Honoring Your Child

Thoughtful Ways to Remember and Celebrate Your Child's Life

• Write a letter to your child
• Donate blood or set up a blood drive in honor of your child
• Volunteer your time to a local organization
• Set up a scholarship in your child’s name at your local school
• Have a birthday party with cake and balloons
• Hold an event fundraiser
• Visit a local bakery and pay for a child’s birthday cake
• Submit a piece of writing to a publication or website on grief
• Get a tattoo in honor of your child
• Release sky lanterns or helium balloons at the cemetery or other special place
• Donate items on a wish list or make a monetary contribution to a hospital
• Visit another family’s fundraiser to offer support
• Make a donation to an organization in honor of your child
• Have a meal with loved ones and incorporate your child’s favorite food
• Sponsor a child in need
• Participate in a walk/run that you connect with
• Post a picture and a few thoughts about your child on social media

• Take memorial photos somewhere special
• Visit a favorite place
• Purchase a memorial brick at a location that is special to your family
• Write a letter to a friend or family member that has helped you
• Plant a garden/tree
• Frame a picture or piece of handwriting
• Order a personalized memorial candle or piece of  jewelry