Our grandsons (ages 12 and 10) are on the mainland, and like the rest of the country, they are doing distance learning. I think they like it because they are not inundated with work and therefore have more time to do things they want to. I’ve been suggesting activities or websites which I thought they might enjoy. They weren’t interested in doing some of them (like the writing prompts) but I notice that they really enjoy the kinds of paper/pencil games that I like. They’re competitive; it must be a family trait.
Today, I sent them the following game and told them to figure out the phrase based on the clues.
They called me back a couple of hours later and except for two, they were able to figure them all out. (They even told me I had made a spelling error on #10.) “Grandma, we have a game for you!” they said and sent me their puzzles:
They were pleased because I couldn’t solve a couple of them and needed hints. (BTW, they made sure to tell me that their Dad did #1, not them.) I was surprised that they thought of those puzzles all by themselves.
Since it appears that there won’t be a vaccine for COVID-19 anytime soon, we don’t know when we’ll be able to visit our grandsons so I promised to send them more games or puzzles. I guess I’d better get to work! 😊💕
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