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BY KAYLA BEIRNE
Do you want to do something special and different for your grandparents’ upcoming anniversary? We can help with that with our list of celebration ideas!
Do your grandparents have a significant anniversary coming up? Are you not sure how to honor the occasion? Let us help with our handy guide of fun and simple ways to celebrate your grandparent’s anniversary!
Have a Family Reunion
What better way to celebrate the union of two individuals coming together than by bringing together all the people who are here today because of them? As grandparents get older, it becomes more difficult for them to visit family members, so bring the family to them for a reunion as a gift.
It’s an opportunity for the grandparents to celebrate their anniversary and see some of the family members who live far away. Plus, it makes for a fantastic photo to have the grandparents with the children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren that exist because they got together!
Throw a Retro Party
If you want a theme for the family reunion party, consider making it a retro-themed celebration. You could make it a decade-themed party from when they first met, got married, or started their own family for a blast from the past.
They and all the guests will get a kick out of it with throwback clothes, music, food, decorations, and more! It’s a surefire way to make this anniversary one they won’t forget!
Recreate Their First Date
For those looking to take their grandparents on a trip down memory lane, consider recreating the couple’s first date! Have they told you the story? If not, ask them and think about how you can reconstruct it for them.
You can set up a date built around the things the couple did on their first meeting—from what they ate to what they did or even what they wore! It’s an excellent way to show appreciation for your family, and we’re sure they’ll love the blast from the past!
Turn Personal Photos Into Gifts
Do your grandparents and family have boxes of old photos and photo albums from when they were young? Instead of letting those boxes collect dust, turn those photos into a personalized gift for your grandparents’ anniversary!
The possibilities are practically limitless for what you can do with old photos, from turning them into mugs, calendars, or even ornaments! They’re simple but undeniably sentimental gifts that we’re sure your grandparents will love.
Put Together a Montage of Memories
Or, instead of turning old photos into gifts, you can make the pictures and memories themselves the gift. They may already own the photos, but you can use your digital and creative skills to put together a montage of some of the best pictures.
It makes for a beautiful and sentimental gift that the whole family can enjoy and will want to watch and relive the memories again and again!
Pro-Tip
When finished, put the montage on a DVD or store it on a cloud storage service so that your grandparents can watch it anytime they want!
