Everybody's Grandma should be considered "old school". THAT'S PART OF THE JOB. To show them where they came from...to explain how things used to be. When they grow up -- times with Grandma should be remembered as the "good old days"
In this day and age of non-stop entertainment/video games/I-pads, etc. -- it's very hard to get kids off that digital/lightening bolt ride. Lilly is no different. She has a video player in the backseat of her van, her own I-Pad, and loves Angry Birds on her Mom's I-phone. When she is watching a Disney Princess movie, she gets into "the zone"...
But when she comes to my house -- that stuff just isn't available. We do quiet things together. Ordinary chores, a little cooking, a little sewing, maybe some cards or a puzzle. She helps to set the table, folds the napkins, calls the boys to dinner. If we do watch a movie, it's "something we'd both enjoy". As you can imagine, there is always a TREASURE HUNT in the basement...Recently, she discovered a long forgotten Mason jar full of buttons...
First, she dumped the buttons into a pan so she could see what she had... |
Then, she sorted he buttons into cupcake cups. |
She was trying to get a count... |
With a large needle, she started stringing the groups of buttons together. |
You never know what a child will remember. But I'll put a box of buttons up against Angry Birds anytime...
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