👵 Grandparents Day
Sunday after Labor Day Grades K–5
National Grandparents Day, the first Sunday after Labor Day, celebrates grandparents and the wisdom and love they share.
📅 Next dates
- Sunday, September 13, 2026
- Sunday, September 12, 2027
- Sunday, September 10, 2028
📖 The story
Marian McQuade of West Virginia worked to create a day to honor grandparents and to remind people to visit lonely older people in nursing homes. President Jimmy Carter signed it into law in 1978.
The holiday even has an official flower — the forget-me-not.
✨ Traditions
- Calling or visiting grandparents
- Grandparents’ visits at school
- Sharing family stories
✂️ Activities
Interview a Grandparent
- Ask: What games did you play as a kid? What was your school like?
- Write or record the answers.
- Make a small book of their stories.
Grandparents Day quiz
When is Grandparents Day?
Which president signed it into law?
What is its official flower?
💭 Let’s write
What is your favorite thing to do with an older person in your life?
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