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grandparents day celebration.

“As we seek to strengthen the enduring values of the family, it is

appropriate that we honor our grandparents”.
“It is important that your gift should be straight from the heart.
It should convey your true love and affection for them”.

"Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do.

Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little
children."

Grandparents are important to children in so many ways. They

have patience and time when parents are too busy. They have
stories to tell and interesting games to play. They are good for
treats and spoiling, which we all need from time to time!

Introduction
Grandparents are our heritage and are essential members
of our families and communities. That is why a special
day, National Grandparent's Day, is set aside every year to
honor them. & this is the special day for us to spend
some time with our dear grandparent and have fun
together.
September 9, the Grandparents day, a special day for the
aged parents who are at the final laps of the life journey.
Every year the day falls in September, do you wonder why?
It is to symbolize that grandparents are in the autumn
years of life , and so September month was chosen for this
specially for Grandparents Day. Grandparents Day is never
earlier than September 7 or later than September 13.

". Grandparents are the link between the present and the
near past. It is through them the national heritage and
traditions are handed over to the next generation. It is the
experiences and beliefs of our grandparents and senior
members in society strongly affect our lives.

Grandparents day is observed to honor and respect

grandparents and all senior members in the society. It is
an opportunity to thank them for their service to the
society and the guidance to the new generation. It is the
life experience and struggles of senior members that work
as the foundation stone to any society.
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This day has a threefold purpose:

1) To honor grandparents

2) To give grandparents an opportunity to show love for

their children's children.

3) To help children become aware of the strength,

information and guidance older people can offer.

Brief introduction on grandparents day:

Grandparents Day History
Grandparents day has a history
stretched log back to the year 1973.
The day really began as Marian
McQueen, a Virginian homemaker,
began a campaign to establish a special
day to honor grandparents. Her
enthusiasm soon attracted people from
all the social groups and in 1973
Grandparents day was announced
official in Virginia. In 1978 by a federal
proclamation, US President Jimmy
Carter created Grandparents Day and
was celebrated for the first time on
September 9, 1979.

Grandparents Day Official Flower

Isn't it bewildering to know that a
special flower is allotted for this
particular day. The 'Forget-me-not'
flower is the official flower of
grandparent’s day. It is irrational to ask
that why this particular flower is
dedicated for Grandparents day, as the
name of the flower itself is self-
explanatory. As the name of the flower
indicates, the memories of our
grandparents are not be faded down as
time passes. The flames of gratitude
towards the senior people in the society
should be blazing in our minds. The
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choice of the forget-me-not as the

Grandfathers Day flower serves not only
as encouragement to create lasting
memories by nurturing relationships
between the generations, but also as a
poignant reminder that the time to
pursue those relationships is limited.

Official Grandparents Day Song: Oh

Grandma, Grandpa, you know that I love you
I love all those little things that you say and do
The stories you tell, things I never knew
Oh Grandma, Grandpa I love you

“A Song for Grandma and Grandpa," by

Johnny Prill, is the official song of
National Grandparents Day. U.S. Sen.
Debbie Stabenow said about the
Grandparents day song that "You have
put into words the unique relationship
between grandparents and their
grandchildren."

Ways to celebrate Grandparents

Day
Grandparents day is mainly a family
celebration. There are several ways to
celebrate this day and make it an
unforgettable occasion for your
grandparents and senior people.
Grandparents day is also celebrated in
public forums through honoring senior
people. The most common way of
grandparents day celebration is family
gatherings. You can go beyond your
imagination and creativity to make this
day special for each one in your family.
Make a plan for the entire day right
from the morning breakfast to lunch to
dinner. Prepare their favorite food items.
Arranging games that are easily played
by young and old, creating an
opportunity for story telling in which you
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can listen to your grandparents life

experiences and past incidents, or
planning an outdoor cooking etc... can
be done effectively on Grandparents day
to spice up the mood of celebration

Most important, Grandparents Day can

signify a loving spirit that lives winin us
throughout the year--a spirit of love and
respect for our elders.
Shut-Ins and Homebound Elderly
Along with Grandparents Day, we should
not forget shut-ins and those in nursing
homes who are unable to be with their
families or have no families. Every effort
must be made to include these people in
the mainstream through cards,
community projects and visitation at
times other than just holidays.
There are many, many elderly who are
not fortunate enough to have family
nearby. The need is increasing every day
to fill the void of their loneliness. In every
neighborhood, there are elderly who
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would love an opportunity to be a Foster

Grandparent. Parents, churches, schools,
and senior organizations, help children
to adopt a grandparent!

Do you know, what the word grandparent mean, let me

tell u:Greatly appreciating from their heart , really kind &
generous, a great couple, never mean to others, deeply
loved by family, perfect in every way ,always admired
,ready to help, every day is a new day for me by them, not
hurtful, terrific & smart & that is our dear GRANDPARENT.
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Song:

Hello, Grandma Hello, grandpa

How do you do? How do you do ?

You are very special. You are very special.

& we love you.& we love you.

Hello, Grandpa Hello, grandma

How do you do? How do you do?

You are very special. You are very special.

May god bless you May god bless you.

Song: Action song: when your happy

Send along grandparents photo with the grandchild and write behind
it With permanent marker the child's name, the name he calls that
grandparent and the date when the photo was clicked.

End note : With each grandparents day we should grow more and more
respectful to the elderly of our society. Forget them not, because they are the
foundation stones of our lives. Ignore them not, for they need our special care
and affection as they have spent their life and energy for us. Dishonor them not
as with each heart beat everyone is moving towards old age and thus towards
the graves.
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Games:

1) Sponge bob: soak the sponge in water, and then squeeze it in the bottle the
maximum filled bottle with in the given time limit is the winner.

2) Kneading dough : let grand pa knead the dough

3) Putting straw in the hair of grandma, maximum straw holder will be the winner,
within the given time limit.

4) Musical chair

5) Making grandma ready keep chunni, bindi, bangles, comb,

6) Tying turband for grandpa.

7) “Newspaper costume parade” Grandparents day party game: Each child and their
grandparent receive a newspaper, a pair of scissors and a roll of sticky tape. In 15
minutes, each team’s task is to create an outfit – consisting of 3 items eg
hat/top/pants or hat/dress/over-shirt – for each member using only the newspaper,
scissors and sticky tape. Afterwards, teams parade their creations and teachers can
hand out a series of prizes for the neatest, messiest, or most creative outfit.

8) Fashion show of grandparents of the grandchildren:Invite grandparent's to a fashion

show. Featuring their grandchildren dressed in their grandparents clothes of
occupation. The children can show off and tell everyone what it is their grandparents
did or do for a living and what their favorite thing is to do with grandma&/or
grandpa.

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10) Hearty Laugh: “He who laughs last” Grandparents day party game: This game is
hilarious to watch, and even more fun to play. It’s a real challenge, especially for
people who can’t keep a straight face. Players have to sit in a circle (on chairs if
necessary), facing each other. The player who starts says “ha!”, the next player in
the circle says “ha ha!”, the third player says “ha ha ha!” and so on around the circle.
As soon as someone says the wrong number of “ha”s, or starts laughing, they have
to leave the circle. Once a player leaves the circle, they have to try and make the
rest of the players laugh or make a mistake. The person who makes a mistake or
laughs last is the winner.

11) PEAS: The peas - are ping-pong balls of different colors. 2 players take part in this
game. Their task is to gather as many peas as possible. The peas (about 15 pieces)
are thrown about the room (hall). There are 2 chairs with the little buckets on them.
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The players gather the balls with the help of the little scoop and put them into the
buckets or baskets.

SOME GAMES FOR KIDS AND ELDERS TOO :

12)CHINESE WHISPERS GAME

Sit everyone in a circle. Whisper a long phrase to one person. They,
in turn, whisper what they heard to the next person, and so on. The
last person announces what they hear

13)

DUCKY DUCKY KIDS GAME

Everyone sits in a circle except one who is given a pillow and blind-
fold. They then go and place the pillow on a persons lap, sit on it
and say ducky ducky. The person should say "quack quack" this can
be done only 3 times. If the blind person guesses the name the
person, they should now be given the blind fold and the game run
over again - after everyone has changed their places.

14) LISTEN & MOVE PARTY GAME

Place party shapes on the floor in a circle. For example if your theme
is Knights the shapes could be shields, swords, and castles. Children
walk around circle while listening to music. If the music is loud the
children move fast. If the music is quiet the children move slow. If the
music stops, the children stop on the closest shape. Young children
like to play it this way.
To make it more challenging for older children have 1 less shape than
the number of children. Continue remove shapes as the children are
'out'.

15) MEMORY PARTY GAME

On a tray, place about 10 to 15 small items (e.g. pencil, watch,
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comb, shoe lace, spoon, toy car, etc.) and cover with a cloth. Sit
everyone in a circle. Place the tray in the middle of the circle and
remove the cloth for 60 seconds. Everyone has to remember the
objects. When the time is up, replace the cloth. In turn, each
person has to name an object on the tray. The first person to fail to
name an object, repeat an object or name something not on the
tray is out. The tray is then removed and some or all of the objects
replaced, and the game re-started with the person following the
one who is out. If the game is too easy for the group, add more
objects or reduce the time.

16) THE CHOCOLATE GAME

Sit everyone in a circle and place a tray in the middle with a hat,
scarf, gloves, knife and fork, die and a wrapper bar of chocolate.
turn, players throw the die. If they throw a SIX, they must put on the
Hat, Scarf and Gloves before they start to unwrap the chocolate with
the knife and fork, ad then start to eat it. To speed up the game add
a second die and require a Double SIX. The Jelly Variation is to turn
out a set jelly onto a plate and eat it with the knife and fork.

17) TOY WALK PARTY GAME

Have numbers on the ground equal to the number of children. Walk
on the numbers until the music stops. Have numbers on some small
toys. If a child is standing on the number of the toy, they win the toy.

18) STATIONS KIDS PARTY GAME

Everyone stands a circle (except one who is standing in the middle)

and has been told to remember a different station name. The person
in the middle calls out two names. The stations have to change
places quickly, before the person in the middle can get to one of the
empty spaces. Who ever is left without a place is the person in the
middle for the next game.

19) PASS THE PARCEL GAME

Wrap a bar of chocolate (or some other gift), in a layer of paper. Now
wrap it in another layer and repeat until you have about 10 layers.
Finally wrap it in gift paper (so it looks nice). Sit everyone in a circle
and play a short snippet of music. When the music stops, the person
holding the parcel removes ONE layer of wrapping. Repeat until the
last layer of wrapping has been removed. The winner keeps the
present.
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20) POSTMAN'S KNOCK

All the boys gather in a group and each takes a card with a sequential
number (One, Two, Three etc). The girls do the same. The boys then
form a line (shoulder to shoulder) facing the girls who are in a similar
line. (Players should NOT stand in order. First a girl calls out a number
and the boy with that number goes across to kiss her. The a boy calls
out a number and the girl with that number goes and kisses him.

21) BALLOON POP PARTY GAME

Place notes inside un-inflated balloons,1 or 2 of the notes should

indicate that this balloon is a winner. Inflate the balloons and hang
them around. Let each child pick a balloon then pop it to see if their
note is a winner.

22) BALLOON RELAY PARTY GAME

Divide the children into 2 or more equal teams and stand them in a
line. Give each team ten balloons in a basket. The first in each line
takes a balloon and runs to the other side of the room/yard/area and
sits or stomps on the balloon to pop it. After popping the balloon they
run back to the line and tag the next person who does the same
thing. The game goes on until one team has popped all of their
balloons. The winning team gets a small prize (like a ribbon) while
EVERYONE gets a small toy.

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CAN YOU GUESS?

Put several small items into a brown paper bag. Blindfold one
person and hand them one of the items in the bag. Give them a
few seconds to guess what the item is. If they are unsuccessful
they are out. The last one wins.

24) BRITISH BULLDOG GAME

Caution: This game can get rough.
All the players (except one) line up at one side of the playing area.
The remaining player (The Bulldog) stands in the middle. When he is
ready, he shouts "Go" and all the other players have to get to the
other side without being caught. Any player the The Bulldog can lift
off the ground while he shouts "British Bulldog", joins him in the
middle as a Bulldog. On subsequent runs, the Bulldogs may work
together. The winner is the last one to be caught

25) MUMMIES FREE PARTY GAME

Split the party goers into teams of three and give each team a
toilet roll. Two persons then wrap the third in the toilet roll so that
they look like an Egyptian Mummy. The winning team is the one
who in a set time (say 2 minutes) have the neatest and most
covered Mummy.

26) MUSICAL CHAIRS

The old favorite. With one fewer chairs than people, a short snippet of music is p
while the people move around the room. When the music stops everyone tries t
on a vacant chair. (Only ONE person per chair) The person who doesn't find a ch
out. One chair is taken away and the game continues until only one person (The
Winner) is left.

27) MUSICAL STATUES

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This is like Musical Chairs, but when the music stops, the players
have to keep still. Anyone who moves, quivers, shakes etc is out. The
winner is the last one still playing.

28) PASS THE ORANGE

Arrange for teams of about 8 to stand in a line, one behind the

other (arranged boy, girl, boy,...). Give each team an orange which
the first person should tuck under his chin. This should be passed
to the person behind. When the orange gets to the last person,
they come to the front of the line and start again. The winning
team is the first one which gets their starting person to the front
again.

29) PORT AND STARBOARD

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On the command (from the list below) the children have to do the
appropriate action. After a while, start removing the last player to
comply, until only one remains.

Port (run to one side to the area)

Starboard (run to the other side)

Captains Coming Aboard (Stand to attention and Salute)

Submarines (lie on the floor)

Hoist the Mainsail (run on the spot - like climbing the rigging)

Mess Deck (Sit cross legged on the floor - ready for lunch)

Davey Jones (Climb a tree, stand on a chair - anything so that you are
not on the floor)

Up Periscope (Stand up straight and old hands to eyes as though

looking through binoculars)

30) WHISTLING CRACKERS

You give every child 3 soda crackers. When you say "GO" every
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child puts all the crackers at once in his/her mouth. The first one to
whistle wins. (You can also substitute the soda crackers with
peanut butter but make sure there are no Allergies).

31) STUCK IN THE MUD

One person is 'IT' and has to run round touching as many people as
they can. When they have touched someone, that person has to
stop and stand with their legs apart and their hands out stretched,
until someone crawls through their legs. If you've been caught
three times, then you are out. The game ends when everyone left
is standing still.

32) SLEEPING PIRATE GAME

All the children (except one - The Pirate) sit Cross Legged on the floor
in a circle. The pirate sites Cross-legged in the middle of the circle,
blind-folded, with a large bunch of keys on the floor in front of him.
child is nominated to creep up and take the keys and then return to
their place, without the pirate hearing them. The Pirate has three
goes to point to where he thinks the raider is. If he is successful, the
raider becomes the Pirate
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We know an old lady, she tells great stories,

She's seen things you've only read about in books.
She gets such joy, from filling us up
With her love and with the great food she cooks.
And after we've eaten, we sit by the fire,
She hums a song that's from a far-off land.
I notice a photo of her as a child,
Imagine all that's happened since then!

CHORUS:
Older people have so much to share,
Look in their hearts for the treasure waits there.
The key to unlock it is show them you care...
Older people have so much to share,
So much to share, they have so much to share.

The old man next door, he lives all alone,

He's traveled through life many a mile.
It feels so good, when we visit him,
To see his face light up with a smile.

CHORUS

The hands of the young, the hands of the old,

Reaching out for hands to hold.
Love is a feeling between two hearts,
Age can't keep us apart.

CHORUS

So much to share, they have so much to share.

Love makes a family

So many ways that we can be
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I want the whole world to see
that love makes a family