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25 Questions to Ask Grandma
Easy conversation starters for kids to ask Grandma on the phone, on a video call, or at the dinner table. Pick one or two per call — you don't need all 25 at once.
- What was your favorite game when you were my age?
- What did your house look like when you were little?
- What was your favorite food as a kid? Do you still like it?
- Who was your best friend when you were in school?
- What was your very first job?
- What's the silliest thing you ever did?
- What were you scared of when you were little?
- What did you do on summer days when you were a kid?
- Did you have a pet? What was its name?
- What songs did you like to sing?
- What was your favorite holiday, and how did your family celebrate?
- How did you and Grandpa meet?
- What was my mom or dad like when they were little?
- What's the naughtiest thing Mom or Dad ever did?
- What's a recipe you could teach me?
- What's your favorite thing about being a grandma?
- What was school like for you? What was your favorite subject?
- What toys did you have?
- What's the best present you ever got?
- If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
- What's something you know how to do that you could teach me?
- What's your favorite animal, and why?
- What made you laugh this week?
- What's the best trip you ever took?
- What's one thing you love about me?
Bonus: Thanksgiving table questions
- What was Thanksgiving like when you were little?
- What dish did everyone always ask you to make?
- Who sat at the kids' table with you?
- What are you thankful for this year?
- What's a family tradition you hope we keep?
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