Letters to grandchildren

Transform your letters to grandchildren into treasures. Make every piece of mail magical with tips and ideas for what to send to grandkids.

Writing letters to your grandchildren is a powerful way to connect because you are quite likely the only person showing up in their mailbox. Stay connected to your grandchildren from a distance by using these ideas for letter writing!

Add these positive statements to your snail mail, text messages or video chats with grandchildren to add some extra encouragement to your interactions.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the mailbox is an important place to show up for your grandchildren - not least because you are very likely the only person sending them anything by mail - but also because it is something you can do consistently over time. And when you do things

We may not think a letter from us would hold any weight with our grandchildren or that they would even care to receive one from us. But I was reminded just how far from the truth that is. Here are three reasons for handwriting letters to your grandchildren.

Letter to my grandchildren. Dear Grandchildren, I have to write you again to let you know that even though times are hard, we can get through this!

Dear Grandchildren, I know that you are too young to understand aging, sickness and death and that’s okay, but when you get to be my age there is no way NOT to think about it. I’m going to write this with the hope that your parents will read it to you one day a long,...

Open When letters are a fun and easy way to let someone know you are thinking of them. See our "Open When" letter ideas to get you started.

Help your Grandkids navigate the ups and downs of life with advice, encouragement, and love. Here are things Grandmas want them to know about life.

There are hundreds of topics and things to write about to your grandchildren, but sometimes when you sit down to actually write a letter, you draw a blank or you always write the same kind of thing or you think, what does my grandchild want or need to hear about at this stage of their 17 ideas for what to write in a letter or card to your grandchild. Writing letters to grandchildren is extra important for long distance grandparents.