Today we’re holiday shopping for grandma and grandpa! The ones who are always ready with a warm hug and a tasty treat, the ones with stories to share and endless love to give, the ones who hold the family together and make every moment just a bit sweeter. The least we can do is gift them something spectacular this holiday season! See our gift guide for grandparents below.
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1. Fresh herbs all year long! This AeroGarden will give them delish garnishes right at their fingertips–perfect for the finishing touch on pastas, cocktails, or salads.
2. Curling up with a good book doesn’t require leaving the house with this Kindle Paperwhite! All their favorite reads can be downloaded and enjoyed in just minutes.
3. Millennials or boomers? Who knows more? This fun trivia game is a battle of the generations.
4. No more puzzle pieces all over the dining room table! This roll-up puzzle mat makes clean up and storage super simple.
5. Hot coffee from first pour to last sip! This mug makes sure the coffee stays the perfect temp.
6. Keep their brains sharp and the entertainment never ending with this 3D tic-tac-toe game!
7. Letters to loved ones are a sentimental way to share stories, memories, and sweet sayings. This book is the perfect way for grandparents to connect with their grandkids.
8. An electric tea kettle is handy for so many reasons! Afternoon tea just got a whole lot more effortless.
9. Reminisce on the good old days with this retro record player/Bluetooth speaker.
10. Because grandma is the queen of souffles and casseroles–this Dutch oven is a must!
11. Movie night will never be the same again! This couch caddy is the perfect companion for Friday nights on the couch with the classics playing.
12. Make sure everyone knows whose house this is with this customizable doormat!!
13. A candle warmer lamp is a great way to add a soft, charming aesthetic to any room.
“I’m bored in the house i’m in the house bored”… Oh sorry, nothing to see here! For my house, I fortunately haven’t had to hear those dreaded two little words. Last summer was my first full summer with kids who weren’t doing some kind of summer camp and were literally on summer break from school. I ended up logging all of our daily activities on my Facebook page and it really was wild how busy I was able to keep them! It’s pretty much the same song and dance this summer break and I’ve got some great boredom busters for you to try!
This current summer isn’t much different than last year, other than one of my kids is attending a four week summer intervention program. This is a three hour long, three days a week, for four weeks program. She loves going to school so this is something that she looks forward too!
Pool – We have an above ground pool so a lot of time we don’t have to leave the house, my kids are fish and can literally swim around for most of the day. We have a ton of floats, diving toys, the watermelon ball and goggles, all you need to add is a friend or two sometimes and that’s a wrap!
Library Events – We have an amazing library in our town that offers a summer reading program for the kids, coordinated story times and crafts, demonstrations, classes and special events to attend. Our events are well known and loved so you often times have to be quick to sign up or you’ll be placed on a waiting list! Check your local library for summer hours and events, I was surprised at how often we go there during summer break. This summer they are also doing a scavenger hunt including other local businesses in town.
$2 Kid Movies at Regal Theaters – My kids love these, even if it’s a movie they’ve seen before, there’s nothing like seeing it on the big screen! Our theater has the nice reclining seats, so we bring blankets to get cozy, even my two year old son sits through a whole movie! On Tuesday showings, if your a rewards member the popcorn is half off so all five of us can see a movie and eat the oh so buttery popcorn for under $15! We sign up for all the movies we want from the end of June through August and if something comes up and we can make it, you have the option to release your seats and get a refund, I love the no pressure aspect of it.
Kids’ Bowl FREE! – This is a good activity on a rainy day! We have a few bowling alley’s around us that participate in the Kid’s Bowl FREE program where kids can bowl two FREE games of bowling each day during the Spring and Summer months. Sometimes we’ll go just us or we will make plans with friends to meet up and let the kids all bowl together and grab some lunch while we’re there! It is super easy to sign up too; you just find a participating center in your community by inputting your zip code, register your kids and go bowling! Two games is just enough time until they are ready to head back home!
Zoo/Aquarium Membership – We have a membership to our local zoo and when it’s not too hot, we’ll make a day of it getting our steps in and seeing all of the animals we can get to, along with some of the activities that they have, such as a train-ride, feeding the giraffes, and more. The more the merrier, with our guest passes we can bring some friends to join in on the fun too!
VBS – Vacation Bible School! VBS happens all throughout the end of June, July and beginning of August. We attended and I was a group leader for our home church VBS program. We also VBS – hop around to experience our friends church programs! They are usually 5 days long for 2-3 hours – either in the morning or at night. There’s a theme and so many activities, no two do it the same, and my kids thoroughly enjoy them, they just finished one where they got to see a live helicopter land, do a demonstration and take off!
County Programs – The county where I live has an events calendar every summer, they include family friendly shows located at different locations, the latest one we attended was a pirate magic show and movies in the park, so 1-2 times per week a movie will be projected onto an inflatable screen and the public can come out with their entire family and watch! We like to pack up our lawn chairs, blankets, bug spray, lantern, lots of snacks and popcorn and head on our way to catch an outdoor movie with friends or just us! All of our county programs are FREE to the public! They even offer summer concerts, pickle ball, guided trail walks and other special events.
Let us know in the comments what type of boredom busters you do with the littles to keep them busy!
“I’m bored in the house i’m in the house bored”… Oh sorry, nothing to see here! For my house, I fortunately haven’t had to hear those dreaded two little words. Last summer was my first full summer with kids who weren’t doing some kind of summer camp and were literally on summer break from school. I ended up logging all of our daily activities on my Facebook page and it really was wild how busy I was able to keep them! It’s pretty much the same song and dance this summer break and I’ve got some great boredom busters for you to try!
This current summer isn’t much different than last year, other than one of my kids is attending a four week summer intervention program. This is a three hour long, three days a week, for four weeks program. She loves going to school so this is something that she looks forward too!
Pool – We have an above ground pool so a lot of time we don’t have to leave the house, my kids are fish and can literally swim around for most of the day. We have a ton of floats, diving toys, the watermelon ball and goggles, all you need to add is a friend or two sometimes and that’s a wrap!
Library Events – We have an amazing library in our town that offers a summer reading program for the kids, coordinated story times and crafts, demonstrations, classes and special events to attend. Our events are well known and loved so you often times have to be quick to sign up or you’ll be placed on a waiting list! Check your local library for summer hours and events, I was surprised at how often we go there during summer break. This summer they are also doing a scavenger hunt including other local businesses in town.
$2 Kid Movies at Regal Theaters – My kids love these, even if it’s a movie they’ve seen before, there’s nothing like seeing it on the big screen! Our theater has the nice reclining seats, so we bring blankets to get cozy, even my two year old son sits through a whole movie! On Tuesday showings, if your a rewards member the popcorn is half off so all five of us can see a movie and eat the oh so buttery popcorn for under $15! We sign up for all the movies we want from the end of June through August and if something comes up and we can make it, you have the option to release your seats and get a refund, I love the no pressure aspect of it.
Kids’ Bowl FREE! – This is a good activity on a rainy day! We have a few bowling alley’s around us that participate in the Kid’s Bowl FREE program where kids can bowl two FREE games of bowling each day during the Spring and Summer months. Sometimes we’ll go just us or we will make plans with friends to meet up and let the kids all bowl together and grab some lunch while we’re there! It is super easy to sign up too; you just find a participating center in your community by inputting your zip code, register your kids and go bowling! Two games is just enough time until they are ready to head back home!
Zoo/Aquarium Membership – We have a membership to our local zoo and when it’s not too hot, we’ll make a day of it getting our steps in and seeing all of the animals we can get to, along with some of the activities that they have, such as a train-ride, feeding the giraffes, and more. The more the merrier, with our guest passes we can bring some friends to join in on the fun too!
VBS – Vacation Bible School! VBS happens all throughout the end of June, July and beginning of August. We attended and I was a group leader for our home church VBS program. We also VBS – hop around to experience our friends church programs! They are usually 5 days long for 2-3 hours – either in the morning or at night. There’s a theme and so many activities, no two do it the same, and my kids thoroughly enjoy them, they just finished one where they got to see a live helicopter land, do a demonstration and take off!
County Programs – The county where I live has an events calendar every summer, they include family friendly shows located at different locations, the latest one we attended was a pirate magic show and movies in the park, so 1-2 times per week a movie will be projected onto an inflatable screen and the public can come out with their entire family and watch! We like to pack up our lawn chairs, blankets, bug spray, lantern, lots of snacks and popcorn and head on our way to catch an outdoor movie with friends or just us! All of our county programs are FREE to the public! They even offer summer concerts, pickle ball, guided trail walks and other special events.
Let us know in the comments what type of boredom busters you do with the littles to keep them busy!
“I’m bored in the house i’m in the house bored”… Oh sorry, nothing to see here! For my house, I fortunately haven’t had to hear those dreaded two little words. Last summer was my first full summer with kids who weren’t doing some kind of summer camp and were literally on summer break from school. I ended up logging all of our daily activities on my Facebook page and it really was wild how busy I was able to keep them! It’s pretty much the same song and dance this summer break and I’ve got some great boredom busters for you to try!
This current summer isn’t much different than last year, other than one of my kids is attending a four week summer intervention program. This is a three hour long, three days a week, for four weeks program. She loves going to school so this is something that she looks forward too!
Pool – We have an above ground pool so a lot of time we don’t have to leave the house, my kids are fish and can literally swim around for most of the day. We have a ton of floats, diving toys, the watermelon ball and goggles, all you need to add is a friend or two sometimes and that’s a wrap!
Library Events – We have an amazing library in our town that offers a summer reading program for the kids, coordinated story times and crafts, demonstrations, classes and special events to attend. Our events are well known and loved so you often times have to be quick to sign up or you’ll be placed on a waiting list! Check your local library for summer hours and events, I was surprised at how often we go there during summer break. This summer they are also doing a scavenger hunt including other local businesses in town.
$2 Kid Movies at Regal Theaters – My kids love these, even if it’s a movie they’ve seen before, there’s nothing like seeing it on the big screen! Our theater has the nice reclining seats, so we bring blankets to get cozy, even my two year old son sits through a whole movie! On Tuesday showings, if your a rewards member the popcorn is half off so all five of us can see a movie and eat the oh so buttery popcorn for under $15! We sign up for all the movies we want from the end of June through August and if something comes up and we can make it, you have the option to release your seats and get a refund, I love the no pressure aspect of it.
Kids’ Bowl FREE! – This is a good activity on a rainy day! We have a few bowling alley’s around us that participate in the Kid’s Bowl FREE program where kids can bowl two FREE games of bowling each day during the Spring and Summer months. Sometimes we’ll go just us or we will make plans with friends to meet up and let the kids all bowl together and grab some lunch while we’re there! It is super easy to sign up too; you just find a participating center in your community by inputting your zip code, register your kids and go bowling! Two games is just enough time until they are ready to head back home!
Zoo/Aquarium Membership – We have a membership to our local zoo and when it’s not too hot, we’ll make a day of it getting our steps in and seeing all of the animals we can get to, along with some of the activities that they have, such as a train-ride, feeding the giraffes, and more. The more the merrier, with our guest passes we can bring some friends to join in on the fun too!
VBS – Vacation Bible School! VBS happens all throughout the end of June, July and beginning of August. We attended and I was a group leader for our home church VBS program. We also VBS – hop around to experience our friends church programs! They are usually 5 days long for 2-3 hours – either in the morning or at night. There’s a theme and so many activities, no two do it the same, and my kids thoroughly enjoy them, they just finished one where they got to see a live helicopter land, do a demonstration and take off!
County Programs – The county where I live has an events calendar every summer, they include family friendly shows located at different locations, the latest one we attended was a pirate magic show and movies in the park, so 1-2 times per week a movie will be projected onto an inflatable screen and the public can come out with their entire family and watch! We like to pack up our lawn chairs, blankets, bug spray, lantern, lots of snacks and popcorn and head on our way to catch an outdoor movie with friends or just us! All of our county programs are FREE to the public! They even offer summer concerts, pickle ball, guided trail walks and other special events.
Let us know in the comments what type of boredom busters you do with the littles to keep them busy!
School is out for the summer! These next few months will be filled with pool parties, beach days, and family vacations, but also lots of free time for the kiddos. Help keep them active and occupied with fun and interactive games and toys so they can create, play, and imagine all summer long. See our roundup of summer activities for kids below.
Cook up some fun with this Science of Cooking Ice Cream kit and this Kitchen Explorers recipe book! Learn about the science behind how ice cream forms and make your own ice cream and sorbet, or dive into this book of kid-tested and kid-approved recipes for endless afternoons of fun experiments and art projects in the kitchen.
Have a blast with this rocket launcher and these super soaker water guns! Load up your rockets and count down to takeoff or don a water-activated target vest and grab your super soaker for a game of water tag in the backyard.
Grow your garden with this herb kit and flower kit. Paint and decorate your own pots and then plant your seeds and watch your botanical beauties come to life!
Make a splash with this splash park and adventure pool! Inflate, fill with water, and stay cool in the pool all day long.
Buckle up for a bubbly good time with this foam machine and build-your-own bubble machine! Turn your backyard into a foam-filled playground or build your own bubble machine and become a bubble boss.
Grab your friends and grab a game like Twister Splash or this Busy Idea card game. Put a splashy twist on your classic Twister game for a fun way to cool down in the heat or grab your Busy Idea cards to beat boredom and make the most of outdoor play.
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School is out for the summer! These next few months will be filled with pool parties, beach days, and family vacations, but also lots of free time for the kiddos. Help keep them active and occupied with fun and interactive games and toys so they can create, play, and imagine all summer long. See our roundup of summer activities for kids below.
Cook up some fun with this Science of Cooking Ice Cream kit and this Kitchen Explorers recipe book! Learn about the science behind how ice cream forms and make your own ice cream and sorbet, or dive into this book of kid-tested and kid-approved recipes for endless afternoons of fun experiments and art projects in the kitchen.
Have a blast with this rocket launcher and these super soaker water guns! Load up your rockets and count down to takeoff or don a water-activated target vest and grab your super soaker for a game of water tag in the backyard.
Grow your garden with this herb kit and flower kit. Paint and decorate your own pots and then plant your seeds and watch your botanical beauties come to life!
Make a splash with this splash park and adventure pool! Inflate, fill with water, and stay cool in the pool all day long.
Buckle up for a bubbly good time with this foam machine and build-your-own bubble machine! Turn your backyard into a foam-filled playground or build your own bubble machine and become a bubble boss.
Grab your friends and grab a game like Twister Splash or this Busy Idea card game. Put a splashy twist on your classic Twister game for a fun way to cool down in the heat or grab your Busy Idea cards to beat boredom and make the most of outdoor play.
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