Great Activities for Grandchildren

As a logophile, I’m trying to find just the right word to describe Joel.  Amazing.  Talented.  Incredible.  Brilliant.  Artistic.  Remarkable.  Astounding.  Creative.  Marvelous.  Clever.  Gifted.  Did I mention incredible?

You get the idea.

It seems that he gets an idea and it flows smoothly from the synapses firing in his little gray cells down to his fingers and voilá!  He has  a complete, cute, and fun project.  (At least that how his creative process seems to be from my point of view . . . No stress or ‘all thumbs’ like me!)

I love this paper city that he has created.  He has a template that you can download – and color.  This would be a great activity to do with grandchildren.  You might want to use some watercolor pencils for older grandchildren to give them a little bit of experience in ‘doing’ a watercolor picture with a pencil instead of a paintbrush and paint.

If you like his paper city, you might also like these:

Cowboy Cutouts
May Day Flower Basket
Walnut Boats
Slithering Friend
Yo-Yo Ball

Now I must warn you.  You can spend lots of time browsing his site because he has such great ideas — and because the pictures of his children are absolutely adorable.

In an e-mail to me, Joel mentioned that he has lots of special memories of doing crafts with his grandmothers.  So, you can see just how important these activities are in strengthening your relationship with grandchildren!  I hope you can use some of his ideas with your grandchildren.

Thanks, Joel, for sharing your creativity with others (and for allowing me to use a photo of your paper city)!  The world is a better place because of you!

Dear Readers, I hope that you have fun making a paper city with your grandchildren!

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2 Comments so far

  1. Travelinoma on April 27th, 2010

    Thanks for sharing these wonderful ideas!

  2. Susan Adcox on May 2nd, 2010

    I love the city! Can’t wait to do this with my granddaughters the next time they visit.

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