing at home for your grandparents to flip through when they miss the kiddos.
Photo puzzle: Same idea as above, but in puzzle form!
