By: Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell The original lyrics claimed by some to have been written by Oliver Hood, this heartbreaking song makes for a beautiful lullaby. You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are grey You’ll never know dear, how much I love you Please don’t take my sunshine away. The other …
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Players Required: five minimum Ages: 3 and up Game Overview: Chasing someone around a circle; trying not to end up in the pot. How to Play: Choose someone to be the person to walk around the circle- the Goose. The rest of the players, Hunters, sit in a circle. The Goose walks around the circle, tapping each Hunter on the head. With each Hunter, …
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By: Unknown A fun, bouncy song to share with your grandkids to start helping them with subtraction. Five little monkeys jumping on the bed, one fell off and bumped his head. Mamma called the doctor and the doctor said: “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!” Four little monkeys jumping on the bed one fell off and bumped …
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Players Required: 3 minimum Ages: 4 and up Game Overview: The inverse of Hide and Go Seek, everyone looks for one person and joins them once they are found. How to Play: As in Hide and Go Seek, determine which areas are out of bounds. Remind everyone that the hiding place of the Sardine must be big enough to fit …
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Players Required: 14 minimum Ages: 4 and up Game Overview: Seven people guess who picked them while their eyes were closed. How to Play: Choose seven people to stand in a line along a wall. Everyone else find a place to sit. Someone, either an adult or one of the seven people in the line, calls “Heads down, thumbs up!”. …
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Players Required: 3 minimum Ages: 4 and up Game Overview: A great way to eat up energy, this game is all about running away from the person who’s It. How to Play: Choose one person to be It. The person who is It then chases all of the Non-Its. The Non-Its run amok trying to avoid It. If a Non-It …
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Congrats, Grandpa! Soon your wife will hold your brand-new family member and forget to share. The little child of your not-so-little-anymore-child. What a blessed headache. But, before we get too excited about the little fireball of energy and smelly diapers, let’s spend a segment of our thoughts on you. This precious creature is your grandbaby. Now is the time to …
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Congrats, Grandma! Soon you will be holding your brand-new family member. Your baby’s baby. What a blessing. But, before we get too excited about the tiny human about to join your clan, let’s spend a moment to think about you. This baby is going to look to you for love and support. It’s going to have to call you something. …
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A New Name for a Grand New You! There aren’t many times in a life where you get to choose what your name will be. Becoming a grandparent is one of them. All of a sudden you get to figure out what the next generation of your family will call you for the rest of your life. It can be a …
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