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Bingo: The Game

Bingo: The Game

Bingo: The Game Do you remember playing Bingo as a child? I think my first experience at playing Bingo was in grade school. When you could not play outside the teacher would bring out the Bingo supplies and we would play for the recess break. I can’t remember what we received as prizes, but it […]

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How Much Does a Dictionary Weigh?

How Much Does a Dictionary Weigh?

How Much Does a Dictionary Weigh? Fun with estimation. Old Weighing scale (Photo credit: Wikipedia) How much do you think a dictionary weighs? Compared to your grandchild? After years of cooking, I can usually tell which plastic container will hold a given amount of leftovers. I can tell how much lettuce will serve four people. This is estimating, […]

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Cranium Crunches

Cranium Crunches

Grandmother Diaries is please to announce that Cranium Crunches has its own page! In an effort to promote and maintain brain health we want you to exercise your brain! Yes. You heard that right. Exercise your brain. Cranium Crunches provides an easy and fun way to do just that. Keeping your brain working well no […]

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Boxes Ignite Imagination

Boxes Ignite Imagination

Now that the holidays are finally over did you find that your young grandchildren liked playing with the boxes their toys came in more, or the toys inside the boxes more? When my son was very small those boxes held more fascination than the precious gifts they held. He eventually grew out of that of […]

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