Both sets of grandparents are at the stage where they have everything they need and most things they want (and of course the things they don't have and want are things like a Caribbean cruise or new golf clubs), which makes gift-giving really hard. So, over the last few years, I've tried to have the kids give "authentic" gifts, and not of the weird pasta necklace variety - real, heartfelt things that they might actually want to display. Pinterest has been invaluable in this department and when I saw this, I thought:
-the kids could do that
-it looks hard to screw up
The first thing I did was sit down with the kids and have them describe Grandma using single words. This was both productive and entertaining. The second thing was to gather materials:
I hoped on Amazon and ordered scrabble tiles and took both kids to Hobby Lobby to pick out a frame.
Next, we colored the GRANDMA tiles with a pink Sharpie. Paint may have been prettier, but I let Brother do the coloring, which gave it a more "authentic" look.
We then arranged them and used super duper strong adhesive to secure them to the backing.
Thankfully, we spelled everything right, because that glue was NOT coming up.
Obviously, the adjectives were selected by the kids. Grandma may have to hang it in the laundry room or somewhere similar, but at least it's "authentic."
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