LGNI’s Intergenerational Christmas Campaign 2024!

LGNI's Intergenerational Christmas Campaign!

This year LGNI are not only dreaming of a White Christmas but an Intergenerational Christmas!  The festive season is a time of giving and community spirit and there are lots of amazing opportunities to connect generations during the festive season!

As well as supporting 30 exciting Intergenerational Christmas Connection small grants activities Christmas Connections 2024 Successful Grantee’s announced! – Linking Generations NI. this year we are calling on our supporters to get involved in our Christmas Campaign by:

• Supporting intergenerational connections and activities in the communities we live, work and go to school across NI
• Sharing #intergenerationalchristmas connections, good news stories on social media and via local press
• Using the #intergenerationalchristmas hashtag so that we collate the reach

Check out our promo video HERE or at the bottom of this page!

To provide support to get you started we have put together a range of ideas, information and resources and we hope it inspires you all to reach out and make Intergenerational Christmas Connections!

Just click the links below to access each resource!

On the 19th November LGNI hosted an online session to inspire our supporters to get involved in developing intergenerational connections this Christmas!  Check out this sessions recording packed full of ideas and advice via Intergenerational Christmas Ideas & Support Session!

Check out our Intergenerational Christmas Ideas 2024 resource packed full of simple ideas to bring generations together and spread some festive joy and love. Perfect for schools, youth groups and care settings as well as within your own family.

LGNI have again partnered with Twinkl Northern Ireland to develop Intergenerational Christmas Resources for use with school pupils linked to the NI Curriculum!  Why not invite local older people or grandparents to your setting to use the activity ideas or visit an older peoples setting?! Check them out - Twinkl LGNI Resources

Use LGNI's Christmas Quiz as an activity to bring older people to your school or youth group, with schools and nurseries visiting your care setting or as part of your community or family festive celebrations! Remember to include intergenerational teams, festive food, music and fun!

Have an Intergenerational Festive Get Together!  Discuss Christmas Past and Present enjoy yummy festive treats!  Check out our ideas sheet HERE

We have developed an Intergenerational Christmas Bauble. The perfect way to send a message of hope and love to a member of a different generation. This would be the perfect activity to get everyone in the festive spirit and can be used in lots of different ways:

• Laminate your bauble and hang it to use outside
• Do a bauble swap with another group from a different generation - Care Home, School, nursery, local fold etc
• Set up a wishing tree in your local community
• Set up an outdoor Christmas Concert and use your baubles as invitations
• Share them with older people in your community or family
• Use as gift tags on Christmas presents

We would love to hear about your Christmas Connections and are aiming to fill LGNI's Facebook and other social media channels with #intergenerationalchristmas activities and messaging, so please join in!

Make sure to take photos and tag us on our Facebook page Instagram, Twitter @LinkGenNI, LinkedIn or get in touch and we can share your story to inspire others!