If you need some suggestions for activities with your grandchildren, here are some:
- a hike to a nearby natural place, assuming Grandma/Grandpa are up to it
- a trip to the park
- fishing, boating, swimming
- a trip to a museum (appropriate for children, of course)
- scrapbooking
- a trip to a spectator sport such as a baseball game
- state or county fair
- a train trip is always fun
- hunting (older kids, of course)
- music or art festival
- trip to the beach or a lake
- if Gramma or Grampa are tech-savvy, maybe they could do a cross generational blog!
- Zoo
- a big jigsaw (with snacks of course!)
- a movie (good or bad) but if it’s bad, the G.P may wish to host a “bad movie party”
- amusement park
- shopping
- baking cookies or doing crafts at the grandparents’ house
- making a meal that you can all eat together
- a visit an old folks home
- depending on the age of the kids, a weekend camping trip
Older grandchildren can be requested to help Grandma and Grandpa with cleaning or home improvement projects and get an excellent meal out of it.
Older people have a lot to offer. They lived at a different time, and they may transmit ancient skills, stories, and outlooks to children that parents can’t. They say every time an old person dies, a library burns down. Take advantage of grandparents and grandchildren that live
