It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, It’s Super Granny!
I admit to feeling a lot of envy toward people who live in the same location as their parents. I’d love for my kids to see their grandparents more often, but I count my blessings that the times they do have are fun and filled with tons of love. Being only a few hours away, we never have to go more than a month or two even during the busiest times of year – thank goodness. Whether children see their grandparents once a day or once a year, everyone wants those times to be memorable and positive.
The new book Super Granny: Great Stuff To Do With Your Grandkids (Sterling, March 2009), author and grandmother Sally Wendkos Olds presents a treasure trove of activities and ideas that help grandmothers connect and communicate with any grandchild. (Sorry Gramps, maybe your book is coming?) The book is a compilation of stories from real-life grandparents about what they do with their grandchildren to create memories on ordinary and extraordinary days. While there is the requisite chapter on knitting, it’s overshadowed by chapters on skiing, email and so many more ways to create those special connections with the generation once removed.
If you’re a grandmother, whether you’re babysitting to give parents a break, texting the grandkids from hundreds of miles away, or keeping them for a week at a time, this book has an idea or two for you. From infancy to adolescence, with something for the most computer-savvy granny and kid and also some more traditional projects, Super Granny has it all, and many of the ideas are free or practically free. It’s perfect for this economy!
I love the way the book compares grandmothering to mothering. According to Sally, grandmothers can concentrate on a child on child in an almost Zen way that mothers cannot. I’m pretty sure that’s because they know they’re giving them back before the witching hour hits.
Win it! We’ve got a copy to give away to one reader who comments before noon mst on July 6, 2009.
CONTEST CLOSED & WINNER EMAILED
June 30th, 2009 at 2:28 am
This would be a great present for my Mum, she would find it incredibly useful to have a back up for when her ideas run out for entertaining her grandson!
June 30th, 2009 at 5:19 am
neat book.
June 30th, 2009 at 6:47 am
this would be great for my mom!
June 30th, 2009 at 7:59 am
I think with 10 grandchildren age 10 and under my mother and father need all the help they can get when it comes to keeping the grandchildren entertained. My siblings have a tendency to have my parents tend to their children when encessary.
June 30th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Im not a grandmother yet but I did just have my oldest daughter get married this past weekend! So maybe in a couple of years I will be a grandma! Id love to win this book to study up on grandma ways of having fun! My MIL spoiled all her grands with pancakes after spending the night and lots of candy and ice cream! And stories told from memory not a book!
June 30th, 2009 at 9:20 am
I’d love to give this to my Mom.
June 30th, 2009 at 9:35 am
I’d love to win this for my friend Angela. She always talks about her grandkids and looks for fun things to do with them. Thanks.
June 30th, 2009 at 10:14 am
This looks like a very interesting book
June 30th, 2009 at 10:47 am
i would love to win this for my mom! she is an awesome grandma
June 30th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
I would like to have this book.I can learn more stuff to do with my grandchild.
June 30th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Lucky Grandmothers! This sounds like a wonderful book.
June 30th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
i can’t wait to receive this mverno@roadrunner.com
June 30th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
I am a grandmother of 5,2 close by an the other 3 are 1200 miles away so I would lvoe to read this book,thanks
June 30th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Sounds like the perfect gift for my mom!
June 30th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
I’m a subscriber.
June 30th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
My dad would love this for his first granddaughter!
June 30th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
This would make a great gift for my mom! Thanks for the chance!
June 30th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
looks interesting
June 30th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
My dad and step mom would love this!
June 30th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
Sounds like a great book, I’d love to share it w/ my MIL.
June 30th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
My Mom would love this, she’s expecting her first grandchild in January.
July 1st, 2009 at 12:52 am
Sounds neat, maybe it could give my mom some great ideas?
July 1st, 2009 at 12:52 am
I subscribe.
July 1st, 2009 at 5:35 am
This would be for my friend who is a brand new grandmother. Thanks!
July 1st, 2009 at 8:20 am
oh I need this my grandkids get bored
July 1st, 2009 at 9:26 am
I would love this for my mother. She is a new grandparent and is always asking me what she should do with the kids. Thanks!
July 1st, 2009 at 9:30 am
I subscribe!
July 1st, 2009 at 11:12 am
I’d love to give this to my mother.
July 1st, 2009 at 2:39 pm
This would be nice to have, for myself and others in the family
July 1st, 2009 at 5:38 pm
I think my MIL would love this. She is so crafty as it is (I am so not) and I think this would be nice to give her and remind her how special she is to her grandbabies.
Thanks, good idea.
M.
July 1st, 2009 at 5:38 pm
I subscribe also.
July 1st, 2009 at 6:10 pm
As long as your alive you can always acquire knowledge. I am fairly new at being a grandma, I want to be the best one I can. Books are full of knowledge that would be helpful to me.
July 1st, 2009 at 6:48 pm
I’d like to win this for my Mom. I think she’d have fun with it. Thanks for the chance.
July 1st, 2009 at 10:17 pm
I would love to win this for my mom. She already does such wonderful things with my daughter but this would give her even more ideas. Thanks for the chance.
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:22 am
Would love to win it for my mom — she has 6 grandkids — another one will arrive tomorrow to make it 7 so this book would be useful and fun!!
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:14 pm
I know someone who would love this. Thanks for the chance
jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Doesn’t this sound just great….would love to win
July 3rd, 2009 at 1:58 am
I am a Grammy and I would love to read this book.
Thank you!
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
July 3rd, 2009 at 7:03 am
Yes please, I would love this book.
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:16 am
This would be great for either of my kids’ grandmas! They would love it!
July 3rd, 2009 at 9:48 am
I am lucky enough to have my 7 year old grandson only 15 minutes away and a grandson age 4 and a grandaughter who is 1, who less than 2 hours away, so I would really love to win this book!
July 3rd, 2009 at 6:42 pm
I am a subscriber.
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:05 pm
This sounds like a wonderful book for a grandma! Thanks for entering me!
kngmckellar@hotmail.com
July 4th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
I’d love to share this with my Mom – my boys “Gammy”
July 4th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
I would love to win this to give to my mom. My son and My mom are so close. This book would be ah-some for her.
ilovebabynoah707@yahoo.com
July 4th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
I subscribe.
ilovebabynoah707@yahoo.com
July 5th, 2009 at 6:25 am
This would be great for my hubby’s mom.
July 5th, 2009 at 11:22 am
enter me
July 5th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
I am always looking for new ways to entertain my granchildren! This sounds great!
July 5th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
I would love a chance to win. Thank you.
July 5th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
My mother would love this. She is always wondering how to entertain my daughter!
July 6th, 2009 at 12:33 am
It seems that the younger kids all want to spend time playing video games and that just isn’t my style. I’d love some ideas on getting and keeping their attention.
July 6th, 2009 at 4:02 am
I’m going to be in that same position that you’re in. I can’t stand the fact I won’t be near my grandchildren. I love this book’s idea!
July 6th, 2009 at 4:10 am
My mother would love to read this book. My daughter is spending a few weeks this summer at Grandma’s house. My mom could use some ideas for things to do.
July 6th, 2009 at 7:36 am
please enter me in your contest…this sounds like something my mother-in-law would love!
cmflan122@gmail.com
July 6th, 2009 at 8:21 am
I would love to win this book. It sounds great.
July 6th, 2009 at 8:37 am
I’m so into reading now. Thank you for the opportunity to win this.
July 6th, 2009 at 9:49 am
JeansandTs@hotmail.com
I need all the ideas I can get. Who knew you could be out of the loop at 48!
July 6th, 2009 at 9:52 am
I’d love to give this to my mom… we’re having our first (and her first grandchild) in a few months and she doesn’t think of herself as a granny yet. Man, the look on her face, it’ll be priceless — she’ll be sooooo mad. Granny… HAHAHA! I’m sure it would come in useful too though, so thanks for the great giveaway!
July 6th, 2009 at 9:55 am
Sounds like a fun and useful book–a great way to bridge the generation gap.
July 6th, 2009 at 10:14 am
I hope that this book includes things to do with very young kids, too.
July 6th, 2009 at 10:28 am
Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!
July 6th, 2009 at 10:34 am
This would be awesome for all the grannies in our family! Thank you!
July 6th, 2009 at 10:40 am
Sounds like a neat book.
July 6th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Looks great! Thanks for the giveaway!
July 6th, 2009 at 11:22 am
My son and daughter-in-law are expecting my first grandchild in a couple weeks. I would love to win this book!
July 6th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Thanks for the GREAT giveaway
please count me in
July 6th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Happy Summer!
July 6th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
i would give it to my mom