Planting Beans and Growing Memories
Gardening with your grandchildren can be a great way to bond with them. Here’s what you’ll need to build your bean teepee with your grandchild.
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Reading Is Going to the Dogs
Dogs have a calming and soothing effect on people. Reading to animals, who are inherently nonjudgmental, is a good way to promote this type of oral reading practice.
Read More »Simple Science Experiment For Children
Experience the thrill of discovery with your grandchildren. Using simple household items, you can explore science and share your excitement with your grandchildren.
Read More »La Petite Baleen Teaches Children Swimming and Life Lessons
Irene Madrid, co-founder of La Petite Baleen Swim Schools, believes that the pool is not only a place to learn to swim, it’s a classroom for learning life skills.
Read More »Start an Organizing Project With Your Grandchild
An organizing project can be a fun way to teach grandchildren valuable skills, including sorting, keeping like-with-like and one-in/one-out. Here are some suggestions.
Read More »Creative Ways to Skype With Grandchildren
Connecting with grandchildren is a challenge for long-distance grandmothers. Combining old traditions and new technology helps bridge the miles.
Read More »Win a Free Nikon COOLPIX S5100 Camera
The people at Nikon have offered me a Nikon COOLPIX S5100 to give away to a lucky reader. To win, your entry must be submitted by midnight Friday, January 14, 2011.
Read More »Create Your Own Family Memoir
There is no greater gift you can give yourself and your children than to know more about your parents’ early years. Leslie Gilbert-Lurie offers a list of questions you can use to create a family history.
Read More »Cold Weather Activities For Children
I just read about a fun winter activity to do with your grandchildren—track the temperature where you live. The idea comes from Rebecca Cohen, founder of Rebecca Plants.
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