How to Create a Grandparents’ Day Photo Book
You may not have heard a lot about Grandparents’ Day, but as holidays go, it’s one of the more important ones! The day was made official by Jimmy Carter in 1978, but its roots go back to an effort made by Marion McQuade from Fayette County, West Virginia to champion the cause of lonely elderly in nursing homes.
We can’t think of anyone who would benefit more from a gift that captures memories, history and lots of love. This year, use Grandparents’ Day to kick off the creation of a beautiful memory book made to bring a smile to the face of your most wise relatives. There’s not much they cherish more than photos of the people they love most in this world.
As a memorable gift for grandparents of all ages and in all levels of health, we suggest creating one of two types of photo books: one that brings past memories to life using big beautiful images in a large format. Or one that gathers lots and lots of current photographs of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. For this post, we’ll focus on creating books to celebrate their family and grateful grandchildren. Grandparent’s love these types of “brag books”.
Choose a large format for your photo book so that images can be as large and crisp as possible. Add simple captions with names, dates and places in large text—24 point or larger—that can be easily read. Even if your family member can no longer read the text him or herself, caregivers and volunteers who pass through the nursing home might take the time to flip through and read the entries aloud while showing the pictures.
Our Grandparents photo book theme is set up perfectly to gift your grandparent with the most adorable memory book.
We’ve included prompts so grandchildren can help build the gift alongside their parents. This will make your gift feel more personal and handmade. After all, kids say the darnedest things right?
This theme also features spreads dedicated to the grandchildren to highlight their personalities. Grandparents will love these spreads because they are all for bragging about their adorable grand-babies. These showcase spreads can also be beneficial for grandparents who suffer from memory loss or dementia. Keep your fonts large enough to be read by older eyes and clear photos for ease of recognition.
We love the idea of adding scanned artwork from children to their grandparents in these memory books. This is a much more organized way to gift your grandparents with fragile art pieces. These images will be cherished for years and will never get lost in the shuffle of loose papers.
No matter what kind of photo book you create for your elderly friend or family member, it’s a gift that keeps on giving. Grandparents are cherished more than words can express. So let’s give them a visual gift that captures all the love we have for them. Happy Grandparent’s Day!
