Grandparents Day

The AARP Foundation Grandparent Information Center offers 10 tips for observing National Grandparents Day:

1. Go hiking, biking, swimming, or take a walk. Today's grandparents are more active than ever and these are great ways for grandparents and their grandchildren to connect.
2. Connect across the miles by using a webcam or videophone, or by playing online games together. Long distance grandparents and grandchildren have many surprisingly easy and fun ways to connect through technology.
3. Gather the whole family for an evening of storytelling – have someone from each generation share a favorite story. Record the stories on video and you'll be able to enjoy those memories into the future.
4. Volunteer together in your community. Grandchildren can learn from giving—check with your local volunteer group, faith-based organization or neighborhood center for ideas.
5. Create a family history scrapbook together. Scrapbooking is a fun and creative way for grandparents and grandchildren to share across the generations.
6. Share favorite family recipes at a family dinner, and give everyone a copy of the recipes. A picnic might be a great way to do this – it's a fun way to get exercise and enjoy a family meal together!
7. Share a favorite hobby like gardening, kite-flying, fishing, needlework, baseball card collecting or coin collecting.
8. Play a favorite board game or have a movie night – invite the whole family to join and don't forget the popcorn!
9. Go to a museum – children's museums can often bring out the inner child in everyone, young and old! Support grandparents in your community who are raising their grandchildren full-time – offer to babysit, do yard work or provide a meal.
10. Support grandparents in your community who are raising their grandchildren full-time – offer to babysit, do yard work or provide a meal.