Taking a Three Year Old to a Toy Store and This Grandma’s V Tech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Review
This Grandma always goes for Oppenheimer Toy Award winning toys on Toy Portolio. I know the toys have been tested by real children and...
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Apr 17, 20143 min read
Best Easter and Passover Books from Grandma
Last year, this Grandma’s suggestions for the Spring holidays still holds true for recipes, activities and gifts. And Check Chasing...
Apr 11, 20143 min read
National Bubble Week Education and Fun for Grandchildren
We have so many holidays, but one this Grandma did not know about was National Bubble Week. It coincides with the first week of Spring...
Apr 9, 20143 min read
Spring and Holiday Shopping With Granddaughter Via Smart Phone and I Pad
This Grandma shops – a lot. So, I get lots of catalogs in the mail. Yes, and lots of email sale notices. This Grandma buys –...
Apr 5, 20145 min read
Taking Grandchildren to the White House
Washington, D.C. is a fabulous place to visit with grandchildren. This Grandma thought that grandchildren should be older school age...
Apr 3, 20146 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...
Mar 17, 20143 min read
Best Ride On and Ride In Toys for Grandchildren
Spring is coming. Yes, this Grandma realizes that the weather patterns are crazy right now, but living in Florida makes me think spring...
Mar 15, 20147 min read
Disney World for Toddlers and Preschoolers: Do’s and Don’ts
Visit Orlando has just rolled out a multimillion dollar campaign targeted at parents of toddlers and preschoolers that “May is Made for...
Mar 11, 20143 min read
Nuts! Nuts! Nuts!
This Grandma did not know about nut allergies when her children were young. Now it seems that child nut allergies are rampant. A recent...
Mar 7, 20141 min read
Personalized Bibs, Burp Cloths, and Blankets
Sometimes, a grandma just does not like anything on a baby registry or has looked when most items are already purchased and there is...
Mar 5, 20142 min read
Grandma Helps Parents Avoid Going Bananas at Bedtime
We are off to visit our grandchildren. We have no problem getting them to bed because we do not want them to go to bed. As long...
Mar 2, 20143 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...
Feb 21, 20142 min read
Grandma’s Favorite Sandwich Cutters
Grandma’s house is always the place where any grandchild’s favorite sandwich is made any time when requested. After all, a grandchild’s...
Feb 16, 20143 min read
Boosting Boomer Brains
We boomer grandmas are of interest to scientists lately. First, there was a ten year review of a study on brain training,...
Feb 14, 20142 min read
Who Knew Newborns Should be Getting Probiotics
This Grandma recently bought probiotics for my ninety year old mother-in-law. Who knew that newborns should also be getting probiotics....
Feb 3, 20143 min read
Best Valentine’s Day Gifts from Grandma to Grandchildren (and Children, too) 2014
This Grandma reviewed the 2013 Valentines’ Day Gift suggestions and, while some things may remain the same, some suggestions have surely...
Feb 1, 20143 min read
Learning tricks from Grandma
This Grandma taught her eldest child to read at two years old. Okay, for those of us who were teachers at one time, I taught her...
Jan 27, 20142 min read
Belly Art: Who Knew It is a Craze?
Every once in a while when I don’t expect a web search to turn something up, I find more than I expected. I read an article in the...
Jan 23, 20141 min read
“Everyone Poops” and More Fun Science Picture Books for Grandma Fun
There comes a point in time when grandchildren are fixated on poop. It seems it comes around age two or so when everyone is talking...
Jan 5, 20144 min read
Grandma Says Buy a Doll for Your Grandson in 2014
In 2013, men could not win. The same day, December 28, 2013, the Miami Herald had two articles about men, both about gender issues. The...
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