Are Today’s Children Losing Their Connection to Nature?
Your grandchildren may be the first generation for whom nature is more an abstraction than a reality! Try these fun gardening ideas to get your grandchildren out in nature.
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Swap Life Skills on Thanksgiving
The meaning of “life skills” changes from generation to generation. Many life skills are now lost art forms. This Thanksgiving try swapping some skills between the generations.
Read More »“Flat Stanley” Inspires Fun Project for Children
My 8-year old friend invited me to participate in her “Flat Stanley” project by keeping a travel journal with sights and souvenirs from my travels around my town.
Read More »Improv Nurtures Imagination in Grandchildren
Human beings are improvisers by nature and children improvise all day long. Improv is an excellent way to nurture imagination in your grandchildren.
Read More »Make an Adorable Pine Cone Turkey for Thanksgiving
My grandma friend Cindy volunteers in her granddaughter’s third grade classroom. This week she taught the class how to make pine cone turkeys for Thanksgiving.
Read More »Solving the Morning Jumble
For the past 45 years, my husband and I have begun our morning by solving the Jumble — the scrambled word game which appears in our daily newspaper.
Read More »Here’s the Halloween Phantom Poem
Have fun with the Halloween Phantom on your block. Secretly drop goodies at a neighbor’s house with a request to pass along the poem and goodies to two more neighbors.
Read More »Homemade Love on Grandparents Day September 8, 2013
One purpose of Grandparents Day is to honor grandparents. Here are some creative ideas that grandchildren can do to show their love and appreciation for their grandparents.
Read More »3 Steps to a Safer Summer of Swimming
Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death for children under the age of 5 in the U.S. Supervision is the No. 1 preventative measure when it comes to drowning.
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