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If you asked grandparents what they would like for Grandparent's Day's, the answer you would hear most is "A Vist".  Spending time with your grandma and grandpa is the best gift you could give them.  But if they live far away, a heartfelt gift along with a message of love would also warm their hearts.

Here are some more Grandparent's Day gifts:

1. A Handmade Gift - Have children make a homemade card or poem for their grandparents.  Including pictures makes it even more special.  If you're an adult grandchild, you could make them a no-sew fleece project like a blanket, scarf, or pillow.  Anything you made yourself will be special to your grandparents.

2. A Photo Book - Companies like Snapfish and Shutterfly make scrapbooking easy!  Just upload your favorite photos, then pick fun backgrounds and add your own text.  A photo book with current photos, or one with past photos of family is a great gift for grandparents.

3. Classic DVD's - What TV show did your grandparent enjoy watching?  Many classic TV shows are now available on DVD, and are fun watching all over again!

4. Fresh Baked Cookies - Grandparents are known for having goodies on hand for the grandkids!  How about getting them a basket of goodies just for them?  At Holiday Gifts & Gift Baskets we carry a variety of delicious treats from cookies to snacks packagaged in "Happy Grandparent's Day" containers, like the ones shown below.

For even more great ideas, check out this Grandparent's Day Gift Ideas lens at Squidoo!

Grandparent's Day is coming quick!  Do you have your card made yet? Grandparents love cards made by little hands.  Here's one that sends along a hug!  And if you want an extra special item to send along with the card, check out our Gifts for Grandparent's Day.

This fun and easy craft will surely bring lots of smiles to Grandma and Grandpa this year!

What you need:

• Construction paper (4) 9" x 12" sheets (your choice of colors for the base of the card, shirt color, skin color and hearts)
• Googly eyes (large)
• Kid-safe scissors and adult scissors
• Ruler
• Glue (or double-stick tape)
• 3D paint (optional)
• Markers
• Coffee cup (use as a circle stencil)
• Newspaper to cover your work area

How to do it:

1. Choose a color of construction paper to be the base of the card. Looking at the paper horizontally pick up the right side and left side of the construction paper and fold them towards the middle. When the edges of the paper meet press them down to crease and flatten both sides. Your card should now have two flaps that open in the middle (like a pair of double doors). Set this aside for now.
2. Next, choose a color of construction paper for the shirt. You will need to measure and cut a 2" x 12" long strip of paper (arms) and a 4" x 6" rectangle (shirt). Set them aside with the card.
3. Choose a piece of construction paper to make the hands and face. Tracing around an upside down coffee cup makes a nice circle for the face. Draw two lines down from the face for a neck. Using paint, markers and glue create pink circles for the cheeks, attach the googly eyes and have your child draw the nose, ears and hair as a self-portrait. Draw two circles or a pair of hands on the same paper. Allow any paint used to dry, then cut out the completed face and hands. When cutting out the face make sure to leave about 1" of neck below the chin (you will need this to attach the face to the card)
4. While the face is drying you can cut out a small heart from construction paper. Set aside.
5. Take your finished face and with the card open to the inside, glue the neck and chin to the top of the card. (When the card is closed you should see the eyes and nose peeking out over the top)
6. Next attach the hands to the ends of the long 2" x 12" strip of construction paper. These will be the arms. Attach this strip over the bottom of the neck across the top of the card. The hands should hang out over the edge of both sides of the card. Attach the small heart you made earlier to the right hand.
7. Attach the 4" x 6" rectangle on top of the arms below the face. This will be the shirt. Using markers, have your child customize their shirt by drawing a neckline and writing Happy Grandparents Day or BIG HUGS.
8. To complete the self-portrait, have your child add pants or a skirt below the shirt edge using markers.
9. When all paint and glue used is dry, close the card so that the hand with the heart peeks out the front and using markers write: To Grandma and Grandpa on the front of the card.

This fun craft was found on NestleFamily.com and if your little one likes doing crafts, be sure to check out these fun and easy kids craft ideas on Squidoo!

Don’t forget Grandma and Grandpa this year (September 12, 2010)!  The Sunday after Labor Day each year, the nation comes together to recognized the older generations in our families.  That’s right.  That Sunday is officially recognized by the country as Grandparent’s Day.  This holiday to many, comes with the anticipation to celebrate these important people in our lives with clever and creative Grandparent's Day gifts.

Consider all that your grandparents have done to honor you in the past.  Consider their impact on your youth.  Think back on the many happy memories you shared with them.  Now, think about what it would be like to share them with thirty-nine siblings and cousins.  A master in the art of time management is Marian McQuade, the woman that is able to brag many impressive titles was once Vice-Chairman of the West Virginia Commission on Aging.  Her dedication to serving the older population did not start or end there.

She was the wife of a coal miner, but that did not mean that she was going to settle for a life of quiet, small town living.  She took her love and appreciation for the experienced residents and made it a goal to ensure that they would be properly recognized for their contribution.  Knowing the impact a grandparent could have after having been a grandma to forty children, she was armed with the tools she needed to fight her case.

Her goal was ultimately achieved, nine years after she started her fight for the cause, and in 1979 President Jimmy Carter announced that from that point forward, the first Sunday after Labor Day would be recognized as National Grandparents Day.  This was the perfect day to choose, given that those being honored were in their “autumn years.”  In 2008, Mrs. McQuade passed away.  At the time, she had fifteen children, forty grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.  Surely she is honored by many each and every Grandparents Day.