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...
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Oct 14, 20152 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...
Sep 25, 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...
Aug 28, 20152 min read
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...
May 30, 20154 min read
Buying New Interactive Talking Toys for Grandchildren Comes with a Warning to be Cautious
This week, trying to take a photograph of an Instagram my oldest grandson posted, I accidentally got Siri instead. I went,” Oh! No! Not...
Mar 16, 20152 min read
Boys and Their Favorite Toys From Preschool On Through School Age Come from Japan and Involve Bakugan, Pokemon and BeyBlades
If you are grandma with grandsons, there is a new language to learn, Bakugan and Pokemon, and they make the best visit presents. Japan is...
Feb 27, 20153 min read
So When Are Grandchildren Into Dragons and What Can We Grandmas Do About It
This Grandma is always looking for great visit presents. So introducing grandchildren to dragons can be through great books and plush...
Dec 22, 20144 min read
Watches Big and Small For Grandchildren Teach Telling Time and More
This Grandma was at Learning Express with the older grandchildren letting them pick out items for the holidays and their camp packages....
Dec 5, 20143 min read
Dancing and Singing with Grandchildren and Teaching and Moving Body Parts
At this Grandma’s long (we never say old) years, I love that I am able to keep up with the grandchildren and do dancing and moving songs...
Dec 2, 20143 min read
Over the . . .Top Luxurious Holiday Gifts Grandchildren Would Love
If money were no object and a grandma did not care what anything cost, here are over the top luxurious holiday gifts grandchildren would...
Oct 22, 20143 min read
Playing Cards With Grandchildren Spans the Generations
A simple deck of cards is easy to put in a handbag or a suitcase. A simple deck of cards is a treasure trove of play time with...
Sep 13, 20143 min read
Pete the Cat Takes Over Best Seller List for Grandchildren Ages 3-7
This Grandma recently read that celebrities are getting into writing children’s books because children’s books sell. I am always looking...
Aug 13, 20142 min read
Which Grandma Among Us is Ready to Buy the $7,500 Crib for our Grandchild?
This Grandma goes overboard when it comes to the grandchildren. I am always looking for the new toy, new book, even new bedding set to...
Aug 7, 20143 min read
Non-fiction Books Grip School Aged Grandchildren
Visiting grandchildren always means viewing their stash of books and seeing if their home library needs refreshing. If I need...
Aug 5, 20143 min read
Brad Meltzer Writes Children’s Books – That are Great
This Grandma is used to reading the author, Brad Meltzer’s books–his adult books. I always check the New York Times Best seller lists...
Jul 31, 20142 min read
The Best Baby Shower Variation is a “Sprinkle”
A colleague commented that the baby shower planned by her close family and friends was the best. Of course, I inquired why. She shared...
Jun 2, 20143 min read
Keith Richards Is Writing a Children’s Book. Yes, a Children’s Book
“Keith Richards Is Writing a Children’s Book. Yes, a Children’s Book.” is the title of an article in the New York Times, March 11, 2014,...
Apr 26, 20142 min read
Lego Art
Legos, according to Wikipedia came on the U.S. market in 1958, brought to us from Denmark. “Lego”, comes from the Danish phrase leg godt,...
Apr 22, 20143 min read
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...
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...
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