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Traveling with grandchildren can be exhausting. But there are things you can do ahead of time, as well as during the trip, to handle fatigue.

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Lifelong learning is a form of continuing education or adult education which focuses on improving the quality of life by adding new interests and skills. Lifelong learning for grandparents can be life-enhancing. Not only will grandparents improve their own quality of life, but also they may become better grandparents through the skills that they learn.

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The term club sandwich generation describes a generation that is helping to meet the needs of three other generations.

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An index of articles for the Grandparents guide site.

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Grandparenting school age children is an adventure! Children make huge strides developmentally from the ages of 5 to 9. Here’s what to expect as your grandchildren grow and what you can do to make them healthier, happier and more successful.

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Grandpa’s Little One, the second children’s book by actor and comedian Billy Crystal, chronicles the first year in a grandchild’s life. Warmly rendered illustrations by Guy Porfirio depict baby’s first year in realistic detail. The book comes with an audio version on CD.

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Twirled paper is a craft that tweens and teens may enjoy.

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One of the rules of grandparenting is that grandchildren are not allowed to be bored. Grandparents should always be able to pull something fun to do out of their bag of tricks. If you have paper and a few simple supplies in the house, you are covered. On a recent Saturday, two of my grandkids and I had great fun with fingerprint art. Try that or another of these easy paper crafts the next time you sense an “I’m bored” just under the surface.

Although supplies for paper crafts are easy on the budget, you can save even more by watching the sales. The best sales are the back-to-school ones, but you can find occasional bargains all through the year. You can save even more by recycling old magazines, catalogs, calendars and junk mail, and you’ll be giving the grands a lesson in green living.

• More Thrifty Thursday Blogs For Grandparents
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• Save Money on Teen Party Decorations
• Save on Skiing
• Saving Money at the Supermarket
• Calling Family and Friends After the Your Baby’s Birth

Thrifty Thursday: Paper Crafts Are Cheap and Easy originally appeared on About.com Grandparents on Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at 05:01:02.

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Child plus dog can equal a great photograph. Pet photography can be quite a challenge. Pair a pet with a grandchild, and you double the challenge.

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One of the rules of grandparenting is that grandchildren are not allowed to be bored. Grandparents should always be able to pull something fun to do out of their bag of tricks. If you have paper and a few simple supplies in the house, you are covered. On a recent Saturday, two of my grandkids and I had great fun with fingerprint art. Try that or another of these easy paper crafts the next time you sense an “I’m bored” just under the surface.

Although supplies for paper crafts are easy on the budget, you can save even more by watching the sales. The best sales are the back-to-school ones, but you can find occasional bargains all through the year. You can save even more by recycling old magazines, catalogs, calendars and junk mail, and you’ll be giving the grands a lesson in green living.

• More Thrifty Thursday Blogs For Grandparents
• Free Disney Tickets
• Save Money on Teen Party Decorations
• Save on Skiing
• Saving Money at the Supermarket
• Calling Family and Friends After the Your Baby’s Birth

Thrifty Thursday: Paper Crafts Are Cheap and Easy originally appeared on About.com Grandparents on Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at 05:01:02.

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