In this part of NanaLand, we share ideas about how to plan and hold your own Grandma Camp (or as some people call it “Cousin Camp” or “Grandparents Camp”).
The Ultimate Guide to Grandma Camp What’s In This Guide? This is the ultimate guide to planning and hosting your own Grandma Camp (or Cousins Camp)! You will be able to organize and plan things like how to plan a schedule, find supplies, create kid-friendly meals, put together the perfect theme with activities and games, …
We’ve had mostly good experiences with the kids at Camp NanaPapa (our Grandma Camp). However, we’ve also had our share of arguments and tears. After all. . .they’re kids. With that said, we needed a way to keep the peace while not ruining the fun of camp. . .so we needed to think about the …
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Have you ever wanted to do something extra special that brings your grandchildren all together? To create those memories that last a lifetime? Something so extraordinary that those little cousins become forever friends? The answer is Grandma Camp! But. . .what IS Grandma Camp anyway? *This post may contain affiliate links. All this means is …
Have you ever wanted to hold your own Grandma Camp? So, what’s stopping you? Maybe it seems overwhelming to host a whole camp. Or maybe you just don’t feel creative enough to plan the nuts and bolts of the whole thing. Or could it be that you’re a little worried how things will go. The …
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When Grandma Camp is over, there are always many tears . . .sometimes even mine! I don’t know if the tears are from being sad that the kids are leaving, total relief from the stress of being in charge of 10 kids, or because of pure exhaustion. But, whatever the reason, I can’t deny that …
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Kid Friendly Meals for Grandma Camp What do you feed all the kids while they are at Grandma Camp? Kid friendly meals, of course! PLEASE learn from my experience! I’m begging you! Don’t do this: Imagine you prepare a fancy meal, that took hours and hours of planning, shopping and testing. You want it to …
10 Grandma Camp Tips: A Successful Camp with Happy Campers! Grandma Camp (or Camp NanaPapa as we call it) is the highlight for everyone in the family each year! The grandkids love it for obvious reasons. The parents love it because they get a little break from the kiddos. And, Papa and I love it, …
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Planning a Schedule for Grandma Camp Before we get started here. . .I just want to say that you can make this as big or as little a deal as you want. However, if you are like me, you want to go all out to make this a memorable time for the grandkids. Hence why …
Just because I am choosing to call this Grandma Camp doesn’t mean that this isn’t for Grandpas too. Every year, we hold our “grandma camp” called Camp NanaPapa because our Littles (a.k.a. grandkids) adore their Papa as much as their Nana. It just wouldn’t be the same without him. Some call it Grandparent Camp or …