Fun at Grandma's

The Adventures of the 'Giggling Gramma'

It's Claire's Birthday! Happy Birthday Miss Claire!  She is seven today and getting prettier every day.  Gramma, Grandpa and Dudley want to sing you Happy Birthday...Click the arrow below!

We hope you have a wonderful day Claire and we look forward to planning a party for you...real soon!

Gramma is still waiting for some beautiful snow to arrive.  Grandpa and I got caught in the hail storm yesterday when we took Dudley for a walk.  The wierd thing was that it was hailing on the side of the road we were walking on but not on the other side of the road, really strange.  Unfortunately there wasn't a sidewalk on that side of the road so we had to endure the hail bouncing off our heads.  Poor Dudley!

Gramma's still trying to make good whole wheat bread.  I think I'm on my 4th try now.  They all seem to come out of the oven like a big brick.  That doesn't sound yummy does it? Gross!

What's new?
Gramma will update the 'Fun at Grandma's blog every Monday! That way you have time to see what's new during the week and can look forward to the new stuff every Monday. 

Why was the baby ant confused?
All his uncles were ants!

Bear Footed

Bears walk flat footed like humans do rather than on their toes like most animals.  This allows them to walk upright like people.  From far away, this looks really cool, but close up it might be a little frightening to see a really big bear standing in front of you!  This is definitely a good way to scare off danger!  

Their feet are wide and flat with long, sharp claws.  The claws on their front paws are longer than on the back, which is useful for climbing trees.  Two species that have special feet are the polar bear and the giant panda.  The polar bear has partially webbed toes for swimming and walking on snow (kind of like snowshoes!) as well as furry bottoms to keep its feet warm on the ice.  Giant pandas do not have a heel pad so they walk more on their toes.

Have you ever noticed that bears look pigeon-toed?  This could be to help them hold onto trees that they are climbing and make it easier for them to put food in their mouths.

A tongue twister for you:
Freshly-fried flying fish.

Too Many Chickens

My chickens all had chicks

And I’ve got more than I can keep.

Perhaps you’d like to purchase one?

They’re cheap, cheap, cheep!

 

"I'm a firefly," said Freddy. "and I don't know where I am." Freddy felt better each time the deer breathed on him because the warm breath seemed just like the soft breezes of home.

"You have a light on your tail!" exclaimed the deer.

"That is why they call us fireflies," said Freddy as he kept his light on for a long time. "Do you mind if I sit on your nose?" Freddy asked. "Your nose is warm and I'm quite cold."

"You won't burn my nose will you?" answered the deer with amazed eyes.

"No! My light is very cool." answered Freddy, "You won't even feel it." The deer put his nose right up to Freddy, so he hopped on. "You and your friends are a lot bigger than the deer where I come from." said Freddy looking into two crossed eyes trying to watch him.

"We are reindeer," said the deer, "but the others are not my friends. They won't play with me. They say I'm too little."

"But you are big!" shouted Freddy. "You are almost as big as the others and lots bigger than all the deer I know."

"The other reindeer always call me names and make fun of me." said the deer.

Figure It

Look at the clues below and fill all the numbers you can into the grid. Then start again and use your answers to help solve the other clues.

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Puzzle Choice

Down 1. Six times six 2. A third of 15 across 3. 2921 doubled 4. Number of weeks in a year 6. 17 across minus 1 down 7. 243 doubled 9. Half of 1680 11. 2143 doubled 14. A dozen 15. A third of 276 17. Seconds in a minute 19. Hours in a day

Across 2. Days in a year 4. Half a century 5. 2 down plus 4 down 7. Six times seven 8. 6284 rearranged 10. Hours in two days 12. Half of 15 across 13. Five times 1225 15. Six times fifteen 16. Number of days in four weeks 17. 4 across plus 14 down 18. Half of 1240

 

There are times when you want to give a special gift to a friend or family member and want them to know that you took a great deal of trouble to make it yourself. On days when you feel like that why not try making flowers that always bring a smile to the sternest of faces! How's this for a great brainwave - flowers made of egg cartons...

 

The things you need:
1. An empty egg carton
2. Poster colours
3. Brushes
4. Glue
5. Scissors
6. Thick straws

Step 1:

Step 4: Stick a thick straw to the bottom of the cup and the flower stem is ready. You could even use a piece of wire for the stem.

Step 5: Now give this flower the shades of colour that you want. The choice is yours - whether you want to give a bunch of roses or a mixed bouquet!

Cut one egg cup from the carton.

Step 2: Make six to four cuts on the broad part of the cup.

Step 3: Bend and curl the cuts in different ways. Your flower petals are ready and you can make a budding flower or a flower in full bloom by the way you arrange the 'petals'.