Leviticus 19:32 (NIV)
          "`Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the
LORD.

2 Samuel 9:7 (NIV)
          "Don't be afraid," David said to him, "for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your
father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will
always eat at my table."

Job 12:12 (NIV)
          Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?

Proverbs 17:6 (NIV)
           Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.

1 Timothy 5:4 (NIV)
          But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into
practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is
pleasing to God.

2 Timothy 1:5 (NIV)
          I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your
mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.

National Grandparents Day - How Grandparents Day Began; Activities for Churches, Groups,
and Families; & more. The impetus for a National Grandparents Day originated with Marian McQuade,
a housewife in Fayette County, West Virginia. Her primary motivation was to champion the cause of
lonely elderly in nursing homes. She also hoped to persuade grandchildren to tap the wisdom and heritage
their grandparents could provide. President Jimmy Carter, in 1978, proclaimed that National
Grandparents Day would be celebrated every year on the first Sunday after Labor Day.

National Grandparents Day: Activities & Resources - Families; Teachers/Classrooms;
"Forget-Me-Not" Nursing Home Visitation

Celebrating Our Grandparents and Older Friends - Teaching Online Lesson Plans

HOW CAN GRANDPARENTS TEACH CHILDREN? - ideas of special things to do
and places to visit with grandparents from the book, Grandma and Grandpa, May I Come Over?

Grandparents Day - Songs & Poems, Activities

Grandparents Day - Second Grade Project, including a "Grandparent Rap"

GRANDPARENTS IN THE CLASSROOM - School program links generations
and lifetimes

Lesson Plan for Grandparents Day - Award Winning Teacher Achievement Lesson Plans;
Primary Level

LONG-DISTANCE GRANDPARENTING  - ways to stay in touch across the miles

Sample Questions for 'Interviewing' Your Grandparents

Story Books for Grandparents Day

Grand Activities : More Than 150 Fabulous Fun Activities for Kids to Do With Their
Grandparents. Shari Sasser. Career Press, 1999. 168 pages. Grand Activities offers more than 150
fun and easy activities that grandparents can enjoy with their grandchildren, ages 4 through 12. This
compendium of activities are designed for the purpose of building and strengthening the bond between
grandparent and grandchild. The activities cover a wide range of interests including sharing events of
everyday life, making presents for all occasions, exploring familial past and family traditions, learning
about talents and abilities, discovering the nuances of the neighborhood, keeping informed about
physical changes, and moving through the seasonal holidays around the calendar year.  Amazon Books
 
Hooray for Grandparent's Day! Nancy L. Carlson.   Viking Childrens Books, 2000, 32 pages. 
Reading level: Ages 4-8.   Amazon Books
 
I'm Glad I'm Your Grandma. Kathy & Bill Horlacher.  Standard Publishing/A Happy Day Book,
1996. Reading level: Baby-Preschool.    Amazon Books

I'm Glad I'm Your Grandpa. Bill & Kathy Horlacher. Standard Publishing/A Happy Day Book,
1996. Reading level: Baby-Preschool.    Amazon Books
 

E-Cards

Electronic Cards - from Greetsomeone

Electronic Cards - from 123Greetings

Animated Greeting Cards - from Blue Mountain Arts

Christian Crafts from Hand-Shaped Art (Christian Craft Series) #S1886.
 Mary McMillan. Good Apple, 1991. ISBN: 0866536299    Amazon

Hand Butterfly Card - Fold 9"x12" construction in half. Place child's palm on the fold and trace
hand. Cut hand pattern through both layers of paper; open double hands = butterfly wings. Glue black
center strip and antennas. Write message on wings; ex.- "I LOVE (draw heart) YOU GRANDPA &
GRANDMA". Decorate wings with markers/paint/crayons, or cut and glue shapes from various bright
colors of construction paper scraps.

Happy Hands & Feet. Cindy Mitchell. Incentive Pubns., 1989. 80 pages. Reading level: Ages 4-8
ISBN: 0865300623

MACARONI CARDS

Me and My Gran - Hand in Hand!