Do Something Grand

#DoSomethingGrand and celebrate Grandparents Day (Sunday, September 7, 2025) throughout the month of September! This year we are celebrating “Stories From the Table.”

Inspired by the Emmy-nominated Netflix film NONNAS, this year’s theme honors the food, family, and wisdom shared across generations. Whether you’re gathering around the table, swapping recipes, or simply sharing stories, it’s a chance to strengthen intergenerational connections in your family and community.

Resources:

Official Grandparents Day Take Action Guide: Are you ready to #DoSomethingGrand? Check out the official Grandparents Day Take Action Guide, Generations United created with support from “Far From Alone” and Humana, for tons of ideas on how you can celebrate intergenerational connections and make a difference in your families or communities.

#DoSomethingGrand and Share a Recipe:

Grandparents pass down more than just ingredients; they pass down love, wisdom, culture, and connection. Whether it’s a treasured family recipe, a holiday tradition, or a memory of learning to cook beside someone special, these stories help preserve the powerful role grandparents and older adults play across generations. Explore Our Stories From the Table—a collection of family traditions shared across generations.

Share a story, recipe, or memory that honors the grandparents, grandfriends, or older loved ones who have helped shape your life. Your submission will be added to Our Stories From the Table collection. Feel free to share in writing, photos, or both!

#DoSomethingGrand Take a Grandie:

Show your love for your grandparents, grandfriends, or grandchildren by posting special notes and photos. Fill in the blanks in the statements below and share a picture with your grandparents, grandfriends, grandchildren, or other loved ones on social media, tag Generations United, and use the hashtag #DoSomethingGrand.

Captions for Grandies:

  • “For Grandparents Day, I celebrate … because …”
  • “My favorite way to connect with my loved ones is…”
  • “My favorite memory of my grandmother/grandfather/grandfriend is …”
  • “My grandmother/grandfather/grandfriend inspires me by …”

#DoSomethingGrand Activities:

Commit to doing one of the grand activities listed below with your grandparents, grandfriends, grandchildren, or other loved ones. Remember to take a photo of the activity to share on social media, tag Generations United, and use the hashtag #DoSomethingGrand. 

  • Read a book with your grandfriends, grandparents, or grandfamily caregiver. 
  • Take a walk together through your neighborhood or favorite park. 
  • Share family stories of your favorite memories together, your family’s history, or look through a family photo album together. 
  • Go for an outing as a family (i.e. dinner at a restaurant, to the movies, skating rink, hiking, amusement park, etc.).
  • Cook a meal together using your favorite family recipe. 
  • Do an arts and crafts activity.
  • Have a virtual coffee or lunch date. 
  • Participate in an in-person or virtual family game night.
  • Volunteer together in remembrance of 9/11 or attend a 9/11 memorial service event.
  • Gather in person as a family and share kind words to honor those grandparents, grandfriends or older caregivers who are no longer here. Afterward, plant a tree or flower seed at a park, family garden, or special location to amplify their remembrance.
  •  Create a celebratory dance video with your family and friends. Learn more and see examples from 2022.

Even those who are not on social media can participate in this too! From your own home, you can:

  • Write handwritten notes to your grandparents, grandfriends, or grandchild. Include in the envelope your favorite photos together. 
  • Call or video chat with your grandchild, grandfriends, or other loved ones and convey the love and appreciation you have for them.
  • Bake healthy treats and deliver them to your grandchildren, grandfriends, or loved ones. Or, pop in for a visit and bake them together!

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