Spend quality time with your grandkids without spending a lot of money!
Looking for the perfect gift for your grandchild? Forget computer games, fancy dolls, and high-tech toys. There's something far more valuable you can give them: your undivided attention, active participation, and enthusiasm. These gifts are more precious--and meaningful--than anything you can buy in a toy store.
This terrific book provides more than 150 low-cost activities you can share with your grandkids. Written by a public-school teacher with more than two decades of experience, Great Ideas for Grandkids! stresses creativity over store-bought fun. Using simple, readily available materials, the activities provide rewarding and educational ways for you to interact with children of all ages.
You'll find creative ideas for simple projects such as making colored water, hats, gifts, and greeting cards as well as for more advanced projects like creating a "sand" table out of cornmeal and designing fancy furniture. Looking for something a bit more low-key? Even the tiniest child enjoys snuggling and sharing a story. The author includes a host of fun suggestions to enhance the reading experience.
At your best in the kitchen? Check out the terrific kid-friendly recipes inside. You'll discover a dozen delicious treats for you and your grandkids to make and eat--everything from pizza to homemade ice cream, edible candles, fresh peanut butter, donuts, and more! There's something here to suit every age group--and every personality.
Great Ideas for Grandkids! shows you how to build a strong, lasting, and meaningful bond between you and your grandchildren.
The 150+ low-cost activities featured in this book provide grandparents with great ways to interact and connect with their grandkids in fun and educational ways. From building a yarn giant to creating a new board game to making peanut butter from scratch, these activities will help you turn an ordinary day into a day of great fun for children of all ages.
Entertaining and affordable (many are free), these activities were designed to help strengthen and build relationships between older and younger generations. All of the activities can easily be adapted to suit specific ages, skills, and interests.
Here you will find activities to share with your grandchildren such as:
• Collecting your favorite comic strips • Making orange marmalade • Creating your own play clay • Reading the newspaper together • Crafting your own puzzles • Recycling old costume jewelry into new pieces • Playing hide-and-seek • Going to the library
Great Ideas for Grandkids! is an ideal resource for grandparents or anyone who wants to spend more quality time interacting with youngsters without breaking the bank.
