Grandparents' Day 2024 Teaching Resources
Celebrate Grandparents' Day 2024 in your primary classroom with our ready-to-print activities, gift ideas and more! You'll find All About Grandma and All About Grandpa templates, student and family interview activities, gift ideas for nan and grandad, greatest grandparent certificates and many more ways to honour Australian grandparents.
Looking for ideas to mark this day in your classroom in 2024? Read on for a primer from our teacher team, including when to celebrate, how the day came to be in Australia and ideas from veteran teachers for celebrating grandparents with your students.
What Is Grandparents' Day?
Grandparents' Day is a time we set aside as Australians each year to celebrate the older people in our lives and to maintain connection across generations. It's a great day to recognise not just grandparents but also special elders and other people who take on a grandparent-like role in families or communities.
Celebrated around the world at different times of the year, the Australian event is thought to have begun in October of 2010 in Queensland when the state became the first in the country to establish a day just for these special people.
It's now honoured all across Australia, and primary school students and teachers play a major role!
When Is Grandparents' Day 2024?
Grandparents' Day is always on a Sunday, although the exact date changes yearly. This year, it will be held on Sunday, 27 October, 2024.
Unlike some of the other days we mark on the calendar throughout the school year, it is not a public holiday.
Creating Grandparents' Day crafts is a popular activity among Aussie teachers.
Grandparents' Day Activities for Schools
If you're planning to celebrate Grandparents' Day at school with your students, our teacher team has plenty of ideas to make it a very Happy Grandparents' Day!
- Plan a grandparent visit to the classroom — Your school may already have this on the calendar, or you can chat with admin about adding a small assembly for classes to celebrate these special family members.
- Create Grandparents' Day cards and poems — Add some curriculum alignment to your holiday celebration by having your students work on their writing skills by crafting cards or writing poems for their grandparents.
- Assign grandparent (or special person) interviews — Teach students the importance of collecting the stories of older generations with a simple interview assignment that tasks kids with asking a few questions of either a grandparent or another special person in their life.
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Funky Grandma - Grandparents' Day Craft
Make grandma something extra special for Grandparents’ Day with our Funky Grandma Craft Activity!
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How to Draw a Grandpa - Directed Drawing
Draw and write about grandfathers on Grandparents’ Day with a ‘How to Draw a Grandpa’ directed drawing activity sheet.
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Grandparents Day Card - Mindful Colouring
Practice mindfulness and make Grandparents Day gifts with a printable greeting card.
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Grandparents Day Invitations
A selection of invitations that students can pass out to grandparents for school celebrations.
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My Sweet Grandparents - Craft Activity
Show off your students’ ‘sweet’ grandparents with an adjective ice cream cone craft.
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All About Grandpa Flipbook
Gift grandpa a very special flipbook to show how much he is loved on Grandparents’ Day.
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Grandparents' Day Printable Poster Template
Show off what you know and love about Grandma and Grandpa with a printable Grandparents’ Day Poster template.
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Grandparents' Day Printable Newspaper Template
Show the world who the World’s Best Grandparent is with a printable Grandparents’ Day Newspaper Template.
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Grandparents' Day Poems with Similes
Celebrate grandma and grandpa with heartfelt simile poems using a printable Grandparents’ Day poem template.
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How to Be a Grandparent - Grandparents' Day Writing Prompts
Draw and write to create a fun “How to Be a Grandparent” handbook to share with loved ones on Grandparents’ Day.
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Create Your Own Grandparents' Day Poem Pack
Write a special Grandparents’ Day Poem with our printable Kenning poem worksheet pack.
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Grandparent's Day Song
Surprise grandma and grandpa on Grandparents’ Day with a special performance of our Grandparents’ Day Song!
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Grandparents' Day Craft for Kids - Printable Award Ribbons
Help your students show love on Grandparents’ Day by creating a special “World’s Best Grandparent” Award Ribbon!
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Grandparents' Day Printable Trophy Card
Surprise grandma and grandpa with a “World’s Best Grandparent” trophy with our printable Grandparents’ Day Craft template.
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Grandmother's Day Questionnaire
Celebrate your students’ special grandmothers with a fun and funny Grandparent’s Day Questionnaire.
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Grandfather's Day Questionnaire
Celebrate your students’ special grandfathers with a fun and funny Grandfather’s Day Questionnaire.
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Happy Grandparents' Day Printable Heart Card
Show off your students’ love for their grandparents on Grandparents’ Day with a fun exploding Grandparents’ Day heart card.
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Printable Grandparents' Day Card - Grandparents are 'Roar-Some'
Gift grandma and grandpa a special handmade Grandparents’ Day card to let them know how “Roar-Some” they are!
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Grandparents' Day Printable Gift Vouchers
Make Grandma and Grandpa a book of special gift vouchers filled with fun activities for Grandparents’ Day!
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Grandparents' Day Gift - Handmade Card Template
Craft the grandparents a special greeting card with a printable accordion-fold Grandparents’ Day card!
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Auslan Fingerspelling - Grandparents' Day Card
Give grandma and grandpa a ‘sign’ to say Happy Grandparents’ Day with a printable Auslan Grandparents’ Day card.
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How to Draw a Grandma - Directed Drawing
Draw and write about grandmothers on Grandparents’ Day with a ‘How to Draw a Grandma’ directed drawing activity sheet.
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Grandparents' Day Silhouette Card Template
Give your loved ones a special handmade card to give to their grandparents on Grandparents' Day.
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Happy Grandparents Day - Printable Card
Create beautiful handmade cards with your students this Grandparents Day.
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