What to do with grandchildren at home, outdoors and on days out, with ideas for every age, season and energy level.
Somewhere around April, the questions start. “When can we go to grandma’s?” Not if. When. Your grandkids have probably been thinking about summer at your house since the last time they left it. Grandma camp doesn’t have to be a full week. It can be a long weekend or three days in July. What makes…
Summer is almost here, and you know who is already counting the days? Your grandkids. The ones who have been asking their parents since March when they get to go to grandma and grandpa’s pool. You could set a clock by it.
My dad loves to bake. This is not in question. What is in question is whether baking with my father could truly be called baking together. Every time we tried, the same thing would happen. He would do the interesting parts. I would be handed a task: wash this, fetch that, hold this while I…
If you asked most grandparents what they’d like to do more of with their grandchildren, “something that gets us both outside, requires no equipment, costs almost nothing, and works whether they’re five or fifteen” would be somewhere near the top of the list. Birdwatching covers all of that and adds something most activities don’t: it…
Indoor activities for grandparents and grandchildren that are genuinely fun — from baking and crafts to games and den-building. Ideas for every age and energy level.