top of page
Award Winning Outdoor Toys For 2018 Spring and Summer Fun
Each year the Oppenheimer Toy Awards on Toy Portfolio give us guidance as to our toy purchases. Each year, it seems, it is harder to...
May 23, 20185 min read
Unique Modern Art Gifts For Baby and Older Grandchildren
We grandmas are always looking for unique gifts for our grandchildren and unique decor for their rooms. I have written about books on...
Mar 30, 20183 min read
Have Fidget Spinners Quickly Gone the Way of Hula Hoops and Pet Rocks And Should They?
If you have a grandchild old enough to say the word, he or she has a fidget spinner in their hand. My son-in-law credits me with being...
Dec 26, 20173 min read
Are Toys and Board Games Dead and Should We Grandparents Keep Them Alive This Holiday Season
Each year it seems that toys and games make up less and less of grandchildren’s birthday and holiday lists and electronics and apps make...
Nov 25, 20173 min read
Making the Most of Halloween 2017 and Best Tips of Halloweens Past
As I receive the pictures of our grandchildren’s 2017 Halloween costumes, I smile. I remember each year. I am waiting for Godiva’s 2017...
Oct 25, 20172 min read
Archives Must Reads For New Grandmas. Part II What To Buy, From Equipment to Toys and Gifts
As this Grandma said in Part I, a dear long friend, who is becoming a grandma for the first time, asked me to give her my must reads for...
Oct 10, 20172 min read
Best Outdoor Toys for Grandchildren Of All Ages That Make Great Visit Presents
The weather up north is thawing and it is the best time for Florida grandparents to visit the grandchildren at their home. I want to...
May 26, 20174 min read
Rubik’s Cube Still Going Strong at Near Half a Century And Gift Ideas from Baby and Up For Great 2016 Holiday Presents
At our last visit with our younger grandchildren, this Grandma was surprised to see our nine year old grandson playing with a Rubik’s...
Nov 19, 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
Summer 2016 Bubble Fun For All Ages
This Grandma loves watching babies watch bubbles. This Grandma loves watching toddlers try to catch bubbles. This Grandma loves when...
Jun 21, 20163 min read
Etch A Sketch and Doodle Art is Part of Our Past But Is It Also Part of Our Grandchildren’s Future
Etch a Sketch was created by a French inventor in 1955, according to a business “Briefing” in the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, February...
Mar 3, 20164 min read
When Candy and Gifts May Cost Less Than Greeting Cards, Getting the Best Bargains for Grandchildren
It has happened twice in less than six months. This Grandma was one of the first intrepid on line shoppers. This Grandma was one of the...
Feb 12, 20163 min read
Marbles and Marble Runs Keep Our Grandchildren Entertained As We Were When We Were Children But Now
The New York Times had a Backstory on marbles of all things. We played marbles as children, but today, marble players can compete for...
Jan 25, 20164 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
Crayons From Star Wars to Body to Books To Creativity Are A Forever Hit With Grandchildren Beginning With Toddlers to Older Grandchildren Especially At the Holidays 2015
The New York Times best seller list has two picture books, number two and three, by Drew Daywalt, from his series on crayons for children...
Nov 27, 20153 min read
Get Your Grandchild, Even Your Toddler and Preschool Grandchild, An iPad or iPad Mini For A Birthday Present or the Holidays With The Following Indispensable Accessories and Tips To Go With It
A dear, long (we never say old) friend called me to ask what she should get her granddaughter for her second birthday. The first words...
Nov 14, 20157 min read
Hess Holiday Toy Truck Tradition Remains Alive For 2015 and We Grandmas Can Turn it into A Family Tradition
Our grandsons love getting their Hess holiday toy trucks every year from their other grandparents. Remember, children remember traditions...
Nov 3, 20154 min read
To This Day, Play Dough Does Not Appear in Grandma’s House But Learning its History and How To Make It At Home Led to The Best Website For Instructions To Homemade Anything
The youngest grandson, age four, loves Play Dough. And his mother actually allows it in her home. It may be because she was deprived as a...
Oct 14, 20152 min read
Lego Company Already the Most Powerful Brand and May be the world’s Biggest Toy Company With Help From Boomer Grandmas
Lego Company is all over the news. This Grandma watches for all stories about legos, as this is a favorite of grandchildren. So is...
Sep 25, 20152 min read
After Oppenheimer Toy Award Winners Determined, The Value of Zulily and This Grandma Finding Each Other Confirmed by the Skimm
This Grandma LOVES www.toyportfolio.com. The Oppenheimer Toy awards listed on t he website provide mountains of ideas to buy gifts for...
Sep 10, 20152 min read
bottom of page