I have two friends who each hold "Grandma Camp" for their grandchildren. What a wonderful idea! One of my friends has only one small grandson but every year she spends a week with him, taking him to the local children's museum, to parks and other places of interest. It's just Grandma and Grandson time. What an amazing bonding time for them both!
The other friend has several grandchildren of varying ages and sometimes she takes several on at once and other times, she has one-on-one time with a specific grandchild. This year it's special time with her 10 year old granddaughter. She will spend the time teaching her how to sew and how to cook. She's also going to teach her about genealogy work (which is a special passion for her) and again, just spend time bonding with her.
I can't think of a better way to develop a special friendship with grandchildren. Their parents probably appreciate the attention you give their kids too (as well as a little "vacation" away from them for a week!)
Here's to Grandma Camp!
Grandma Camp 2013 was perfection!
ReplyDeleteThat's wonderful! What did you do?
DeleteFed French fries to the seagulls, waded in the 'river' at the Children's Museum, salted the slugs in the garden, fed the trout in the pond, threw rocks in the Sound, took afternoon naps in the tent, created Grandma Camp t-shirts with freezer paper, and took plenty of photos to remember it all!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could have gone to Grandma Camp! It sounded like the perfect week!
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