By Kathy O’Rourke My husband and I are recently retired.  Over the past few years we have spent quite a bit of time babysitting our “grands” for overnights of varying

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By Colleen Sell Easy-peasy projects that make learning about ecology fun for everyone!         The ideal crafts project for kids has four characteristics: It is enjoyable and relatively easy

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31 Online Resources to Help You Plan Your Next Grand Adventure — With or Without Grandkids     500 Places with Kids An online travel diary (blog) that follows one

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By Maria King, Grandmom extraordinaire/president/founder Eventcrazy.com has brought us some fabulous cultural events. One of the great things about this country is the diversity of the people. I think of it

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By Lori Bitter (AKA Gigi) How can grandkids look forward to the lazy days of summer when everything is so planned and regimented? My great-nephews have summer school and camps

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By Maria King, Grandmother Extraordinaire, flower lover & Founder/President of Event Crazy.com Well I know that you are all very happy to hear this but it is FINALLY spring this

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By Remy Agee  |  Want to be the coolest plugged-in GRAND ever! Combine the latest technology with old-fashioned creativity Here are four fun ways to connect with grandkids of all

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Whether or not you live in the same State or even country – you and your grands can become citizen scientists this week!  It’ the annual Great Backyard Bird Count! 

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Let’s get the grandkids unplugged and play a game. Your grandkids will love it! Pick a game…any game…but just play one. Magic Ball: Instead of a traditional Freeze Dance game where everyone

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A charming children’s storybook to help children fall asleep and have sweet dreams By Carol Orsborn, PhD  Grandmas: This illustrated children’s book from Grant Maxwell and his mother-in-law, Susan Edwards,

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By Robin Ganzert, PhD, President, American Humane Association  |  A service dog named Elle challenges us to not judge others by their appearance and to teach acceptance to our grandkids

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By Jan Parish, M.Ed.  |  Reading a good book together is one of the most cherished gifts a grandparent can give a grandchild. A quality storybook is one that is

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Helping Grandchildren Learn the True Meaning of Holiday Giving  |   By Robin Ganzert, PhD   One of the greatest challenges we face when it comes to holiday shopping for the

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How I Taught My Grandkids the Fine Art of Gift-Giving  |  By Polly Tafrate   For years, Christmas morning was always the same: my grandchildren’s frenzied opening of their presents,

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What experts say and what grandparents can do about the amount of time young grandchildren spend in front of computer & TV screens By “The Grammies”     A hot topic among many

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National Survey Reveals Grandparents Don’t Want the Day to Go Unnoticed (Editor’s Note:  Our friends at Orchard Brands just did a survey about National Grandparents Day that we were sure

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By Maria King, Founder, President of Event Crazy and Grandmother Extraordinaire I think of Labor Day as kind of a step child of a holiday. As a youngster, Labor Day

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By Gramma Good Seeing animals outside of their natural environment can be sad to many, but there are a few special zoos that make the experience educational and fun. I’d

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By Ranny Levy, Grandmother extraordinaire, founder and president of Kids First! “The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec” – A Female Indian Jones Taking Place in the Early 1900s If you

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By Maria King, grandmom extraordinaire, founder and president of EventCrazy.com. Sign up to receive today! Anyone who has read a few blogs of mine knows that I like food and

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