A GRANDPARENT IS SOMEONE WITH SILVER IN THEIR HAIR AND GOLD IN THEIR HEART

 “Young people need something stable to hang on to – a culture connection, a sense of their past, a hope for their future. Most of all, they need what grandparents can give them” – Jay Kesler

If you are one of the lucky ones to be blessed with a granddad and a grandma, you probably know how comforting it is to be put up with someone with a wealth of experience behind them, someone who loves you unconditionally and spoils you rotten with their affection. Grandparents cement the bonds between generations and infuse family values, religious beliefs and principles in the young ones. However, that is not all to being grandparents. They can be your companion in times of solitude, and may be even act as a mediator, adviser and your patient audience in times of need. Grandparents are truly God's most cherished gifts and there is little reason why you shouldn't have a day to commemorate their presence in your lives. Grandparents Day, a day dedicated to all the grand dads and grand moms in the world, to acknowledge their humongous contributions in our lives and celebrate their worth is truly one occasion to let the senior most member of your household know how much they are loved and cherished.

@ Sancta Maria, we celebrated this grandparent's day with lots of cheer and beautiful lines of appreciation from students making grandparents feel truly priceless. The pre-primary teachers greeted all the grandparents and parents with crafts made by students from the foyer to the amphitheater.

A sweet little welcome speech by Aripra started the celebrations, followed by dance performance by PP2 students on “Grandpa and grandma we love you” set the tempo of the celebrations.  Where students from PP2, Tanya and Pallavi expressed gratitude by speeches, Dhanya recited a poem.

Ramp walk: A huge sportive participation by the grandparents to walk the ramp was a pleasant surprise making everyone in the audience clap-clap-clap, cheering them all the way.

Pricking the eggplant: All the grandmothers enjoyed thoroughly while they did not they maintained the competitive spirit to prick as many toothpicks as they can in the eggplant in bucket of water.

     Couples Hair-deco: We had a joyful experience watching the couples play this game.  They had to plug-in straws in the hair of their partner. Be it mother- daughter duo, mother-son duo or daughter-in law clubbing with her mother-in-law or father-in-law, loved the spirit they showed up.

The tiny tots from Nursery performed on "I am so happy" for grandparents and PP1 students took the celebrations to next another level by dance performance on "we are going to grandmas' house". PP2 students then performed "love you grandparents" and marking a beautiful end to the celebrations, Debadrita of PP1 gave vote of thanks to all.

To see three generations together was delightful view adding a surprising positive energy to the celebrations, leaving a thought in mind to do things all year round to not let the celebrations shrink down to a day but to spread in life…

Can us-children, youth and younger adults, commit to do something grand…

-     Connect and serve with your grandparents or older adults in your community.

-     Recognize, honor, and thank grand families, who provide a safe and loving home to your grandchildren or other relatives.

-     Bring younger and older people together. Together, adults and youth can reach out to decision makers and begin one of the most important dialogues in our history: discussing how, as a country, we can address the many challenges facing future generations—from literacy to health and wellness to financial stability.

        - UmaTenneti