I would like to introduce you to the grandma who has taught me and inspired me to be a GoodGrandma. Please give it up for Grandma Connie!!! Connie is my mom, grandma to my kids, and Granny to my grandchildren. She is the ultimate grandma. She has many traditions, activities, games, treats, gifts, etc. that …
One of the things I am looking forward to doing with my grandkids is Grandma’s Camp! My mom, Grandma Connie, has had six different camps for her grandkids. My mom took three grandchildren at a time, around the age of eight, and they would do multiple activities over three to five days with her. Grandma’s …
At what age do have grandchildren attend Grandma’s Camp? There are several opinions on what age to start having sleepovers with the grandkids; seven and up, potty trained, sleeping through the night, etc. At Camp Grandma with Grandma Connie, she had the grandkids who were eight or turning eight in the year come to her house for …
Choosing a theme for Grandma’s Camp is one of the most important first steps when planning a Grandma’s Camp. A theme will help in your decision making on what to do for activities, where to stay, what to eat, places to visit, games to play, basically EVERYTHING! A theme can give you direction when planning …
Two years ago Richard and I took our combined family to play at the beach in California. We affectionately call our combined families The McRife’s (McCann and Rife combined). While in California we took the entire crowd to Sea World. Rich and I both felt that it was a once in a lifetime trip to …
GoodGrandma℠ Family Vacation Preparations Continued… Here are a few of the things we have planned for the grandkids while we are all together enjoying the sunshine: Daily Themes ~ Dinner Themes: Toy Story (Pizza from “Pizza Planet”), Coco (Tacos with a Mexican Fiesta), Cars (Hamburgers & Hotdogs at a 50’s Diner), and Moana (Hawaiian Haystacks at a luau). Morning Activities/Crafts: Little Mermaid (bubbles and Wikki Stix (seaweed)), Frozen (Frozen character …
Okay, we made it! GoodGrandma℠ survived a large family vacation! The preparation paid off, but we would like to also share suggestions of things we learned along the way. Here is the good, the bad, and things we would do differently: Day 1 ~ Arriving: I learned we needed a plan in place for lunch as …
GoodGrandma℠ would like to talk about RULES for Grandmas Camp!! We aren’t going to go over all the rules there can be at camp but just go over some of the most helpful ones. Rules can depend on who you allow attending Grandmas Camp. Are all the Grandkids invited or just certain ages? Your rules will depend …
This month at GoodGrandma℠ we want to focus on how to kick off for Grandmas Camp. The original GoodGrandma, Grandma Connie, always started with an Open Ceremony of sorts. She would have a flag ceremony to kick off the week, and each day. Here are some other ideas for a Grandma’s Camp Opening Ceremony: Pirates Theme …
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