Play Day with Grandma

{Written by: The Mrs.}

So last weekend I got to spend the day with my granddaughters. I planned a few holiday activities and we had us some fun.

 

One of the simplest things my 2 year old granddaughter,  Taylor, and I had fun with was Christmas cookies. I didn’t want to lose her attention with the baking process so we skipped right to the fun part- decorating! We used simple store bought refrigerator sugar cookies sliced them and let her decorate! She loved sprinkling the sprinkles, toooo much fun.

 

Next we made paper Christmas chains. I got the strips of paper ready at my house with a paper-cutter. I brought those and a glue stick with me. Taylor was able to “color” the glue onto the strips and I helped her make the loops and continue the chain. This was a very age appropriate project she caught on fast and was happy to see the chain growing.

 

Our next project was snow globes. I admit I was over reaching with this one. I think I just really wanted to make snow globes, but we gave it a shot. My daughter had saved some baby food jars for me and I brought some little, tiny itsy-bitsy  Hallmark ornaments that my mother in law used to collect. I removed the loop hanger on the top with a pair of pliers and hot glued the trinkets that Taylor choose to the top underside of the jar lid. We included a little tree and then filled the jar portion with a very little bit of fake snow. Screw the lid onto the jar and flip it over. You have a snow globe! I hot glued a ribbon and bow around the jar lid bottom to finish it off. Came out pretty cute but I have to admit Taylor was much more interested in playing with the trinkets than making the snow globes.

 

And what did I do with my adorable 1-year-old granddaughter Molly while all this was going on? Well I just let her have fun, isn’t that what grandmas do?

I sure love being a grandma and am so lucky to get to spend time like this with

them!

 

Don’t forget to have some fun with your loved ones this Holiday season.

 

{Susi}