How to be a Good Long Distance Grandma
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Meet Haleigh,my granddaughter and the love of my life. Since she lives over 3000 miles away from her grandmother, I have had to find very creative ways to keep in touch with her. This lens will share some of the ways that have worked for us. Of course nothing beats holding her in my arms and hearing her laughter for real, but in between those times here's some ways that keep her knowing how much I love her and miss her.
Great Resources To keep in Touch
- Today's Grandparents
- Grandparents Today - Long Distance Grandparents Creative and Fun Ways to Stay in Touch
- Staying Connected with the Kids from Long Distance
- It's a really hard thing for committed dads to be away from their kids, especially when its a long ways away. Whether a non-custodial dad, in the military or a long distance grandfather, there are some common threads to keeping connected to the kids. Find some great tips and recommendations for keep
- Grandparenting From A Distance
- Grandparenting From a Distance
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- Fun ideas for connecting grandparents with long-distance grandchildren, from the authors of Grandloving
Send an Internet Card
My Granddaughter loves internet cards, especially interactive ones. Here's some favorite sites we like.
- Billy Bear's Internet PostOffice - Kids Free Postcards, Greeting Cards
- Billy Bear's postoffice is filled with FREE kid's postcards that you can email to your internet friends. You'll also find a nice collection of printable greeting cards and stationery.
- For Kids Greeting Cards, Free Ecards From 123Greetings.com
- Adorable... naughty... & so very cute... that's what all kids are ! Reach out to your kid/ grandkid/ niece/ nephew/ younger sibling or loved one with these cute, funny, loving wishes & brighten their day !
- Free Internet Cards / eCards / Greetings / eGreetings
- Free internet eGreetings are at the UpToTen website. What kind of free internet eGreetings ? The kind of eCards kids love funny, silly, clever and surprising ! These free internet eGreetings are arranged by occasion, so its easy to find the perfect greetings cards. Enjoy emailing all your friends a
Books with Great Ideas!
Using Modern Technology
Lucky we are today! Grandparents may not live down the street anymore but we have some pretty cool things around to help us out!
- Chicago Children's Museum
- Long Distance Grandparenting: Building a bond when Grandkid live far away.
- Long-Distance Grandparenting
- Many different tools to use to stay close
- Long Distance Grandparenting
- Grandma is on the internet.....cool!
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Unique Gifts for Grandkids
- Gifts for Grandchildren
- Books, Videos, etc.
- GRAND RIVER TOY COMPANY - Quality Educational Toys
- Lots of fun stuff
- Unique Gift Ideas For Grandkids
- I have 3 small grandkids - boys - 6 months 2 years and 4 years. They are cousins to each other, and live near each other. They call me "Nani". They are overwhelmed with toys - new and passed-down. They have lots of clothes - the same. What in the world can I "wrap" up for them -
- Great gifts from Grandparents: Potty Training help that your grandkids will love!
- Tinkle Toonz Musical Reward System for toilet training! Dedicated to helping your child become potty trained with the potty trainer chair!
Get Children's Books
Great prices on Ebay!
Magazines for Kids
A suscription to a Magazine is a Great Gift for your Grandchild. Here's a few favorites of ours. Most of these you can order online.
- Highlights for Kids
- American Girl
- National Geographic for Kids
- Kid's Life
- Sport's Illustrated for Kids
- Weekly Reader
Great Stuff on eBay
Nifty things to send to Grandkids
Toys from Amazon are Great!
Books for him or her
Grandmothers are living busy lives these days, not sitting in the rocking chair!
I love Amazon because if you're short on time you can shop there, and they'll gift wrap and send it out to your Grandchild. Haleigh loves to see a box from Amazon come!
Kids love to get Mail
One of Haleigh's favorite things is a box of Knick knacks that I've collected. She's almost six so she loves little boxes, costume jewelry, dress up costumes. My favorite place to find these things are at Good Will Stores. For usually just cents you can find really cool trinkets and things. I've found pagent dresses that she dresses up in and purses, toys, you name it! Also Dollar Tree Stores are a great source. The Best Thing is to Visit!
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Please say Hi!
If you have a grandchild who lives far away please share any ideas you use to stay in touch inbetween visits. Thanks for stopping by!
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River's Gma
Jan 15, 2012 @ 4:55 am | delete
- Thanks for this website ! I'm a new Grandma to River who lives in So. California , I'm in Illinois
Glad to know I have other Grandma's in the same boat !
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JesPiddlin
Jun 18, 2011 @ 5:45 am | delete
- Very nicely done. We have grandchildren who live across the USA from us. It is hard to be so far apart. Thanks for creating all this!
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Dillon's "Ma Ma"
Aug 4, 2010 @ 3:46 pm | delete
- I have 5 long distance grandchildren, but Dillon, my 3 year old grandson had always lived with us until he moved to Korea. Since we had regular interaction this was extremely important to me to not lose that special bond that we have. I have found a way to keep that bond with the use of Skype. We play just as if he were sitting right here. I read to him, sing his favorite songs, play with puppets, do puzzles, the list is endless. He loves to play cars and if I am eating something he wants me to share. He loves to pretend!
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poutine
May 1, 2009 @ 10:06 am | delete
- Such a great idea for a lens and very resourceful.
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Susan
Sep 28, 2008 @ 9:47 pm | delete
- Does this webpage mean to display FOUL language from CafePress marketing a bib with Santa's name on it? You can be sure I will let everyone I know to be aware of this site and it meaningless and rude content..
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