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Are Your Grandchildren Ready For An Emergency and Know How to Call 911?
This Grandma watches the Today Show as much as possible. One of my favorite segments is “Rossen Reports.” May 8, 2017, “Would your...
Jun 23, 20173 min read
Painting With Fruits and Vegetables and Creating Great Block Prints Capable of Framing is Not For Adults Only
On the Today Show, April 6, 2017, DIY (do it yourself) spring art projects were presented to spruce up the home for spring. One of the...
Apr 18, 20173 min read
Being Cool Slime . . . ing with Grandchildren Might Not Be Without Its Messes But is As Simple As Yo
A dear grandma friend told me that making slime is the rage of older elementary and middle school children right now. It is messy, so it...
Mar 10, 20174 min read
Disney’s Magic Kingdom Best Tips for 2017 and Beyond
We are Florida parents and now we are the grandparents in Florida, so we have lost count of how many visits to Disney’s Magic Kingdom we...
Feb 21, 20176 min read
Five Examples of Teaching Grandchildren About Shopping and Returning What We Purchase in This New World of the American Shopping Experience
Our grandchildren learn about shopping as early as toddlers. No, it is not the comparison shopping of getting good quality at a good...
Jan 18, 20177 min read
Home Remedies That Make Our Grandchildren’s Lives Easier – Part I The Experts As a Holiday Gift
This Grandma had never heard of Terry and Joe Graedon until I saw their column in the Sun Sentinel newspaper October 27, 2016. Here was...
Nov 29, 20164 min read
That Intelligence Comes From the Mother’s Side Is New Science But We Grandparents Can Contribute With Encouragement, Stimulation and Nourishment in the Grandchildren’s Environment
Both of our son-in-laws have jokingly commented at different points in time that they selected the mothers of their children, our...
Oct 4, 20163 min read
Buy A Boy Doll for your Grandson. . . and Your Granddaughter and Mix It Up More
When our eldest grandson was a toddler, this Grandma immediately bought him a boy doll and a stroller, in blue of course. It was hard to...
Sep 28, 20164 min read
Making Ice Cream and Icy Treats With Grandchildren Has Never Been Easier and May Lead to A Learning Lesson in Shopping Too
This Grandma’s cooking expertise is making reservations. For desserts, when the grandchildren come, there are always M & M cookie ice...
Aug 2, 20163 min read
No More Scraping The Bowl When and If Baking With Grandchildren and Throw Away Your Flour
Grandchildren love scraping the bowl of cookie dough or the like. They love it more than cleaning the bowl at the sink, although they...
Jul 19, 20163 min read
Yoga For Grandchildren Should Start Young With Benefits Forever
This Grandma is a twenty year yogi. The mind, body, and spirit is all combined in a package that has kept me forever young, strong, and...
Apr 12, 20164 min read
Postscript and More Ideas After Documenting Baby’s Growth Month By Month During the First Year With Onesies, Belly Stickers and Huge Stuffed Animals
A dear long (we never say old) grandma friend just celebrated her youngest granddaughter’s first birthday. During the baby’s first year,...
Apr 5, 20162 min read
Getting Ready for Frozen, THE MUSICAL, Coming Spring 2017 Somewhere in the United States and to Broadway in Spring 2018 and Frozen, the Movie Sequel
This is a big deal for every grandparent. In 2013 and 2014, Frozen, the Disney movie, was amazing for all of our grandchildren and for us...
Mar 10, 20163 min read
Every Day is A Good Day For a Sugarwish Especially When We Need Something to Send to a Grandchild IMMEDIATELY
This Grandma is always looking for something new and something special for grandchildren. But sometimes we need something at the last...
Feb 26, 20162 min read
When Grandchildren Can Communicate Grandma Life Becomes Even Better
This week, Grandpa spoke to a friend, a new grandpa, who was very excited to have a new baby granddaughter. Grandpa said, “just wait. You...
Feb 20, 20163 min read
Chocolate and Peanut Butter Mini Dessert Sandwiches From a Famous Chef Add to Grandma’s Collection of Decedent Unhealthy But Delicious Treats With Which To Spoil Grandchildren
This Grandma always looks for decedent unhealthy but delicious treats with which to spoil grandchildren. Who would have thought I would...
Feb 6, 20162 min read
Our Faces and Voices Are Still the Best “Traditional” Toys for Our Grandchildren, the App Generation or Generation Z, as They Are Called
When my first born was a toddler, this Grandma took gourmet cooking lessons. I can still remember repeating and play acting making duck...
Jan 20, 20163 min read
Grandchildren May Learn A Lot By Their Introduction to Frank Sinatra On His Centennial And We May Have A Great Holiday Gift for The Great Grandparents
Frank Sinatra would be 100 years old December 12, 2015. He is not really of our era, but of the GG (great grandparent) era as a singer. I...
Dec 27, 20154 min read
Starting School Later and Prolonging Preschool Play Helps Our Grandchildren Mentally Which Is Why It Helps Them Academically
A new study from Stamford University is great news for the parents of our grandchildren. Increasingly both public and private schools...
Dec 11, 20154 min read
Documenting Baby’s Growth Month By Month During the First Year With Onesies, Belly Stickers and Huge Stuffed Animals Makes For Wonderful Baby Gifts From Grandma For Holidays or As a Wonderful Baby Sho
A dear long (we never say old) grandma friend sends me a picture of her youngest granddaughter each month. The adorable baby girl is...
Nov 29, 20152 min read
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