Grandparents and Senior Activity Ideas with Grandkids and other Children

Posted by Janienne Jennrich Oct 20, 2009

Hi!

My neice has recently taken a job as a Senior Citizen Activity Director at a facility for active seniors. This has me thinking of party ideas and activities that can be shared by the generations. Games and fun can be made to suit any ages.

I found a book at the library called "38 Ways to Entertain Your Grandparents." Obviously this is a book written for children. I like the book very much because it has cute illustrations, is a storybook, and is full of great activities, games, and step-by-step recipes for seniors and children to do together. I hope to be writing a full review of this book soon, but it is too cute not to share with parents and caregivers in the meantime.

Just a few of the great things to do described in this book are

• Making a pita pizza (yum)
• Making a building toy out of old or odd playing cards (great for seniors hand-eye coordination)
• A fun way to keep score in a game
• Fun coloring games, including making designs to music
• Ideas for cheap, fast, and easy crafts
• Super easy puppets (two minutes to create!)

There are very cute ideas in this book.

If you would like to look for the book at the library, search by title. Same for any book seller. The authors are Dette Hunter and Deirdre Betteridge. The book sells for $9.99 on Amazon online.

Do you have any favorite multi-age or childrens' activity books to recommend? Please feel free to share your ideas here! Thanks!