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Tweens and teens will really enjoy doing this creatvity thinking game. It's challenging!

Creative Thinking Challenge for Tweens and Teens

Sometimes it seems that I write more about activities and games for young grandchildren. (Whaddy mean, sometimes?!?) Okay, okay. A lot of the time. To change that, I have made this creative thinking activity for those tween and teen-aged grandchildren. This stretches their thinking skills. It challenges their creativity. I […]

Kids of all ages like this game of hot lava. It's great to play as a family or at family reuions.

Hot Lava

If you are like me, you’re always looking for activities to do with the grandkids. Always. The game Hot Lava is a fun challenging game that grandchildren enjoy playing. And, it’s a game that young grandkids and teenaged ones can play together. Sweet. Hot Lava is easy to prepare for, […]

Boredom buster: give your kids this summer reading challenge to fight off boredom and keep their reading skills up.

Summer Reading Challenge for Kids

 First a little story. Stories are good, right? So hopefully you won’t mind, Dear Reader, if I tell you one. I have this habit of reading the last page (or last several pages) of a book before I start reading at the beginning. (It’s my dark little secret.) I like […]

Play a wild card game of Spoons. It's fun for the whole family. GrandmaIdeas.com

Play a Wild Game of Spoons

Our kids love to play the card game Spoons. When they were young, they especially had fun playing it with the extended family. We spent many hours at Grandma’s house playing this game. I can’t wait for our little grandkids to get a little bit older so that we can […]