DaddiLife
  • Home
  • Family
    • Modern Fatherhood
    • Trying
    • Expecting
    • New Dad
    • Stay At Home Dad
    • Separation
    • Single Dads
    • Step Dads
  • Things To Do
    • Kids at Home
    • Newborn
    • Toddler
    • 5 – 10
    • 10+
  • Health
    • Dad Jokes
    • Fitness
    • Family Meal Recipes
    • Safety
    • Wellness
  • Lifestyle
    • Work / Life Balance
    • Money
    • Education
    • Sports
    • Gear
  • Book Squad
  • Reviews
    • Gift Ideas
    • Family Fun
    • Toys
  • Dads at Work
    • Guides for Dads at Work
    • Case Studies
    • Q&A
    • Mentoring Programme
  • Join
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Write With Us
  • Home
  • Family
    • Modern Fatherhood
    • Trying
    • Expecting
    • New Dad
    • Stay At Home Dad
    • Separation
    • Single Dads
    • Step Dads
  • Things To Do
    • Kids at Home
    • Newborn
    • Toddler
    • 5 – 10
    • 10+
  • Health
    • Dad Jokes
    • Fitness
    • Family Meal Recipes
    • Safety
    • Wellness
  • Lifestyle
    • Work / Life Balance
    • Money
    • Education
    • Sports
    • Gear
  • Book Squad
  • Reviews
    • Gift Ideas
    • Family Fun
    • Toys
  • Dads at Work
    • Guides for Dads at Work
    • Case Studies
    • Q&A
    • Mentoring Programme
  • Join

DaddiLife

The parenting website for dads

Things to do with Kids

Grandpa Time: Fun And Games With The Grandkids

written by DaddiLife 1st November 2017
grampa time, milkshake, chilling

Dr Peter West, author of Fathers, Sons and Lovers, and What is the Matter with Boys shares his experience of Grandpa time, and why it really matters.


Dads: Life can be tough for many of us. Changing nappies. Getting kids to sport afternoons. Work and all its hassles. Dealing with kids who want to argue. A mate of mine says his small son has a new phrase: “I don’t like..”. Uh oh. Trouble ahead! But I have some good news for you. If your kids have some kids – you will be a grandpa.

 

Grandpas and kids: it’s a perfect match. We have tons of time, and love to see our kids’ kids growing up. They have someone who just about worships them. Tells them jokes. Clowns around. Plays hide and seek. Someone who is impressed when they run fast and win prizes: grandpa!

 

GRANDPA DAY

Some weeks ago, we had Grandpa Day at school.  I have 4 in one school! I went into Lewis’ class first (all names have been changed). He’s in Kinder and was so pleased to see me. I had to meet him and his friends. Then the teacher had a quiz for us;  and he had to write the answers. After 15 minutes we were still on Question 2 as he was writing  the answers. Slowly. Then the bell went. I hurried out of the classroom. Uh oh. Three kids were there waiting. “Where were you? Why didn’t you come to OUR class? Don’t you know visiting time is over already!”   It took half an hour to make peace again. It’s hard being so popular.

 

THE GREAT MILKSHAKE DISASTER

grampa time, milkshake, chilling

Sometimes I think the grandkids are about to turn into monkeys. They jump around, cause mischief, run and chatter a lot. One day I bought two of them a milkshake. One chocolate, one vanilla, one coffee flavour for me. Any normal person would sit down on the chair and carefully drink the milkshake. Fred seemed to be capering around, showing off to his cousin, pointing out his friends, yelling out to them. Whoops- the milkshake tumbled over and was steadily emptying. “Grab it, Fred!” I yelled. Too late. It was everywhere! The man came to clean it up. “Which one fell over?”, he asked. Fred looked stricken. “The chocolate one” I said. “Ah well. I’ll give you a new one”.  The little twerp grinned. Fortunately this time the milkshake went into Fred.

 

We get older every year. And life brings its trials- more aches and pains, another operation. But ask anyone like me about the joy of life at this age. Here’s what you’ll get: “The grandkids, of course!”

Grandpa Time: Fun And Games With The Grandkids was last modified: November 1st, 2017 by DaddiLife

Related

Comments

comments

daddaddilifegrampa timemilkshake
0 comment
0
Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest
DaddiLife

how to make slime
previous post
How to make slime
baby bjorn review
next post
Baby Bjorn Review

You may also like

Why your kids need comics

7th October 2019

The Weekend Box Review

30th July 2016

DaddiLifeForce – colouring games

31st March 2017

DaddiLifeForce – put the iPad down!

19th January 2017

Three Bears Cookery Club

7th February 2018

Winter activities for dads and kids

6th November 2019

Extend the Summer fun for kids

22nd August 2017

A Parents Guide to Hiking with Kids

13th January 2021

Crafts With kids – Unleash Your Inner...

21st February 2018

Making time for kids play is great...

2nd July 2018

Leave a Comment Cancel Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

business dad of the year, award, dad award

Get The Latest Dad News

Keep In Touch

Facebook 140,000Fans
Twitter 2,265Followers
Instagram 21,100Followers




Popular Things to Do

  • Play More Month

  • A Parent’s Guide To Tuff Trays

  • DaddiLifeForce – The Power of Lego

  • DaddiLifeForce – the magic of story time

  • An important announcement

The Dad Index

download the dad index

Download the UK's first ever in-depth profile of the Millennial Father

Writers Community

write with us, daddilife


  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Youtube

© 2017 - DaddiLife. All Right Reserved. DaddiLife is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.


Back To Top