Great-Grandparenting Ideas By Mail?

[Rescued One]

I need ideas. I'm archaic but I want to keep in touch without going broke. I have expensive taste but I'm poor. The only thing I can think of is sending 4x6 note cards. What kind of illustrations on cards for boys age 9-10? I think like a girl, so don't need advice for girls.

 

[Rescued One]

No ideas? What do you seniors do? Do you ignore grandchildren and great-grandchildren? I'm confused!

 

[Citizen of the Kingdom]

No ideas? What do you seniors do? Do you ignore grandchildren and great-grandchildren? I'm confused!

I talked to them on the phone and planned adventures together. My favorite was a dogsled trip we planned to meet up on lol. He had a great imagination. lol. You could maybe draw those places out on cards to send as you got closer to their place with perhaps a real visit at the end.

 

[Rescued One]

I talked to them on the phone and planned adventures together. My favorite was a dogsled trip we planned to meet up on lol. He had a great imagination. lol. You could maybe draw those places out on cards to send as you got closer to their place with perhaps a real visit at the end.

I don't drive or own a car and the young ones don't have phones, but I truly appreciate your response! So because I can't visit them, I was planning to send some mail. The youngest isn't even two, so she'll get mail after she starts talking. Right now I have three cards going out.

 

[Rescued One]

BTW, I've been to Toronto and Niagara Falls with my late husband.

 

[Citizen of the Kingdom]

I don't drive or own a car and the young ones don't have phones, but I truly appreciate your response! So because I can't visit them, I was planning to send some mail. The youngest isn't even two, so she'll get mail after she starts talking. Right now I have three cards going out.

That sounds great and I'm sure they'll love getting their own mail from Gramma

BTW, I've been to Toronto and Niagara Falls with my late husband.

I live on the other coast near Vancouver while my grandchild lived up north. He was around 9-10 when we used to play that. Otherwise I would get "what have you been up to" "nothing" conversations lol. But it is difficult to keep in touch, I applaud you for making the effort in any way you can, while you can.

 

[Rescued One]

i think I'll look for a kids' joke book for the boy. I saw a funny Christmas card where a deer is about to nibble on the snowman's carrot nose.

 

[Tolworth John]

Talk to their mother, she will have a mobile or landline or a computer.
Arrange when you can do cheap zoon, or wats app video calls to her and to the kids.

Check out your christian bookshop for suitable activity books for them.

From their mother you can find out what they have done and be able to ash questions about, school, scouts, sunday school etc etc etc

If he is allowed to play internet games, there are games that can be set up so the two of you play together, even if on different sides of the country.
If different time zones are involved, you will lose sleep, but his mum might apriciate that he can play online with/against a safe person.

 

[Rescued One]

Talk to their mother, she will have a mobile or landline or a computer.
Arrange when you can do cheap zoon, or wats app video calls to her and to the kids.

Check out your christian bookshop for suitable activity books for them.

(There aren't any local ones --- most in USA are only online, I think.) The parents live in another town and don't keep in touch. My great-grandson likes video games but those are out of my price range so I'm giving him cash for Christmas.

From their mother you can find out what they have done and be able to ash questions about, school, scouts, sunday school etc etc etc

If he is allowed to play internet games, there are games that can be set up so the two of you play together, even if on different sides of the country.
If different time zones are involved, you will lose sleep, but his mum might apriciate that he can play online with/against a safe person.

I'm hopeless on computers and don't do video games, but I imagine another grandmother is gleaning information from this thread so thank you!

I'll go browse at an online Christian bookstore. Thank you for that.

 

[Tolworth John]

'm hopeless on computers and don't do video games

Your doing fine on this forum and untill you try you don't know whether you can play them or even enjoy them.

Try a whats app video call with your grandson.

 

[Rescued One]

Your doing fine on this forum and untill you try you don't know whether you can play them or even enjoy them.

Try a whats app video call with your grandson.

 

[Rescued One]

My landline and cell phone don't have that capability. Remember the O. P.? I admitted to being archaic.