Need a simple IDEA for our faraway grandkids? Nana Bethany, a GoodGrandma spotlight, inspired this GoodGrandma℠ IDEA! GoodGrandma calls it “Treat Bag!” It’s a lunch sack with surprises and treats. First, I write their name on the bag. I try to add an educational twist to it by just writing their initials, birthdate, middle name, or draw pictures of the amount they are old. Then, I add a fruit snack, granola bar, and maybe a couple of kid-friendly candies, but nothing that will melt if traveling more than 20 minutes away.
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Next, this is the best part! When shopping at Walmart, Target, Hobby Lobby, etc. I check out the party supplies. I find party favors, such as toys, trinkets, stickers, crafts, or tattoos. Because they come in sets, I can get more for my money, and with 19+ grandkids it’s important to stretch a buck. Oh, and if the set is a craft, I separate them into individual baggies and copy the picture so the kiddos know what the finished product is supposed to look like. And, I will throw in a magnet if so the finished craftwork can easily be displayed on the fridge.
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These “Treat Bags” make their way to grandkids by mail, friends traveling near family, or personally delivered. Some of the grandkids’ mommies save the bags for a “rainy day” or as a way to redirect an off day. How and when they get to the grandkids doesn’t matter so much, but that my grandkids know I am thinking of them and love them, that’s the best part!
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