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Grab Your iPod and Your BlackBerry: It’s a Tech Tale for Grandparents

Remember the good old days before technology invaded nearly every part of your life?

Face-to-face conversations were a common occurrence, and nobody wore little buds in their ears. Back then the majority of drivers actually kept their eyes on the road, and there wasn’t some disembodied voice commanding you to take a left [...]

From Tinkertoys to Transformers: Have You Got Game, Gran and Gramps?

Buying kiddie toys, games and other gear is one of the pleasures of being a grandparent. Just ask those junior executives at Mattel, Hasbro and Toys R Us, who are banking their early retirement on it.

The problem is you’re bombarded with so many choices that it’s nearly impossible to know what [...]

Wow-worthy reviews from DadDoes

Last month we looked at some great toys and tech for the grandkids. Now we turn the spotlight where it belongs-on you! We’ve rounded up some of our favorite tech products that are useful and fun, without being frustrating.

Digital photo frames have been around for years, but they were too complicated to appeal to [...]

Fun Websites to Create Homemade Digital Gifts

Innovative Web sites are being developed each year-fascinating, fun, easy-to-use technology that lets you produce your own creative stuff. I love discovering cool Web sites. I put on my “grandparent glasses” and ask, “How can this site be useful to me and other grandparents?” The creative juices start flowing, and I think how exciting it [...]

Spirituality for Grandkids

10 Ways to Nurture a Sense of the Sacred

As the holidays approach, I worry about the influence our material culture has on our grandkids. At a young age, children are being taught to believe that if they just have the perfect toy or electronic gadget, their lives will be perfect. Being adults, we know [...]

3 Safety Tips When Your Grandchild has a Cell Phone

 

 

 

 

 

By:   SafetyWeb.com

 In today’s world, more and more kids are headed off, armed with cell phones in hand.  Parents and   grandparents usually get the cell phones for their kids for safety reasons and there are some very important things to remember when sharing this responsibility with your grandchildren. 

 1. [...]

Fun New Toys From Toy Fair

Toy Fair 2011 is the biggest toy show in North America, as we now know from walking every inch of the trade show floor! We were in search of the best new toys for grandkids, and we found and tested some real winners.

Girder and Panel Building Sets from Bridge Street Toys proves that everything [...]