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Where parents and grandparents will find a variety of creative, fun, and educational activities that can be enjoyed together to build strong relationships and lasting memories.

Veteran’s Day Poppy Wreath

Nov 9, 2020 | Crafts for Kids, Veteran's Day

Make a wreath of poppies to celebrate and remember veterans. GET PATTERN More Veteran's Day or Remembrance Day Activities

Easy Turkey Pizzas

Nov 6, 2020 | Family Activities, Grandma Camp Ideas, Helpful Ideas, Recipes, Thanksgiving Activities

My grandchildren had so much fun making their own pizza. Most of them didn't look like a turkey when they were done but they enjoyed eating their own creations, whatever they were! You'll need: Rhodes Dinner Rolls or Texas Rolls, thawed to room temperature pizza or...

Dear Children of the Earth by Schim Schimmel

Nov 4, 2020 | Books, Earth Day, Learning Activities, Seasons & Holidays, Writing Activities

A remarkable letter from Mother Earth asking for help from children everywhere and entrusting them with her protection. The illustrations are exquisite. After reading the book have your child write their own letter to Mother Earth telling what they can do to protect...

Fun Bookmaking Ideas

Nov 2, 2020 | Crafts for Kids, Family Activities, Grandma Camp Ideas, Learning Activities, Reading Activities, Writing Activities

Susan Kapluscinski Gaylord is an artist and bookmaker. All of her ideas use materials you already have, would throw away or recycle but now they have a new use. Check out her website Makingbooks .

Origami Boxes

Oct 30, 2020 | Crafts for Kids, Grandma Camp Ideas, Halloween & Fall, Party Ideas

I had fun with my granddaughter Kate making boxes for Halloween treats and other occasions. Tutorial Turtorial 2

Halloween Treat Box

Oct 28, 2020 | Crafts for Kids, Halloween & Fall

Fun and easy way to share a treat or use as party favors. Halloween-Treat-BoxDownload

Candy Corn Decoration or Treat Holder

Oct 26, 2020 | Crafts for Kids, Halloween & Fall, Party Ideas

This is a fun and easy activity for Fall and Halloween. Candy Corn Treat Holder Download

Halloween Acrostic Poem

Oct 23, 2020 | Halloween & Fall, Learning Activities, Poetry, Seasons & Holidays, Writing Activities

In acrostic poems, the first letters of each line are aligned vertically to form a word. The word often is the subject of the poem. Write your own Halloween acrostic poem. Here is an example: Grayish white in color Hiding, ready to scare Often floating in air Scaring...

Spider Web Toss Math Game

Oct 21, 2020 | Family Activities, Games, Halloween & Fall, Learning Activities, Math Activities, Seasons & Holidays

This is an easy and fun game to play around Halloween. It’s a great way to help children learn and practice counting by fives and adding and subtracting. Just print the spider web patterns, cut them out and glue onto a paper plate. Label with the values you want. Set...

Haunted House Halloween Story

Oct 19, 2020 | Halloween & Fall, Learning Activities, Writing Activities

A fun way to write a Halloween story. Color the creaking door then cut around three sides so it will open. Glue to the writing page. Now, write your story and share with friends and family. Haunted-House-Halloween-StoryDownload

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Chicken on a Nest Treat

This is a fun and easy activity to do with your grandchildren for Easter or Springtime. You’ll need: Ingredients for Rice Krispie Marshmallow Treats (recipe below), jellybeans and chickens. Follow the directions for the marshmallow treats and when cool enough to...

Apple Book & Treat

Kids can write their own story using the apple book. When they are finished they can share and then celebrate with an Apple Shake. Apple-BookDownload Apple-Shake-RecipeDownload

Family Dinner Time

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University in NYC found that the more children eat dinner with their families, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use drugs. "Frequent family dinners provide parents a perfect opportunity to...

Sardines – A Hide & Seek Game

This would be a fun game to play with a lot of kids or just a few. You can do it in your home, backyard, a park or anywhere there are places to hide. To Play Sardines: The person who is “it” hides while everyone else counts to 30. Each player then tries to find the...

Making Your Home Safe For Grandchildren

If your grandchildren are coming for a visit, whether long or short, you want your home to be safe. Here's a website mysafehome.org that lets you take a virtual tour of a home and gives safety tips for each room. There's other great information too.