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Home > Arts and Crafts Projects for Kids > Grandparents Day Arts & Crafts for Kids
Grandparents' Day is only recognized by some countries (Australia, Canada, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Italy, Poland, Singapore, Taiwan, United Kingdom and United States). In the USA it is observed in September on the first Sunday after Labour Day.
Show your grandmother and grandfather how much you appreciate them by making them a home-made card, a picture frame, bouquet of flowers, or a plaque.
This is a very handy gift to any person who likes to knit...so if your Grandmother likes to knit then this would make a great present for her. This 3 Compartment Knitting Box it will hold three different balls of wool in such a way that they won't get tangled. Find a rectangle box with a lid. To make the partitions, measure and then cut out, 2 pieces of cardboard so that they will fit tightly inside the box. These partitions will make the compartments in the box. Place the partitions in the box, so that they divide it into 3 equal sections. Stick 4 straight pins, 2 in the front and 2 in the back, through the front and back walls of the box and into the cardboard partitions to hold them in place. Paint the box a solid color and allow it to dry thoroughly. Paint a decoration or design on the box. Paint and decorate the cover of the box the same way. Punch 3 holes through the cover of the box, 1 over the center of each compartment. Place a ball of yarn in each compartment and pull the loose ends through the holes in the cover. Replace the cover on the box. If you like, you may cut, trim, and then glue fancy paper to the box, instead. You can also make the designs or decorations on the box with colored wax crayons.
Make a Laced Heart Shaped Book - Fill a Heart Shaped Book with The So Many Reasons Why You Love Your Special-Someone.
Absolutely
Awesome Floral Bouquet for Grandparents Day - These
Color Surge™ flowers are bursting with bright colors! Make a
bouquet to dazzle someone special—it will always look fresh!
A
Garden Plaque Making Instructions for Grandparents Day - Here
is a clever craft idea for summer. Kids can make this garden plaque
extra special with all their treasures and display it in the garden
to admire - or give it as a very special gift!
A
Glasses Case - Here
is a simple craft idea that kids can make for parents, teachers,
grandparents - perfect for a pair of beside reading spectacles!
Bright
Borders Picture Frame to Make - Make
memories with this easy-to-make, no-mess frame. Kids can display
their own art or photos of themselves, pets, and family members.
Bookmark
Gift to Make For Grandma - Choose
a great book for your grandma to present with this crafted bookmark
and I'm sure it will melt hearts!
Bunch
of Daffodils Gift for Grandma - Aren't
these daffodils pretty? You can make your own by following this easy
guide!
Butterfly
Handprint Painting - Encourage
your children to let their imagination run riot with this colorful
butterfly handprint painting.
Cameo
Brooches to Make for Grandmothers - Here
is a really inspirational and unusual gift idea which kids can make -
perfect for Mother's Day or a favorite grandmother! You could also
make a key ring or perhaps even a small pair of cufflinks so that
Dads and grandfathers could be the lucky recipients, too!
Card
Making for Preschoolers - Our
Card Making for Preschoolers craft can make 'cards with words' easy
for Preschoolers who may not be able to write, but they can recognize
and pick out letters! These can be made for any occasion or holiday
and is a great way to teach children how words are built!
Cup
of Love - For
Grandparents Day, make the nicest "drink" anyone could
have. No one can refuse this special cup of love!
Daisy
Picture - Children can sew this pretty daisy picture to give as a gift (mount
it and frame in a simple frame like ours) or use it on the front of a
card for someone special, perhaps at Mother's Day.
Decoupage
Tray - This
decoupage tray is a super gift which kids can make for Mother's Day,
Father's Day, Grandparent's Day or any other special occasion! And
how about serving a surprise breakfast in bed on it!
Easy
Recipe Holder - This
Easy Recipe Holder is a great gift for the women in our lives! It
doubles as a functional craft AND a card for that special lady. Great
for Mother's day for preschoolers on up!
Eggshell
Mosaic - Next
time you bake a cake don’t throw away the egg shells - use them
to create a lovely eggshell mosaic picture! Perfect as an Easter or
spring craft.
Family
Bulletin Board - This
is a simple craft but it makes a cute gift that the kids can make
themselves - perhaps for Grandparent's Day? And it is a super "Back
to School" craft too, providing a special place for children to
show off their best work.
Family
Tree - This
Family Tree is a great Grandparents Day Craft for Toddlers on up.
They can make the tree and you can write on your family names. Make
it even more special by gluing on family pictures!
Family
Tree - This
family tree display makes a great project (and poster) at any time of
year, but also an unusual and special gift for Grandparent's Day.
Fishing
Handprint - This
Fishing Handprint
craft is a really fun fish craft for Preschoolers or Toddlers to
make! This would also make a great Father's Day, Grandparents Day, or
Sunday School craft! Decorate your fish any way you choose, and write
a message in the top right corner, for example: "Happy Father's
Day", "Teach a man to fish" or "Gone Fishing"
Flower
Photo Frame And Card - Perfect
for Grandparent's Day or Mother's Day, you can make just one flower
photo frame or fill up a vase or bouquet!
Foot
Print Magnets - These
adorable Foot Print Magnets are a perfect gift for a Grandparent or
for someone special. These would even be fun to do with your baby,
change the words to suit the occasion!
Golden
Vase - Show
your grandparents how you much you value them this Grandparents Day
and create a golden vase to complement their home. These vases are
attractive even without flowers!
Grandparent
Award - The
Grandparent Award is a great craft idea for toddlers (on up), you may
need to cut the 'ribbons' and write on it, but they can stick on any
decorations they'd like on their special homemade gift!
Grandparent's
Day Muffin Flower Card - These
are simple and fun crafts for even the youngest children to do.
Groovy
Grandma Apron - Being
a member of a family is wonderful. Because your grandparents have
lived a lot longer than you, they have many things to share: stories
about what life was like when they were your age, or skills and
talents you can learn from them such as cooking or fishing.
Handprint
Bouquet - This
Handprint Bouquet craft is a unique and personalized craft to give or
keep. Write your own message to the special someone who will receive
this great work of art!
Handprint
Heart - If
your child prints a handprint heart, it will be yours forever! These
make a super quick craft activity for Valentine's Day or Mother's Day
and a lovely keepsake, too.
Handprint
Magnets - Here
is a fun way for children to display artwork on the fridge - and it
makes a nice little present for Mother's Day, Father's Day or
Grandparent's Day too.
Heart
Fridge Magnet - Here's
a handmade kids craft which anyone would be proud to display on their
fridge - perfect for Valentine's Day or Mother's Day.
I
Love My Mum Flower - This
Mother's Day craft encourages children to think about what makes
their mother special. It is sure to become a treasured possession!
I'm
A Little Teapot Craft - This
is a good craft for a grandparent who enjoys a cup of tea! You
can accompany it with some purchased tea bags, tea pot or tea cup.
Attach a single bag of tea and this poem for grandparent's who live
in a different city.
Lacy
Ring Binder - Transform
an old or inexpensive ring binder to make a very special gift. Or
maybe as a place for your daughter to keep her best work and other
precious memories.
Mini
Chest of Drawers - Here
is a chance to turn all those un-recyclable fruit juice cartons into
an attractive and useful gift. This chest of drawers can be an
excellent desk tidy, or very useful in the workroom as storage for
screws and nails. This is a craft that involves a bit of adult
preparation but when this is done even the youngest child can achieve
an impressive result.
Mosaic
Plant Pot Stand - This
craft is great for using up those little bits of fun foam you have
left over after other craft projects. Choose random colors or
encourage older children to think carefully about
Name
Magnets - Kids
love to see their own name, and with this craft they can make some
really effective magnets to display their own artwork on the fridge -
or to give as a gift to siblings or for Mother's Day, Father's Day or
Grandparent's Day.
One
Eyed, One Horned, Flying Purple People Eater Paper Mache Version - His
mouth opens and you can put things inside! Give it as a gift to a
sibling or a grandparent (I'm sure they remember the song!)
Paper
Mache Bowl - This
Paper Mache Bowl is a great gift to give someone special! It will
have to dry overnight for two nights, but its well worth the wait!
Paper
Maché Lion Book Holder - This
is a very cute little gift for siblings to make for each other or for
a favorite grandparent.
Paper
Maché Tiger Book Ends - Make
two identical tigers or two different animals for these cute
bookends. Makes a great gift from the kids.
Patchwork
Ring Binder - Give
your children some scrap fabrics from your stash and let them
decorate an old or inexpensive ring binder to make a super gift - or
a special file in which to keep their certificates, awards etc.
Photo
Frames from CD Boxes - Grandparents,
aunties and uncles and godparents always love to get photos of their
favorite children. Nice frames can be expensive to buy and impersonal
too. Why not get your children to help you create some frames with
bits and pieces you have lying around your house? You will all have
great fun doing it and will produce fun little frames that will be
especially treasured because the kids had a hand in making them. Be
warned – this idea is addictive!
Plaster
Handprint Picture - This
Plaster Handprint Picture captures your child's hand forever and
makes a unique gift for Father's Day, Mother's Day, Grandparent's Day
or any special occasions.
Picture
Puzzle - This
Picture Puzzle is a unique, personalized gift idea that anyone would
love to receive, and it's a super fun kids craft to make as well!
Pretty
Summer Flowers - Bring
a colorful bit of summer inside anytime with this miniature planter.
This project will grow on you! It makes a great gift, too.
Shell
Photo Frame - Take
advantage of a trip to the beach to collect shells for this pretty
shell photo frame - it makes a sweet gift which the kids can make
themselves, too.
Silhouettes - These
are a really super keepsake gift kids can make for Mother's Day,
Father's Day, Grandparent's Day - or any time, just for fun!
Special
Words Pencil Holder - Tell
someone how great they are by making them this Special Words Pencil
Holder. It's made from 100% recycled materials that you a have around
the house! A
great homemade gift for Mother's Day, Father's Day or for someone
special!
Sun
Handprint Craft - Bring
a little sunshine into your home with this super easy sun handprint
craft for summer! And as it involves some painting, some tracing,
some cutting and some sticking, it proves a particularly popular
craft for kids!
The
Perfect Tie - Children
can make The Perfect Tie for that special man in their life. Daddies,
Grandpas, and Uncles will be proud to wear this tie made especially
for them! A great homemade gift for Father's Day, Grandparent's Day,
or any special occasion.
Tissue
Paper Flowers and Juice Jar Vase - You
can make some flowers and put them in a store bought vase or you can
make the vase and put in some silk flowers.
'Visit
Me' Guest Soaps - This
Grandparents Day, make grandma and grandpa's visit sweet and bubbly
with these pretty "visit me" guest soaps!
Votive
Candle Holder Craft - Craft
a holiday gem with this jeweled votive
candleholder.
Kids love bejewelling the baby
food jar to
make this treasured craft.
Watch
Me Grow Handprints - With
a little personal touch, you can capture your children's handprints
in Crayola® Model Magic®. This keepsake wins hands down with
parents, kids, and relatives!
Wallpaper
Butterfly Note Holders - Add
a clothespin and a magnet to these wallpaper butterflies and you have
lovely note holders or picture holders for Mom to put on the fridge.
You
Are My Sunshine Craft - A
photograph or hand drawn picture of your grandparent's face(s) and a
photograph or hand drawn picture of the child's face that will fit
inside the circle of the flower and the circle of the sun.