Grandparents Day is Sunday, September 12, 2027 · 328 days away
Games to Play with Your Grandchildren
Grandparents Day is the first Sunday after Labor Day, and these games work on any day of the year: the card games you learned as a child, printable bingo and a word search, and a link that puts you at the same table even when you live far apart.
Grandparents Day bingo cards
Up to 60 different cards with Grandparents Day words, a caller's list, and a FREE square in the middle. Print them or save a PDF.
Grandparents Day word search
30 Grandparents Day words in large letters, in three sizes, with the answers on a second page.
Trivia: ask Grandpa
Ten questions about the songs, shows and news of the 50s to the 80s. You will know more answers than they do, and each one comes with a story to tell.
Easy games for grandchildren
- Go Fish: the first card game most of us learned.
- Old Maid: no strategy, just giggles, for the youngest.
- War: no decisions at all, so anyone can play.
- Checkers: a real board game to teach, one move at a time.
- Four in a Row: quick games, and children love dropping the discs.
- Dots and Boxes: the pencil game from school, now on a phone.
Family far away?
Live far from the grandchildren? Open any of these games, tap Play with friends and send them the link. Each of you plays on your own phone or tablet, no app and no sign-up. Board games and many card games also play at your own pace, a move whenever you like, so different time zones and bedtimes do not matter.
Not online at the same time? Play today's deal and send the family a challenge with your score. More in Family Game Night Online.
Questions
When is Grandparents Day? In the United States it is the first Sunday after Labor Day. President Jimmy Carter made it a national day in 1978.
Do the children need an account? No. Nobody needs an account. They open the link you send, type a name and sit down.
Which game is best for a five-year-old? Try Old Maid or War: there is nothing to decide, so it is all fun. Go Fish is next, when they can hold a few cards.