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Grandloving Activity Idea:
Bubble Wrap Prints

When you send those packages, be sure to include some bubble wrap with these instructions for an easy project your little artists will love!

Ages: Eighteen months to four years

You'll Need:
* Tempera or washable fingerpaints
* Smocks or Grandpa's old shirt as a coverup
* Newspapers to protect the table
* Plastic bubble wrap

Here's How:
* Paint the bubble wrap.
* Place a piece of paper over it, and remove.
* The result is a gorgeous "modern art" design.

Grandloving Activity Idea:
Create a Winter Wonderland

Save the chiseling for the pros--your grandchildren will create ice sculptures unlike any you've seen.

Ages: Three to five years

You'll Need:
* Freezing weather
* A variety of containers: plastic food containers in all sizes and shapes work well

Here's How:
* Fill the containers with water.
* Set outside to freeze in the cold.
* Unmold and with the help of a small cup of water as "cement" stack one shape onto another until the masterpiece is complete.
* Hold a family ice sculpture contest to see who can make the smallest, the funniest, the scariest, etc.

Grandloving Activity Idea:
The Gift Wrap Rap

Don't be surprised if your grandchildren want to make this a holiday tradition!

Ages: Two to five years

You'll Need:
* Your family seated around the dinner table
* A gift appropriate for any age such as homemade cookies, a simple game, or puzzle
* To wrap the one gift in at least as many layers of different paper as there are people at the table.

Here's How:
* Send the gift around the table, having each person in turn remove one layer of paper.
* The person who removes the last wrapping can open the gift for the family to share.