Kids Can Explore the Outdoors with Curiosity Cards
Curiosity Cards from Rebeccaplants are a wonderful tool to enjoy the outdoors with children. These round laminated cards contain 50 questions to stimulate their imagination.
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The Simplest Pleasures Can Bring the Most Joy
Sometimes the simplest pleasures can bring us the most joy. Last week while visiting my two granddaughters, I experienced a moment of total exhilaration.
Read More »Connecting with Grandchildren on Skype
We placed our first Skype call with our granddaughters yesterday. I was as excited as Alexander Graham Bell when he asked Mr. Watson to “come here.” Skype is a software program that allows you to use your computer to make free voice and video calls over the internet. It’s easy to understand and only takes a few minutes to download. Then you can call other Skype users anywhere in the world for free.
Read More »Run for the Seals on March 13
Take your grandchildren to the 2-mile run/walk Run for the Seals on March 13, 2010 in Sausalito, CA. and get a tour of the Marine Mammal Center when you’re finished.
Read More »Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: The Movie
The new “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” movie, based on the 1978 children’s book, has great animation and clever, sophisticated humor for the whole family.
Read More »Grandchildren Grow Up Too Quickly
It’s hard to let go of rituals we enjoyed when our grandchildren were little; we want to hold on to those precious connections, as if that will help stop time.
Read More »Optical Illusion Adds New Dimension to Kids’ Coloring
The package of five morphed fairy drawings and a Morph-O-Scope for viewing the finished colored pages arrived while my six-year-old granddaughter was visiting.
Read More »Whose Home for the Holidays?
Where will you and your family spend the holidays? Who will be there and who will decide the answers to these questions? Successful celebrations will require group planning.
Read More »Grandloving Offers Hundreds of Creative Activities to Do with Your Grandchildren
It seems fitting that for my 100th post I share a book that has hundreds of fun, low-cost activities for grandparents to share with their grandchildren whether they’re near or far. Grandloving: Making Memories with Your Grandchildren is written by a grandmother, Sue Johnson, and her daughter-in-law, Julie Carlson.
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