Father’s Day is almost here!  Are you looking for Father’s Day handmade gifts for a special Grandfather? Our friends at ZiggityZoom.com are generously sharing two of their Father’s Day handmade gifts, perfect for every grandfather (and father, too). Look what grandchildren can make from things they can find inside and outside the house. On Father’s Day, make the gifts together and make a memory.

Penny Frame

Twig Pencil Holder

ZiggityZoom.com has also added some printable images to be used on transfer paper for making t-shirts (in Activities section under Printables, T-shirts & ZZ Extras )  They have designs for Grandad, Grandpa, and Pappy, besides the usual … Dad.

For directions and more, give Ziggity Zoom a visit and enjoy making memories. 

Grandparents, I have a new fun, safe website for you to visit together with your grandchildren!

Ziggity Zoom,  a children’s fun and educational site, is launching their new site this weekend. If you have grandchildren in the 2 - 8 age group, you’ll love Ziggity Zoom! The creators have included original characters, fun activities, printable reward charts and coloring pages, and more. As I mentioned, the Ziggity Zoom is new which means they will be adding new content on a regular basis with some fun, animated games included. They will grow along with your grandchildren! (more…)

I’ve searched the web for more grandchildren friendly websites to help grandparents keep their grandchildren safe on the web. The following list of 10 free, safe websites for young grandchildren (preschool to grade are both entertaining and educational (for the most part). 

ABC Toon Center -
Free interactive games and activities for kids

Black Dog -
Books, games, activities, and more

CBD 4 Kids -
CBC games for preschoolers and older kids

EverythingGirl.com -
Barbie, High School Musical, and more by Mattel

FunBrain -
K - 8: fun, educational games and activities (more…)

St. Patrick’s Day Online Games 

1. Shamrock Streamer
   • Try to get to the end of the rainbow to find your pot o’ gold
2. Lucky’s Magical Realm
   • Play Magical Popper Power, Lucky Charms Games, Webisodes Movie Maker, and more
3. Irish Lass Dress Up Game 
   • Dress an Irish Lass for St. Patrick’s Day
4. Match the Shamrock
   • See how your memory is and try to match the pairs of shamrocks
5. St. Patrick’s Day Picture Sudoku
   • Add St. Patrick’s Day symbols with a click so that every 2 by 2 grid has one of each (more…)

There are many free, fun sites on the web that are also safe for our grandchildren. When the grandkids come over, they always want to spend time at the computer playing games and finding activities to do. I don’t buy any software - no need to. There are many to choose from just a few clicks away. Below is a list of safe websites that my grandchildren enjoy. (Don’t tell them, but I do too!) They offer crafts, games, activities, stories, and more plus a few have free offers, too.

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