Ideas for Messages from your Grandparents to Your Newborn
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Ideas For Messages From Your Grandparents To Your Newborn.
Grandparents are someone we turn to when we want family advice; they are also a keen source of our cherished family memories. Unfortunately, your grandparents will not always be around—and your children may not get to experience the same love, wisdom and happiness with your grandparents that you got to experience as a child. Thankfully, with the advent of modern technology, it is easier than ever to preserve your family memories of your grandparents through technology: more specifically, by recording them on video.
Why you should record Your Grandparents for Your Newborn Baby
Family history is so important, and your children deserve to know who their grandparents were; and because it is so easy to record videos in today’s age, they can not only know who they were but have their own special memories of them via recordings. Your grandparents can record special messages to your children that they can watch over and over again. The following are some ideas that you can give your grandparents in terms of what they might record for your children.
Ideas for messages/videos that your grandparents can record
Try out these ideas when pitching the concept of having your grandparents record some special videos for your children to watch when they are older so that they too will get to enjoy the family advice and love from your grandparents.
Recording a favourite story
Why not have your grandparents read a favourite story or two on video? You can pick one of your favourite childhood books so that the memory will be cherished by both you and your child in the future. Children love to hear stories, and the ability to hear a story read by a grandparent who has since passed away will be something that children appreciate and cherish as the years go on.
Giving advice for each child
You can also suggest that your grandparents give family advice for your child or children! The advice can range from suggestions based on their personal experience to advice as they grow older and so much in between. This is a great way for your grandparents to feel appreciated for the advice and wisdom that they have to share with the rest of the family. If possible, your grandparents could record advice for different stages in life. For instance, recording advice for when your children graduate high school, before they get married, and so on.
Telling stories about their childhood
Your children will definitely appreciate getting to hear all about their grandparent’s lives. You can ask your grandparent’s to record their favourite stories from their childhood, such as the time they went down the tallest sledding hill in the neighbourhood or when they first went to school. Not only will your children appreciate these stories, but the rest of the family as well!
These are just a few ideas to pitch to your grandparents; ask them if there is anything specific they would like to record so that it can be passed down to your children as well.
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