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“A grandparent is someone with Silver in their hair and Gold in their heart!”
You are a parent, your affection for your child is unconditional. A mother’s love for her child is undying and how will a mother’s mother love the child? That might sound confusing but the double mother means double care, double affection, double pampering! Their name is so grand, she is the Grandmother and he is the Grandfather. So won't their love be also so grand?
The practical and fast paced life have left little time for children to mingle with their grandparents. Nevertheless, we can at least make the most of this little time that we have at our disposal. We have brought simple ways for you to get your children connect better with their grandparents and enjoy the double love!
Mealtime Treasure Hunt
Meals are an excellent way to bond with children. The connection you form through food is strong and will make way for other bonding activities. Make it interesting for the kids and enjoy the love they shower on you. Organize a small treasure hunt in the house using ingredients of a meal you will be preparing. Hide the food items, give them clues and set them off! Once they are back with the ingredients prepare the meal along with them and see the connection forming!
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Cooking Show
It's a great idea to inculcate the habit of cooking for small children, be it a girl or a boy. What could be a better way of doing this than organizing a cookery show in the house? Nothing much has to be done, teach them the dish beforehand and help the kids lay the ingredients on the shelf. Dress them up as chefs for added fun element, introduce them and make them talk about the dish while they make it. Record it all for their parents to see, it's good fun!
Teach a Technique
Grandparents are so much more experienced than you are and therefore are an ideal to teach your kids something new. Let the grandparents take to the kids regarding the things they know and can do and observe where the kids show interest. Offer the kid a teaching session of the technique they like, be it baking, knitting, fishing, sewing, etc. Let it be a two-way arrangement. Ask the kids what they know and see if they can teach you, it’ll be a nice connecting session as well!
Working on Projects
Creating something can bring joy on your kid's face and if he does that along with a grandparent, just imagine the level of connection and joy they will share! Be it as simple as creating a cute scrapbook or as complicated as junk modeling, they will have a satisfaction in the. Grandparents can actively participate in the project with them and give their expert advice to help the project turn out beautifully. With each such project, the bond will strengthen up!
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You people, have a generation gap and instead of taking it in the negative side use it to bond with your grand-kid. There will be plenty of things that you have not tried as it is from their generation or it might be the other way round. Sit together with the kids and make a list of your favorite things to do. Take turns to teach the other and enjoy the moment. You might be a snow fan and the kid might have never made a snowman, teach him and live the moment! Or learn to operate a new electronic toy with him, interesting it is!
These quirky ways are great to bridge the gap between these two entirely different yet interconnected generations! Try them on and watch your kids bond seamlessly with their grandparents, it's so satisfying!
