Grandparent’s Day: Celebrating the unique bond that grandparents and their grandchildren share

To celebrate the special bond grandparents have with their grandchildren, we invited them to an afternoon tea with a special activity to remember Grandparent’s Day 2024.

Our Grandfriends joined the Grandparent’s Day

Every week, the Kindergarten children visit our Grandfriends in their home. This community-focused program allows the children to form meaningful relationships with their Grandfriends while practising essential social skills. In a way, the Grandfriends become like grandparents to our little learners, so we invited them to our Grandparent’s Day celebration too.

 

Capturing the loving relationship between grandparents and their grandchildren through art

In our educational program, we use art to express emotions. We organised a creative, artsy activity for the grandparents and their grandchildren. They could make a t-shirt for the child with their combined handprints, forming a heart. The families painted their hands and stamped them onto the t-shirt – providing a unique expression of love and connection.

Voices of the children

Our events are designed with an engaging and educational purpose in mind. In the week leading up to Grandparents Day, we asked the children to share what they love most about their grandparents and grand friends.

The children’s responses to the question “What do you like about your Grand friends?” were:

One child shared, ” I like having tea with them. I look forward to seeing Stuart!”

Another shared, ” I like the activities, and I love going to see Beverly.”

We asked the children what their favourite activities were. The children replied:

“I like playing with the blocks and seeing Bob” and “I like playing with our Grand friends,” while another simply said, “I love playing with our Grand friends.”

One memorable activity was the mindful stacking of blocks, which helped the children and Grand friends practice their fine motor skills while forming strong friendships.

 

Another question we asked is: “What do grandparents do?”

The children’s affection for their grandparents shone through in their answers to the question, “What do grandparents do?” “They cook me food – Cookies and food and cuddles!” shared a student, while another said, “I love grandparents. They are super nice and play with me in outer space”. While another student shared, “They like looking after us in my room.” “When I see them, they give me cuddles and see their doggies”. “They do some work and make lunch for me. They give me treats and watch Iron Man”, and “I see them on Sunday”.

While other students have a whole different view of what grandparents do 😉: “They sleep. They look at me”. Or “My Lola doesn’t feed me any diary, my poppy annoys me, and my nanny keeps kind to me”.

 

A sunny afternoon with delicious treats by our chef, Sasheema

Our chef, Sasheema, lovingly prepared treats for our grandparents and children. From refreshing iced teas and a fruit platter to sandwiches and celebratory cupcakes.

We would like to thank all families that joined in the Grandparent’s Day celebration.