Now have your kids write grandma, nana, grandpa, papa or whatever they call their grandparents, with chalk. Now fill with whatever they like, special candy, garden tools, craft supplies - art from your child. Paper plate Grandmas and Grandpas Give children markers, glue, fabric strips, yard, and any other assortment of odds and ends to make this craft. Use markers to draw face in center of plate. Add scraps to make hair, glasses, bowties etc.
Cotton balls make great grandpa hair.
And be sure you have a variety of colors of yarn available to use for hair. Choose different patterned scraps, already cut into various shapes. On Grandparents Day I had the children and the grandparents make necklaces out of Fruit Loops cereal and string licorice. The Perpetual Preschool. All Rights Reserved.