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Grandparents Word Search

Grandparents stay in the picture far longer than they used to. Life expectancy has risen over the past century, so many people now spend twenty or thirty years in the role.

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Find these 15 words

15 words, adds diagonals

  • advice
  • cookies
  • garden
  • grandchild
  • grandma
  • grandpa
  • hugs
  • knitting
  • nana
  • papa
  • photos
  • rocking chair
  • stories
  • visits
  • wisdom

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Words in the Grandparents word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

grandma
Your parent's mother, also called grandmother.
grandpa
Your parent's father, also called grandfather.
nana
A pet name many families use for grandmother.
papa
A pet name many families use for grandfather.
cookies
Small sweet baked treats often kept in a jar.
stories
Accounts of things that happened, told out loud.
hugs
Warm arms around you, a common grandparent greeting.
rocking chair
A chair on curved runners that tips gently back.
photos
Printed pictures that keep old faces and places.
garden
A patch of ground planted with flowers or vegetables.
wisdom
Good judgment built up over many years of living.
knitting
Making cloth by looping yarn with two needles.
grandchild
What you are called from your grandparent's side.
visits
Trips to see family, often on weekends or holidays.
advice
Suggestions offered to help someone decide what to do.
quilt
A warm bed cover sewn from many cloth pieces.
recipes
Written instructions for cooking a particular dish.
fishing
Catching fish with a rod, a line and patience.
birthday card
A folded paper greeting sent on someone's birthday.
retired
No longer working a paid job, usually later in life.

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