Living Agelessly by Linda Altoonian

Author:Linda Altoonian
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Diamedica
Published: 2011-03-04T00:00:00+00:00

Dear Ageless:

My three grandchildren, ages 6, 8, and 12, are coming to visit, and I couldn’t be more excited. I want to make it an enjoyable time for them, but I also want to make it memorable. What do you suggest we do?

A Happy Grandma

Dear Happy Grandma:

Ideas abound for spending quality time with youngsters. Children of all ages love exploration, and you needn’t go far. Rummage in your attic or garage for memorabilia, old clothes, hats, and jewelry to dress up for tea parties or story time about the family. Serve up photo albums and scrapbooks with punch and cookies, and you’ll have an event to remember.

Explore nearby parks and begin collections. Identifying and displaying rocks, leaves, flowers, or bugs is educational and fascinating for even the youngest scientist. Don’t forget a picnic basket filled with snacks and drinks, a kite if it’s windy, fishing poles if there’s a creek, and a wagon for anyone who might get tired.

Investigate your neighborhood library. Apply for library cards—having one makes children feel so grown up—and sign up for story or show time, which are sometimes conducted by costumed storytellers. Check out stacks of books and the library’s free videos, DVDs, and cassettes.

Search the countryside for working farms that let children milk cows or feed chickens, roadside markets that allow picking fruit or vegetables, and zoos that encourage petting the animals.

Hunt through recipes and kitchen-test them. Nothing is more fun than mixing ingredients, punching dough, and eating the product of your efforts. Then “write” a family cookbook. Pepper it with family anecdotes and garnish it with photos of the kids cooking and their drawings of the experience.

For more activity suggestions and information about caring for grandchildren, visit www.cyberparent.com. Also read Vicki Lansky’s books “101 Ways to Make Your Child Feel Special,” “101 Ways to Tell Your Child ‘J Love You,’” “101 Ways to be a Special Dad,” and “101 Ways to Be a Special Mom.”

Ageless

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