Happy Grandparents Day!
Click on the image below to enlarge & print so you can color while you chat with
your grandparents
"I'm My Own Grandpa" by Shel Silverstein
It was many many years ago when I was twenty-three,
I was married to a widow, she's as pretty as can be.
This widow had a grown-up daughter who had hair of red,
my father fell in lover with her, and soon these two were wed.
I'm my own grandpa, I'm my own grandpa.
It sounds silly, I know, but it really is so, oh
I'm my own grandpa.
This made my dad my son-in-law and changed my very life:
My daughter was my mother 'cause she was my father's wife.
And then to complicate the matter, though it brought me joy,
I soon became the father of a bouncing baby boy.
This bouncing baby then became a brother-in-law to dad,
and so became my uncle, though it made me very sad,
for if he was my uncle then he also was the brother
of the widow's grown-up daughter, who, of course, was my step-mother.
I'm my own grandpa, I'm my own grandpa.
It sounds silly, I know, but it really is so, oh
I'm my own grandpa.
Father's wife then had a son who kept them on the run.
And he became my grandchild, for he was my daughter's son.
My wife is now my mother's mother, and it makes me blue,
because although she is my wife, she's my grandmother, too.
Now if my wife is my grandmother, then I am her grandchild.
And every time I think of it, it nearly drives me wild.
For now I have become the strangest case you ever saw.
Husband of my grandmother, I am my own grandpa.
I'm my own grandpa, I'm my own grandpa.
It sounds silly, I know, but it really is so, oh
I'm my own grandpa.
_____________________________
And if you have a grandparent who has everything, here are a few ideas for gifts they will cherish:
- Photo Gifts such as framed photos (especially of grandchildren!), custom photo books, calendars, mugs, or even puzzles made from family pictures
- Cozy Blankets & Slippers
- Handwritten Keepsakes: such as re-writing and framing a beloved family recipe, or a "Letters to My Grandchild" book where your grandparents can share their life stories and wisdom
- Massagers
- Custom Artwork such as a painting of your grandparents' longtime home, or a "family tree" illustration
- Aromatherapy Diffusers
- "Legacy" Journals: Prompted journals that encourage them to write down their life story, memories, and advice to pass down
