Do you like cranberry sauce or gravy on your Thanksgiving Turkey? GoodGrandma℠ always serves cranberry sauce, and every Thanksgiving, it rarely gets touched, even homemade cranberry sauce. Several years ago, I decided to make a cranberry jello salad, in addition to the traditional cranberry sauce, and it was a hit! It’s now a yearly dish …
GoodGrandma℠ recently took a couple of polls on Instagram. First, do you prefer homemade stuffing or stuffing from a box? Secondly, do you cook your stuffing in the turkey or a dish? The results were interesting. Box stuffing lovers liked their stuffing cooked in a dish. Those with a refined palate liked homemade stuffing but also …
Here’s an easy Thanksgiving craft to make with your preschoolers. GoodGrandma℠ made paper plate turkey crafts on two separate occasions with two of her favorite preschooler grandsons. Paper Plate Turkey Supplies Orange, red, and yellow washable paint Sponge paintbrushes Glue sticks Brown, red, and yellow construction paper Scissors Craft eyes Before starting to paint, cut …
Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and it’s time to start thinking about grocery shopping for the food to make our feasts. But first, we need to prep the refrigerator for the holidays. It’s a perfect day to clean out the fridge. It’s even a national holiday if you can believe that! The home economists at Whirlpool …
Happy November! It’s the eleventh month of GoodGrandma℠ wreaths to welcome the grandkids to Grandma’s house. Our November wreath was purchased last year at JOANN Fabric and Craft Store. No need to make a DIY holiday wreath for November. Instead, we added a doorknob hanger from Dollar Tree and a garden sign from Rebate Key. A dear friend introduced …
Please say hello to Grandma Connie, our GoodGrandma℠ Spotlight! Connie is mother to five and grandma to 25 grandchildren. When Grandma Connie became a grandma, she was not exactly thrilled about the new adventure. However, she learned how much fun it is and quickly. Between the oldest and youngest 25 grandchildren is only 16 years. …
GoodGrandma℠ would like to introduce you to an amazing grandma and great-grandma, Grandma Beth. She is mother to four, grandmother to 12, and great-grandmother to seven, all of which are girls!!! They call her Mom, Gigi, and Grandma. Side note about fun Grandma names: Other grandma’s in their life are Grandma D. and Grandma Cheeto, …
While researching for our monthly newsletter, I couldn’t decide what to write about. I thought I could write an article about something fun grandparents can do with their grandchildren. I considered writing about holiday traditions, and I looked into discussing ways to have a stress free holiday. In addition, I also read several articles about …
We love Christmas Music around here at GoodGrandma℠ and there’s a lot to choose from! Years and years ago, when 8 Track Tapes were around, Grandma Connie would play The Carpenters Christmas Collection. It would continually repeat through all of their songs so, needless to say, Carpenters Christmas Music is a must through the holidays, and from …
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