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The 2015 Best Holiday Gifts For Grandma From Grandchildren
This Grandma does not want grandchildren to spend much money on a holiday gift. Previous posts recommend a photograph of the grandchild...
Dec 9, 20152 min read


Real Simple Does it Again With the Best Father’s Day Gifts After Grandma’s Number One Best Gift for Father’s Day
This Grandma’s mantra for gifts for Father’s Day is the same as Mother’s Day and such holidays. Gifts from children to parents and...
May 26, 20154 min read


Real Simple Does it Again With the Best Father’s Day Gifts After Grandma’s Number One Best Gift for Father’s Day
Sleep-away camps have cracked down on care packages from home during the summer. The camps do not want the campers competitive about the...
May 24, 20153 min read


Critiquing Real Simple’s Fifteen Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day leaves Four Inexpensive Gift Ideas That Are Best For Grandma or Mother on Mother’s Day 2015
Brigitt Hauck, a writer for Real Simple Magazine, writes many lists for Mother’s Day ideas, including, “8 Custom Gifts That Show Off...
Apr 22, 20152 min read


Over the . . .Top Luxurious Holiday Gifts Grandchildren Would Love
If money were no object and a grandma did not care what anything cost, here are over the top luxurious holiday gifts grandchildren would...
Dec 2, 20143 min read


Color this Father’s Day With a Creative Gift
This Grandma was thinking about Father’s Day presents. The first and best idea is always a picture in a frame. The photograph can be...
Jun 7, 20141 min read


Springtime Gifts from Grandma
The weather does not make us think spring is around the corner, but it is. Planting with grandchildren is fun, but so are the many award...
Apr 3, 20146 min read


What Our Grandchildren Want as Presents
This grandma’s ten year old grandson has made it clear what he does not want is clothes as a present. I thought it was because he is a...
Mar 2, 20143 min read


Most Fascinating and Intriguing People of 2013
Barbara Walter’s television special was about the ten most fascinating people of 2013. People magazine had a special edition of the25...
Dec 29, 201315 min read


Grandma Gets Ready for the Holidays 2013: Best Baby Gifts for Christmas or Chanukah 2013
This Grandma gets ready for the holidays early. Searching Toy Portfolio for the best new Oppenheimer Toy Award platinum award winning...
Nov 12, 20139 min read


Long Distance Grandparents Combining Holidays for Double Joy: Thanksgiving and Christmas or Chanukah
A long friend lamented that she was going to see her young (fourteen months granddaughter and four month grandson—yes, her son and...
Oct 30, 20132 min read


”Tooth Fairy Inflation” Helps Grandma Give Gifts that Teach Finance
The funniest story in our family about the tooth fairy is when our daughter did not have a bill less than $20 the night our grandchild...
Oct 13, 20134 min read


Halloween Costumes are a Great Grandma Gift
Being a long distance grandma, this Grandma looks for ways to be there in person for significant times in the grandchildren’s lives. ...
Sep 18, 20133 min read


Grandparenting Skills are a Gift
The Sun Sentinel on Sunday, June 30, 2013, had an article entitled, “Years Fade Away When Girl Learns About Life from her Grandfather.”...
Jul 29, 20132 min read


Bandaids as Grandparent Gifts
This Grandma is always looking for inexpensive gifts to bring to grandchildren when I visit. One gift I found to be very welcome by...
Jul 27, 20132 min read


Grandchildren’s Magic Kingdom and New Fantasyland at Disneyworld in Orlando
As Floridian grandparents, Disney World is a great place for a multigenerational family vacation. Our grandchildren have been there...
Jul 15, 201315 min read


Totes for Mother’s Day
With children and grandchildren, this Grandma is lugging lots of stuff everywhere. We have beach toys, house toys, shopping trips to...
May 6, 20131 min read


Personalized Baby Gift Ideas for the Third Child Born in the Family
A dear friend has a new granddaughter. She is the fifth granddaughter in the family. One thing is sure. This adorable newborn does not...
Apr 5, 20131 min read


Epcot at Disney World in Orlando
A Surprising Wonderful Multigenerational Vacation Place with Grandchildren As Floridian grandparents, Disney World is a great place for a...
Jan 10, 201325 min read


Grandma Gift Guide for Parents to be
Time is the greatest gift. Time to sleep. Time to be able to leave the house for a simple errand or just to leave the house. Time for...
Dec 9, 20124 min read
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