--- title: "Happy Birthday Grandpa – Wishes and a Video | birthday.video" description: "Happy birthday Grandpa wishes, then a slow, clear video for his TV: old photos, the grandchildren and a Happy Birthday tune. Free, private, no watermark." url: https://birthday.video/happy-birthday-grandpa --- Free · made on your device # Happy birthday, Grandpa: wishes and a video for his TV Lines for Grandpa, Grandad or Pops, and a widescreen video with large words, old photos he can recognise and the grandchildren saying it themselves. Free · no sign-up · no watermark Happy birthday Grandad 78 The best storyteller we know From all the grandchildren ## Ready-made GIFs to send Download one as it is, or press **Add their name** to open it in the editor and make it theirs. * ![Animated birthday GIF, “Happy birthday, Grandpa”: classic navy and brick red on cream, a gently swinging bow tie of a ribbon and big, clear lettering.](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-birthday-grandpa/grandpa-gif.webp) Happy birthday, Grandpa [Download GIF](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-birthday-grandpa/grandpa-gif.gif) * ![Animated birthday GIF, “A classic card for Grandpa”: cream paper, a large serif greeting set like a magazine cover and “Grandpa” in terracotta italics.](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-birthday-grandpa/editorial-cream-gif-p1.webp) A classic card for Grandpa [Download GIF](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-birthday-grandpa/editorial-cream-gif-p1.gif) * ![Animated birthday GIF, “Fireworks for Grandpa”: gold and pink fireworks over a deep violet sky, with glowing script and “Grandpa” in spaced capitals.](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-birthday-grandpa/fireworks-night-gif.webp) Fireworks for Grandpa [Download GIF](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-birthday-grandpa/fireworks-night-gif.gif) A happy birthday video for Grandpa should be calm and clear: his name in large letters, photos from his life with time to recognise each one, and the grandchildren saying happy birthday themselves. Choose a line above, add the photos and clips, and play the result on his television at the birthday lunch. This page opens the family templates in Landscape 16:9, the shape of a TV, with the greeting set for Grandpa. For a big birthday, see [happy 80th birthday](https://birthday.video/happy-80th-birthday); for Grandma, [happy birthday Grandma](https://birthday.video/happy-birthday-grandma). Nothing is uploaded: the photos stay on your phone or computer, and the video has no watermark. Start from one of these ## Happy birthday wishes for Grandpa Short lines are easiest to read on a television. Swap “Grandpa” for Grandad, Gramps, Pops or Grandpops. * Happy birthday, Grandad. Thank you for every story, every lift and every sweet you weren’t supposed to give us. * To the best grandpa in the world, from your biggest fans. * Happy birthday to the man who can fix anything except his own jokes. * Grandpa, you’ve taught us more in the shed than we ever learnt at school. * Wishing you a birthday as good as your Sunday roast. * Happy birthday to the champion of the family quiz. * You make us all feel ten feet tall. Happy birthday, Grandpa. * Thank you for the walks, the wisdom and the extra pocket money. * Happy birthday, Pops. Still the best dancer at every wedding. * Another year wiser, Grandad, and somehow still the youngest at heart. * Happy birthday to the man behind every great family story. * From the little ones to the not-so-little ones: we love you, Grandpa. * Happy birthday, Grandpa. The garden, the allotment and all of us are better for you. * Put the kettle on, Grandad, it’s your day. ## How to make a birthday video for your grandpa 1. ### Open a family template Press **Make a video for Grandpa**. **Format** is already Landscape 16:9 for his television. 2. ### Write his card Type what the family calls him in **Name**, his age in **Age** if he would like it, and a short line in **Message**. 3. ### Add his photos and the grandchildren Press **Add photos and clips**: a handful of old photos first, then short clips from each grandchild. 4. ### A tune he knows Press **Add music** and pick a gentle Happy Birthday arrangement, or a song from his youth that you have on your device. 5. ### Export for the TV Press **Export video**, then **Download video**, and play it from a laptop, tablet or USB stick. ## Old photos are his best material Grandads tend to have the best old photos, often in a shoebox: the wedding, the first car, the allotment, holding a newborn. Put five or six of those early in the video, before the grandchildren take over. * **Photograph prints in daylight**, straight on and without flash, so there is no glare. * **Ask him to tell the stories** while you sort them; you will know which ones matter. * **Give each photo time.** Thirty photos over four or five minutes is about right. ### His sayings Ask the family which of his sayings would make everyone laugh, and put one on a card. It is often the moment he enjoys most. ## Making it easy to watch Play it on a television with the sound up and the room quiet, sit with him while it plays, and keep a copy on a tablet or USB stick so he can watch it again. If the grandchildren are far away, ask each family to film a short clip close to the phone and say who they are first; you add them all with **Add photos and clips**. ## Birthday videos for Grandpa: questions ### What do you write to a grandpa on his birthday? Something short and warm he can read at a glance, often with a nod to what he taught you: “You’ve taught us more in the shed than we ever learnt at school.” ### Which format is best for a grandparent? Landscape 16:9, which this page opens with, fills a television. For his phone, export a Square 1:1 **GIF** of the card as well. ### Can the grandchildren who live far away take part? Yes. They film a short clip and send it to you, and you add it with **Add photos and clips**. There is no shared upload link. ### How long should it be? Three to five minutes, with fewer photos on screen for longer, so he has time to recognise everyone. ### Is it free? Yes, with no account and no watermark. 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