Grand Things to Do

Follow our Twitter, Facebook, and website and share the Generations United messages. Check out our Grandparents Day Social Media Guide for sample content. Make sure to tag your messages #DoSomethingGrand.
Let your grandparents, grandchildren and other older and younger people in your life know you think they are special.
Volunteer with and advocate on behalf of another generation.
Encourage your friends and family to swap their regular Facebook profile or cover photos with one that includes their grandparents and/or grandchildren and keep it up throughout the week.
#TakeAGrandie for Generations United’s “Grandie” contest! Learn more

Use Grandparents Day to have an intergenerational discussion with a young person or elder in your life the importance on vaccines for all ages. Here’s a guide to help start the conversation.
Grandparents and older adults raising kids are the “quiet heroes”. Watch President Obama’s tribute to his grandmother.

Check out our Take Action Guide and plan an intergenerational service activity.
Learn about children raised by their grandparents in the Generations United Grand Successes: Stories of lives well-raised.
In or near Riverdale, New York on Sunday? Celebrate Grandparents Day at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale. Learn more
Protect your grand friends and get vaccinated with someone from another generation. Learn more

Want to make your community more intergenerational? Here’s a toolkit for creating age-advantaged spaces. Learn more
Take a Tour of Your Town. Learn more about your hometown, as well as your grandparent or grandchild. See other ideas in our Take Action Guide.

Did you know grandparents and other elders raising kids save taxpayers $4 billion/year? Learn about the other contributions of older adults.
Our friend 90-year-old friend, Tom Taylor, shares the importance of vaccines for all ages. Watch the video.
Volunteer together at a local Park. Pick up litter, clear out paths and remove weeds, all while being surround by the great outdoors! See other ideas in our Take Action Guide.

If you’re near Bad Axe, MI, be sure to check out the Johnny Prill Band’s free Grandparents Day concert! Learn more
Plant a tree together. Place the legacy of your grand relationship into the life of an ever-growing tree. See other ideas in our Take Action Guide.

Encourage your friends and family to visit or contact their grandparents and grandfriends.
Show your appreciation for nature in the Rachel Carson Intergenerational Sense of Wonder Contest.
Explore the U.S. or the world with your grandchildren. Check out Road Scholar for their many intergenerational offerings. See other ideas in our Take Action Guide.

Do Something Grand throughout the year. Check out the Generations United website for helpful information and resources.
Celebrate Grandparents Day all year long. Check out our Take Action Guide for ideas.
Start planning for next year’s Grandparents Day – Sunday, September 9, 2018.