The Grandparents Handbook Games, Activities, Tips, How-Tos, and All-Around Fun

No longer content to sit on rockers and bake cookies, today's grandparents are involved in the lives of their grandchildren more than ever before. The Grandparents Handbook features dozens of activities that will guarantee hours of fun, educational quality time-from building dollhouses and catching fish to flying kites, baking bread, making your own mini golf course, creating a family newspaper, and much more. These illustrated instructions will lead grandparents down surprising paths of discovery as they teach the youngest generation about family, friendship, and the world around them. It's the perfect gift for any grandparent and grandparent-to-be!

Elizabeth LaBan is a Philadelphia-based writer, editor, and mother of two.

Barbara Trostler is Elizabeth's mother and the grandmother of two. She lives in Philadelphia, about four blocks from grandchildren Alice and Arthur.

Dr. Myron LaBan is Elizabeth's father-in-law and the grandfather of five. He hops on airplanes whenever he can to visit