Grandparents' Day is a national U.S. holiday celebrating grandparents and their grandchildren. The holiday is traditionally celebrated on the first Sunday following Labor Day.
In 2009, Grandparents Day is on Sunday, September 13th.http://www.grandparents-day.com/
Holiday Traditions
Grandparents' Day can include face-to-face celebrations with grandparents, grandchildren and extended family members. If the grandparents live too far away for an in-person visit, gifts of flowers or cards are often sent. Other activities for Grandparents' Day include making or viewing photo albums, interviews with grandparents conducted by grandchildren and creating homemade cards or gifts for grandma and grandpa.
Grandparents' Day Quotes
"The reason grandchildren and grandparents get along so well is that they have a common enemy."—Sam LevensonInspire Me Crafts: Grandparents Day Quotes (September 3, 2008)
"Never have children. Only grandchildren."—Gore VidalInspire Me Crafts: Grandparents Day Quotes (September 3, 2008)
"When a child is born, so are grandmothers."—Judith LevyInspire Me Crafts: Grandparents Day Quotes (September 3, 2008)
Grandparents Day - Givin' It Up For Grandparents
References
Fast Facts
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Date for 2009
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Founder
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McQuade began her campaign to establish Grandparents' Day as a national holiday in 1970National Grandparents Day Council: About National Grandparents Day
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First Grandparents' Day proclaimed in McQuade's home state of West Virginia in 1973National Grandparents Day Council: About National Grandparents Day
