Activities II

As promised, here are some more of the activities, that can be done during this season.

26. Compete in a Turkey Trot (a walk/run race) in your local area around Thanksgiving. Even if you or your grandchild can only walk the mile or the 5K (3.1 miles), it's a satisfying experience that you'll not only share with the two of you, but you'll also share with hundreds of others.

27. Remember that spring cleaning you did? That was six months ago. Time for you and the grandchildren to do a fall tune-up inside and outside the house, including the gutters after all the leaves have fallen off the trees.

28. Find a haunted house or go on a haunted hayride. Remember what it was like in that moment of anticipation, waiting to be frightened? Get the shivers all over again with the grandkids.

29. Navigate a corn maze and enjoy getting lost for a little while.

30. Celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. It's a major holiday in India, celebrating light over darkness, good overcoming evil. But you don't have to be in India to celebrate its universal message.

31. Go horseback riding. Trail rides are the way to go for the most inexperienced, and youngest, riders.

32. Watch the World Series together, and tell your grandchildren why they call it "The Fall Classic." (Here's why: When the NFL and the NBA were in their infancy in the 1950s, and baseball was regarded as the country's most popular game, sportswriters dubbed the World Series "The Fall Classic.")

33. It's planting season for grass, trees, shrubs, bulbs, perennials, even some vegetables. Get your green thumb on.

34. Have a movie night and make popcorn. Make Rice Krispies Treats for those with a sweet tooth.

35. Celebrate Rosh Hashanah and the Jewish New Year. Enjoy the traditions of dipping apples in honey for a sweet new year. Follow up by building a sukka, an open-air hut to celebrate Sukkot, the holiday of the harvest.

36. Now is a good time to start making your holiday gift lists. Christmas, Chanukah, and Kwanzaa, and Eid al-Adha will all be here before you know it. Sit down with the grandkids and get their wish list, then have them make a list of presents they will buy or make themselves for their family members.

37. Love the outdoors? Then get ready for winter by splitting firewood and stacking it.

38. Show your grandchildren the importance of helping others by volunteering. Collect cans of food from the pantry, or buy a few new toys to donate to a food or toy drive.

39. Pick some wild flowers, gather some gourds, and make a beautiful cornucopia for the table. The more pungent finds can become a potpourri.

40. On Halloween, show your grandchildren how to use candy corn to make Dracula's fanged teeth.

41. Grab a few flashlights and play flashlight tag outside.

42. Take some construction paper, trace your hand, and cut out and decorate a Thanksgiving turkey for the front door. Have your grandchildren trace their hands to make a family of tiny turkeys.

43. Become a grandparent who attends every school activity, like sports games, plays, and recitals.

44. There are fewer than 500 drive-in movie theaters left in the U.S. If you're one of the lucky ones who live near a drive-in, catch a double feature before the cold weather shuts it down until spring.

45. Do a challenging jigsaw puzzle together. Make a goal of finishing it before winter.

46. If you want to truly take in the origins of Thanksgiving, visit Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts.

47. Host an Election Night party and teach your grandchildren about the electoral process.

48. Make it a point to visit some indoor exhibits at an art gallery or museum.

49. Have your grandchildren interview you. Even if it's not for a school project, they'll get to know you far better than they already do.

50. Love the thrill of the hunt? Now's the season to share the sport with your grandchild (with advance parental permission, of course).
~Grandparents.com.

Some things to do may not always be applicable at the given time, but it sure is good to keep them in mind for when they are! :-)