{"id":105,"date":"2008-09-09T17:28:33","date_gmt":"2008-09-09T23:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/blog\/?p=105"},"modified":"2012-03-22T16:48:05","modified_gmt":"2012-03-22T22:48:05","slug":"my-grandma-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/09\/my-grandma-book\/","title":{"rendered":"My Grandma Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several years ago I started my \u201cgrandma book\u201d. \u00a0I guess I didn\u2019t have enough at being a mother; I had to keep going. \u00a0I guess I also wanted to be the greatest grandma in the world. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I subtitled it my \u201ccampaign to save our children\u201d book. \u00a0Okay, I may come off a little bit extreme here, but hey, I ain\u2019t done yet raising all the kids I can get my hands on. \u00a0I\u2019ve gotten a lot of ideas from magazine articles (Family Fun is particularly full of great ideas). \u00a0I also just keep my eyes and ears open and add to my book regularly.<\/p>\n<p>I have categories for Christmas, Family Reunions, Games and Activities, and Fun Foods. \u00a0All the ideas are either very simple or very meaningful. \u00a0Nothing too fancy or expensive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christmas gift ideas:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I collect stocking stuffer ideas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coupons to spend work days with grandma and grandpa during the year.<\/li>\n<li>Personal Progress kits \u2013 put together a challenge that you can complete together<\/li>\n<li>Scouting \u2013 another kit or project that can be done together<\/li>\n<li>Postcards with postage to stay in contact long distance<\/li>\n<li>Give everyone your \u201clove list\u201d of qualities you treasure the most in them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christmas activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On a clear night, bundle up and go out to view the night sky<\/li>\n<li>Read Christmas stories together (I have another binder with a large collection)<\/li>\n<li>Sub for Santa\/neighborhood secret Santas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I loved reading about the Hinckley\u2019s Christmas kid party, no parents allowed (Glimpses by Marjorie Hinckley). \u00a0They always had a fishing pond where main gifts were \u201ccaught\u201d. \u00a0They had a dinner where an etiquette lesson was always given. \u00a0After playing games, stories were read till everyone fell asleep. \u00a0Each grandchild was sent a formal invitation through the mail. \u00a0If grandchildren lived long distance, a Christmas party box was sent out, with instructions to open it the same night of the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Family Reunions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Various \u201cfamily trees\u201d constructed, drawn, created, planted, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Consider various ages. \u00a0It\u2019s easy to plan for children and adults, but teens are often forgotten. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Themes make it easy to plan for meaningful memories: \u00a0family, pioneers, service, heritage, scripture trivia, preparedness, talents &amp; gifts, word of wisdom, journal keeping, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Make a family movie (pick a theme, scripture, standard). \u00a0Gift it at Christmas time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Games and Activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grandparents need to initiate family get-togethers. \u00a0\u00a0Every time the family gets together it\u2019s a good idea to have quick, easy to put together activities, games, and fun stuff to do WITH the kids.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hold an Olympics- carry water from Point A to Point B in a spoon, bowling with cups, who can hold a frown the longest, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Make presents for the parents (more than just drawing pictures)<\/li>\n<li>Pack a lunch and head for the park<\/li>\n<li>Have a \u201ccookie day\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Write, and act in, a play<\/li>\n<li>Go for a walk, fill a baggie with \u201cfinds\u201d. 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