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September 12 is Grandparents Day, and it’s time to applaud our grandparents who have made and led the way for all future generations.
Grandparents Day — established in 1978 by a mother of 15 — honors those who have been the core of keeping families together. With the recent Delta variant surge, our in-person plans to celebrate them may go awry again.
But at this point, we're pros at safe practices. So if it makes sense for you and your family to socially distance from your parents, then there are still ways to spoil them with all of the love and gratitude they deserve.
Delivering gifts for Grandparents Day will be one way to close that physical distance.
Make sure your gift arrives on time
Check shipping times with individual vendors to make sure your gift will arrive on time. Since Grandparents Day falls on a Sunday, be sure to place orders the week before and allow for this busy shipping period. If you’re a procrastinator like most of us, you can even mail your gifts with Fedex two-day shipping by September 8 to ensure your gifts arrive on time.
Here are 10 Grandparents Day gifts that can be delivered directly to their home.
From personalized gifts to digital top picks, your gift delivery will make grandparents feel special
Finding the right gift for your child’s grandparents doesn’t have to be a challenge. With today’s plentiful online options, you'll find the perfect present for grandma and grandpa.
1. Echo Show 8
Technology is a must in these uncertain times, and honestly, sometimes it’s the glue that holds families together. “Growing up, I was raised by my grandmother while my parents worked in another country to provide for us. It was very difficult to hear from them,” mom Monica Kim shared with Mom.com.
“With today's technology, [my daughter] can video chat with her grandparents all the time, even during a pandemic. I think my parents are very grateful they can create a bond with their granddaughter from thousands of miles away,” Kim added.
2. Personalized picture book for grandma and grandpa
Regardless if your grandparents are at home or if they're visiting, they can have storytime with their grandchildren. With a gift like this, the names and looks of the characters are personalized to fit the family. Open up your FaceTime app, because your little one will love the opportunity to listen to grandma and grandpa read a story about the three of them!
3. Grandma and Me in the Kitchen
Grab this cute little kit for your child and her grandma. It comes with an apron for the young chef, a storybook for both to read, empty pages to be filled with family recipes, and more. What a great way to encourage memorable interactions between your baby and her grandma.
4. Aura Frame: a digital picture frame
Grandparents love seeing their grandbabies, and one way to bring a smile to their faces daily is to gift them a digital picture frame. Brand-new photos can be sent to the frame through an app, and just like that, grandma and grandpa are seeing multiple snapshots of what their beloved grandbaby is doing.
Gifts for gardening
As we show our gratitude to our parents, their continued good health and well-being matter now more than ever. Dr. Jonathan Graff Radford told the MayoClinic.org, about ways for older individuals to sustain their mental health. “Factors associated with overall good health may also reduce the risk of dementia and cognitive decline…regular physical activity, eating a healthy diet and keeping your brain active through lifelong learning,” he wrote.
Keep Grandma and Grandpa active with a gift that celebrates their green thumb.
5. Wagon planters
A wagon planter in a garden is a classic look. If your parents do not have this yet, then surprise them with this quaint addition.
6. Personalized gardening tools
This gift is for the grandmother who has everything. Personalized gardening tools will be the thing that warms her heart on a brisk autumn morning.
7. Indoor/Outdoor wall planter
Bring the outside in with a wall planter that not only provides CO2 but also adds an unexpected modern element to grandma’s house.
Online subscription gifts: Gifts that can be spread throughout the year
Through a gift of an online subscription, showering them with love never ends as they can enjoy it monthly.
8. Book of the Month
For avid readers to those who read casually, a book subscription that includes a wide variety of genres to choose from will make a great pastime for grandpa and grandma.
9. Home Chef
Our parents have been cooking for us and those who walked into their home for decades. Let them rest by gifting them a food delivery service where they can pop a deliciously made meal in the oven.
10. Masterclass
The learning never stops, so exercising our brains of any age shouldn’t, either. Masterclass has an excellent assortment of specialized courses that could fit any type of grandparent.
Plan early, and order one or more of these wonderful gifts for those amazing grandarents!
