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…
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…
Most sports are honest about the age gap. Tennis asks for things your body stopped offering a decade ago. Golf is polite about it, but the handicap system basically confirms what everyone already knows. Football doesn’t even pretend. Pickleball is different. Maybe because it’s easier, and maybe because older players are being kindly accommodated. But…
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.