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Hi, my name is Joy and I blog at xoxo Grandma. I’m a mom to four adult children and a grandmother to five with a few more on the way. My closest child lives precisely 1,342 miles away from us. The furthest, my son’s family, lives 19+ hours away via a few plane flights. Someday, we hope to...
Last week my sweet four-year old son came up to me with the saddest look on his face. With tears in his eyes he whimpered, “mom, I don’t want to grow up!” It was cute and heartbreaking all at the same time. I could not figure out where it was coming from and I didn’t...
Zombie’s seem to be all the rage now with shows like “The Walking Dead!” This is a fun way to throw a zombie party anyone of any age would enjoy! This year I sat down and started compiling pinterest boards full of fun images and ideas from construction birthday parties, camping parties, dinosaur parties and...
This year was so low key for my twins’ first birthday, which is sort of strange for me. It was kind of perfect, actually. We were camping out with my family so I snagged some cupcakes while we were in town, and despite the fact that I thought these photo were going to be pretty...
Does anyone else out there go crazy for shark week!? We do at our house! We watch entertaining and educational shark videos at night and during the day we have been making shark pictures and crafts. We even headed over to the library and checked out some fun shark books. This is a simple craft...
Hey! Today I want to share a FUN craft that is super simple to assemble and provides hours of entertainment. If you’ve ever had a hard time finding a fun craft for a little boy this one is perfect. You will only need 5 things: a small block of wood tongue depressor clothes pin a...
For some reason I have been so reluctant to write this post. I kept putting it off because I didn’t want to look like I was trying to show off or trying to make myself seem better than everyone else. That is definitely not my intention for this post, so to help me out I...
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Found you from xoxo grandma. I love these tips. I’ll be recommending them to others.
Great idea! My children enjoyed pop-up books as well. Some of my favorite memories with my children are from holding them for hours in the rocking chair and reading. I kept a handful of books in the van as well, and anytime we went somewhere, especially to grandpa’s house which was an hour away, they pulled out books and read out loud to us. That also sparked some good discussions. Sometimes we read books backwards with dramatic expression….so funny! They learned to love reading. We literally wore out some of their favorite books. I don’t have grandchildren yet but I think I will add one or two of your suggested books to my bookcase in preparation 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
Great ideas! Thanks for sharing.
I have found that the best way to iChat, etc. with the grandkids is to do it while they’re at the table eating..…….captive audience. It really works.
Is the book pictured abov the 1st edition of KnckKnack Paddy Whack? I’ve found 2 by Paul Zelinsky on EBay. Nowhere can I find something indicating which one is 1st edition. The other book has a boy petting a dog with a bone. Thanks.
Thank you! I fixed it! 🙂
I’m so happy when I stumble over a great site like yours. Pleased to meet you.
What a lovely thing to say! Thank you for stopping by we hope you’ll stick around!
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