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Play Time is Special.....
With Children and Grandparents
Grandparents often bring important qualities to your child's world:
- love for children
- life skills they are willing to share
- time and patience
- acceptance of children
Play time shared by grandparents and grandchildren can be enjoyed by all
generations. Parents may be free to work on other chores while grandparents
and grandchildren play. Young and old may be less bored when they get together
to play. Play activities help people to feel involved. Play is one way to
learn new skills. People relax and have fun when they play. Exercise is
fun if it is also play.
It's important to find something both grandparents and children will
enjoy. Children may become bored with adult activities. Grandparents may
become bored with children's activities. It's okay to say, "It's
time for me to stop now. I cannot play as long as you can."
Researchers have found that many grandparents and grandchildren would
like to share more time with each other. Here are some ideas for playing
together:
- make believe, children have active imaginations
- art
- games, try being partners to avoid winners and losers
- singing, playing, or listening to music
- storytelling, grandparents can teach new words and share family history
- water play
- cooking cookies, funnel cakes, pizza
- picnics
- treasure hunts
- fishing
- kite flying
- puzzles
- trips to museums, apple orchards, airport, farms
Prepared by Geraldine G. Peeples, Extension
Specialist, CHEP/PREP, and Marie Purnell, Extension Specialist, Adult
Life and Aging.
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