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25 Questions to Ask Grandpa
Easy conversation starters for kids to ask Grandpa 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 did you want to be when you grew up?
- What was your first car like?
- What was your favorite game or sport as a kid?
- Did you ever get in trouble at school? What happened?
- What's the weirdest food you ever ate?
- What chores did you have when you were my age?
- Who taught you to ride a bike?
- What's the biggest fish you ever caught (or the best thing you ever built)?
- What was your first job, and how much did it pay?
- What was my mom or dad like when they were little?
- What did you do for fun on Saturdays?
- What's the best advice anyone ever gave you?
- Would you rather be a dinosaur or a shark? Why?
- Can you still do a cartwheel?
- What's a joke you know by heart?
- What music did you listen to when you were a teenager?
- What's the tallest tree you ever climbed?
- What's something you fixed all by yourself?
- What's your favorite thing about being a grandpa?
- If you had a time machine, where would you go?
- What's the best trip you ever took?
- What's a game you could teach me?
- What was your favorite TV show or radio show as a kid?
- What's the bravest thing you ever did?
- What's one thing you love about me?
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