When my now ten-year old granddaughter was learning to talk, she named me "Sweetie-Pie", probably because that's what I called her. The name stuck and I've been Sweetie-Pie ever since. What an honor!
Camp Sweetie-Pie started three years ago when my two grandchildren were five and seven. They live nearby so I see them often, but Camp SP is an opportunity for the kids and I to spend fun time together doing planned activities, much as they would at a real camp. I'm 60 - so they've got ten times my energy - but I'm the third kid at camp.
My friends who are also grandparents have asked me about Camp Sweetie-Pie and a few are planning their own camps - so this blog is a way to share ideas with other grandparents who would like to spend quality time with their grandchildren.
Recently I heard my granddaughter's friend ask, 'what is Camp Sweetie-Pie?'. Ten year old granddaughter replied, 'IT'S AWESOME'!
Now I have a third grandchild - but at 18 months, she's too young to participate. The older two have pledged to keep coming to Camp SP - even when they're "all grown up" so that their little sister can experience it too.
I'm going to hold them to their pledge!
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