GRANDMA TIPS 9/16

Nov 27, 20153 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...

Award Winning Toys and Games Sure to Be Winners With Our Grandchildren and a Winner for the Grandchildren to Get for Grandma This Holiday Season 2015

Nov 25, 20159 min read

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Award Winning Toys and Games Sure to Be Winners With Our Grandchildren and a Winner for the Grandchildren to Get for Grandma This Holiday Season 2015

We grandmas want the toys we buy to be winners, toys our grandchildren will play with again and again. The best place to look is the...

Pew Study on the New Twenty First Century Family Shows Who Does the Heavy Lifting in the Family Has Not Changed Much and They Need Our Help More Than Ever

Nov 23, 20155 min read

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Pew Study on the New Twenty First Century Family Shows Who Does the Heavy Lifting in the Family Has Not Changed Much and They Need Our Help More Than Ever

Two articles a week apart in the New York Times about a Pew Study on the new twenty first century family give us two views by the same...

The Stroll from Boomer Grandma’s Era and the Electric Slide and Macarena from the Era of Their Parents Has Become the Whip for Our Grandchildren

Nov 18, 20156 min read

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The Stroll from Boomer Grandma’s Era and the Electric Slide and Macarena from the Era of Their Parents Has Become the Whip for Our Grandchildren

Doing Face Time with grandchildren is the next best thing to being with them in person. It allows us to share their lives, see them when...

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

Nov 14, 20157 min read

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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...

Easiest and Best Thanksgiving Boomer Grandma Tips and Easiest and Best Thanksgiving Stuffing To Make With Grandchildren

Nov 12, 20154 min read

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Easiest and Best Thanksgiving Boomer Grandma Tips and Easiest and Best Thanksgiving Stuffing To Make With Grandchildren

This Grandma makes reservations. Holidays are an exception, although the best tip for grandmas at holiday time is to turn over the...

Hess Holiday Toy Truck Tradition Remains Alive For 2015 and We Grandmas Can Turn it into A Family Tradition

Nov 3, 20154 min read

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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...

Adults Making Millions Playing With Toys on YouTube Videos And Why Did We Not Think of This Silliness

Oct 25, 20155 min read

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Adults Making Millions Playing With Toys on YouTube Videos And Why Did We Not Think of This Silliness

Twenty somethings are doing it, according to the Today Show October 16, 2015. Even more mature adults are doing it. The goofy videos our...

Experiment with Baking No Mixer Easy Cupcakes on National Chocolate Cupcake Day

Oct 23, 20152 min read

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Experiment with Baking No Mixer Easy Cupcakes on National Chocolate Cupcake Day

Yes, it does seem that every day is a special day. Cupcakes are special, but it seems that chocolate cupcakes make it to have their own...

American Academy of Pediatrics Comes Into the Twenty First Century Regarding Electronics and Children Just in Time to Stop Parental Guilt Over Parents’ Reality

Oct 18, 20156 min read

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American Academy of Pediatrics Comes Into the Twenty First Century Regarding Electronics and Children Just in Time to Stop Parental Guilt Over Parents’ Reality

This Grandma never understood the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations that children, ages two and under, have absolutely...

Fast Food Stable and Staple in Our Grandchildren’s Diet

Oct 16, 20153 min read

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Fast Food Stable and Staple in Our Grandchildren’s Diet

The New York Times reported on September 16, 2016 that “About one-third of American children and teens eat pizza or other fast food every...

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

Oct 14, 20152 min read

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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...

The Five Best Tips from Grandma This 2015 Halloween Season

Oct 9, 20153 min read

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The Five Best Tips from Grandma This 2015 Halloween Season

Before I began this post, this Grandma actually put the word “Halloween” into the search on this website. There are eight previous posts...

Share the History and Life Lessons of Charlie Brown and Peanuts at Their 65th Anniversary, Halloween and with the new Peanuts Movie

Oct 6, 20153 min read

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Share the History and Life Lessons of Charlie Brown and Peanuts at Their 65th Anniversary, Halloween and with the new Peanuts Movie

The New York Times Backstory, on li ne October 2, 2015, explained the story behind Charlie Brown, Charles Scultz, it’s creator, and the...

Text4Baby is the New Technology For Parents and Grandparents

Sep 29, 20152 min read

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Text4Baby is the New Technology For Parents and Grandparents

When this Grandma was a new mother, I had little information at my fingertips. Dr. Spock was it. Yes, we too felt that our parents were...

The Trauma of Auto Correct and Siri for This Boomer Grandma

Sep 12, 20152 min read

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The Trauma of Auto Correct and Siri for This Boomer Grandma

I thought it was only me. I readily admit that I am mechanically challenged. I want to be able to use all the electronics my...

Hot Dogs Do Deserve Their Own National Day of Celebration

Sep 4, 20153 min read

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Hot Dogs Do Deserve Their Own National Day of Celebration

Hot dogs happen to rank among this Grandma’s favorite food. As a freshman in college in Boston, a bunch of us got an urge for a Nathan’s...

Aug 28, 20152 min read

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Rubik’s Cube Fun For Grandchildren

Visiting the oldest grandchild, I found him playing unusually with a low tech toy–a Rubik’s Cube. He said he and his twelve year old...

Finding the Best Art for Decorating a Child’s or Any Room and A New Shared Activity for Grandma and Grandchild by Exploring National Geographic Art

Aug 26, 20153 min read

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Finding the Best Art for Decorating a Child’s or Any Room and A New Shared Activity for Grandma and Grandchild by Exploring National Geographic Art

It is a real effort to find fabulous wall decor for a baby’s room or child’s room. Yes, we can find great baby art for a nursery, but...

Top Eight Tips for Visiting New York City With Toddlers and Preschoolers

Jul 27, 20153 min read

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Top Eight Tips for Visiting New York City With Toddlers and Preschoolers

This week Twitter had a tweet about taking toddlers to New York City. The tweet did not seem to promote this occurrence. Having taken...