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33 Grandparents Day Instagram Captions To Help You Celebrate

Whether you’re writing for your own grandparents or the ones lucky enough to be your baby’s grandparents.

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I'm a firm believer that grandparents are the closest things we have on earth to real angels. My childhood memories with Nana and Papa are some of my most cherished. On the flip side, watching your own parents turn into Grandma and Grandpa has got to be one of the greatest transformations you'll ever witness. Though grandparents deserve to be celebrated every day, they get an extra special day dedicated to them each year, and with these Grandparents Day Instagram captions, you can post all your tributes, throwbacks, and celebratory photos this Grandparents Day on Sunday, Sept. 9.

According to The American Presidency Project, Grandparents Day has been celebrated in the United States since Jimmy Carter designated it a national holiday in 1978. It began when Marian McQuade, a West Virginia resident and grandma to 43, campaigned for a day to celebrate and honor elderly members of our family. McQuade was passionate about the holiday because she was fearful "that these people were missing out on important family bonding due to their need for intensive care." By creating a national Grandparents Day, McQuade hoped to show our elders that they were appreciated and loved.

And, of course, what better way to show appreciation and love than with a killer Instagram caption? Whether it’s a tribute to your own grandparent or the ones that love and cherish your kids, these are perfect for celebrating.

Sentimental Grandparents Day Instagram Captions

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Post these with a sweet throwback photo of you and your grandparents, or a fun one of your kids with their nanas and papas, their grannies and grandpas. These are also the perfect Grandparents Day Instagram captions for pictures of multiple generations.

  • Strong roots produce beautiful leaves.
  • Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.
  • If nothing is going well, call your grandma.
  • Grandparents are the perfect mixture of wisdom and mischief, joy and strength.
  • I am forever grateful that my baby has these grandparents.
  • The memories my children make with their grandparents are memories they’ll remember forever. I know, because I still remember my own.
  • If all I ever get right in this world is giving my baby these grandparents, then I will have done enough.
  • They say it takes a village to raise a baby, and I’m so grateful for mine. It’s full of grandparents.
  • My child’s best friend is their grandpa. And for that, I’m thankful.
  • Happy Grandparents Day to my kid’s favorite people.
  • What would we do without grandparents?
  • Watching my parents become grandparents to my baby has been the greatest blessing and joy.
  • They were the first ones to meet our baby and they’ve never lost that intense love. Happy Grandparents Day to the best of the best.
  • The way my child runs when they see their grandparents — priceless.

Funny Grandparents Day Instagram Captions

You already know who rules the roost in a family — if grandma says yes, baby gets what they want. So celebrate that kind of love and joy with these funny Grandparents Day Instagram captions that really say it all.

  • There are no rules at Gigi’s house.
  • If mom said no, you always call Grandma.
  • Grandparents are the true voices of authority in a family — just ask my kids, who had four cookies before breakfast.
  • Grandparents: so easy to operate, even a child can do it.
  • Grandparents are the best kind of grown-ups.
  • Grandparents are like parents, only cooler.
  • My baby is “beautiful and perfect, never cries or fussees, sleeps on schedule and burps on demand, an angel all the time,” which means we have a grandma who loves them very much.
  • Happy Grandparents Day to our free babysitters.

Grandparents Day Quotes

The love of a grandparent is well known, so use some of these famous quotes about grandparents to curate the perfect Grandparents Day Instagram caption.

  • "A child needs a grandparent — anybody’s grandparent — to grow a little more securely into an unfamiliar world.” — Charles & Ann Mose
  • “Surely, two of the most satisfyinge experiences in life must be those of being a grandchild or a grandparent.” — Donald A. Norberg
  • "Grandparents are there to help the child get into mischief they haven’t thought of yet.” — Gene Perret
  • “Some of the world’s best educators are grandparents.” — Dr. Charlie W. Shedd
  • “If you’re lucky enough to still have grandparents, visit them, cherish them, and celebrate them while you can.” — Regina Brett
  • “Truth be told, being a grandma is as close as we ever get to perfection. The ultimate warm sticky bun with plump raisins and nuts. Clouds 9, 10, and 11.” — Bryna Nelson Paston
  • “Young people need something stable to hang on — a culture connection, a sense of their own past, a hope for their own future. Most of all, they need what grandparents can give them.” — Jay Kesler
  • “Have children while your parents are still young enough to take care of them.” — Rita Rudner
  • “A mother becomes a true grandmother the day she stops noticing the terrible things her children do because she is so encahnted with the wonderful things her grandchildren do.” — Lois Wyse
  • “I’m gonna walk with my grandaddy / And he'll match me step for step / And I'll tell him how I've missed him / Every minute since he left / And then I'll hug his neck” — “When I Get Where I’m Going” by Brad Paisley
  • “Grandma always made you feel she had been waiting to see just you all day, and now the day was complete.” — Marcy DeMaree

Whether you make a big gushing Instagram post or just write one of these Grandparents Day Instagram captions in a card, you already know that the grandparents in your life are going to love it.

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