Selecting Books for Your Birds
As children grow, their interests begin to develop with their personalities. Choose books that appeal to their interests. If you are lucky enough to be nearby, …
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Movie for Children: Despicable Me 2
In 2010, people fell in love with a minion-ruling villain turned soft-hearted adoptive father of three precocious girls in the movie Despicable Me. Last year, …
Children’s TV: Bubble Guppies
The Bubble Guppies are a cute bunch of mermaids and mermen (mer-children?), and one mer-puppy, who fill each school day with fun lessons and adventures under …
Learning to Read: Choosing Which Books are for Children
One of my favorite things to do with my grandchildren is read a great book with them. We snuggle on the couch, pile into an oversized chair, curl up on a bed …
Children’s Movie: Planes
Following the success of Cars in 2006, Disney released Planes in 2013, now on DVD. The colorful planes (and trucks and forklifts) are the characters in this …
Watch Sarah & Her Pet Duck On This Fun TV Show With Your Grandkids
Are you looking for a good children’s TV show to watch with the grandkids when they visit? We are starting a new series here at Grandmother Hen where we …
Amusing and Engaging the Whole Family
Entertainment these days comes in so many different ways. For some of us, a simple movie night out or even just dinner would be fine. For others, movie, dinner …
Ready, Action: Smartphone Movie Magic
There is plenty of controversy about how much technology is too much for our birds these days. What makes fewer headlines, though, is how many creative and …
Style Guide: Black and White Fashion
It’s Black and White A hot trend right now, though I am not quite sure when it’s ever been out of style, is black and white. Celebrities and …
Using Technology to Keep the Grands Connected
With the frenetic pace of life, it can be challenging enough for you to keep up with everything your kids have going on, much less trying to keep others …