Fun Activities To Do With Your Grandchildren, Ages 6-9

Spending time having fun with your grandchildrentoo.
is a priority in any grandparent's life, but you may2. Do crafts together. This is an extension of the
find yourself at a loss of fun activities to do withprevious suggestion which works quite similarly. If
the grandkids at various ages in their lives. Usuallyyou have a grandchild who enjoys doing arts and
though, if you've spent a lot of time with yourcraft projects, you can have fun while doing
grandchildren from the time they were born, youthose activities together. If they're not interested
already have a really good idea of what they likein learning your hobby for instance, then pick a
to do, and what they consider fun. This helpscraft or art project they enjoy doing instead. This
greatly in trying to figure out which activities youcould be something simple like building a jewelry
should do next.box using popsicle sticks, or it could involve
If you're not quite sure what your grandchildrenlearning to paint or play the piano instead.
consider fun activities though, there are some old3. Go to Fun Places. When your grandchildren are
standby activities that are almost always sure tobetween the ages of six and nine, they're still
be fun for the both of you. Here are some ideathrilled to go to a variety of fun places with
of activities to do with your grandchildren whenGrandma and Grandpa. They're young enough for
they're between the ages of six and nine.instance, to still be completely enthralled with
1. Teach them a skill. By the time yourseeing the animals at the zoo. They'd probably
grandchildren are six to nine years old, they'realso love to see a live circus, or visit an
able to start learning a wide variety of thingsamusement park too.
from you. If for instance, Grandma likes toSome grandkids this age might also have lots of
crochet or knit, you may have already noticedfun visiting an old west town to see shows put
that one or more of your Grand daughters hason by "Cowboys and Indians", and some might
started showing a great deal of interest in whatlike to go to a miniature golf course or baseball
you're doing. And this is an excellent way tobatting cage too.
spend quality time together while doing fun andGrandchildren in the six to nine age group are
enjoyable activities too. Simply teach yourusually still young enough to love going out for ice
grandchild something.cream with Grandma and Grandpa too, so don't
You may teach them to sew, crochet or knit forneglect those simply little pleasures in life. Other
instance. Or you could teach them how to throwthings that the grandkids might enjoy in this age
and catch baseballs or footballs. You could alsorange include going to a game arcade, or going to
teach them how to bake cookies, or how to dosee a popular kids movie too.
small woodworking or even gardening projects