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Win a Ted Baker handbag and a copy of Bad Nana!

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LauraGransnet (GNHQ) Thu 31-May-18 09:30:59

We've teamed up with HarperCollins Children's Books to give you the chance to win a Ted Baker handbag worth £109, plus a copy of Sophy Henn's latest book, Bad Nana. 15 runners-up will also receive a hardback copy of the book.

Jeanie’s grandma is BAD. Not bad like a vampire or a gangster, but definitely up to no good…

In Sophy Henn’s wickedly funny new illustrated series for readers aged 6+, Bad Nana takes Jeanie along on her hilarious adventures, and together they cause all sorts of trouble – and have fun doing it!

From rebelling against the strict park keeper to spicing up a boring school trip, you never know what’s next with Bad Nana.

Bad Nana would never leave the house without her favourite black handbag, stuffed to the brim with lemon sherbets, pink lippy and whoopee cushions for extra mischief! So, tell us your funniest memory with your grandchildren for your chance to win a gorgeous Ted Baker tote bag for yourself and a copy of the book for the little ones.

Bad Nana: Older Not Wiser is published by HarperCollins Children's Books and is available online and from all good booksellers.

Please post your entries by 11am 29 June.

Usual T&Cs apply.

auntyann Sat 16-Jun-18 10:53:08

Sitting on the side of the bath chatting to my two mischievous grandsons & the two little tinkers decided to pull me in with them haha. They thought it was absolutely hilarious, my pj's were dripping & the more I was trying to get out I kept falling back in lol. Of course my lovely daughter had to run in & capture the moment on camera!

Torminator2709 Sat 16-Jun-18 11:20:34

Playing a game of hide and seek with dgs. He was the hider, I was the seeker.

Off I go, noisily searching around the house, I get to the top of the stairs and loudly say “I wonder where dgs is?”

To which he shouts, “I’m here!” And runs out of the bedroom.

I think we need to go over the concept of the game again grin

keffie Sat 16-Jun-18 12:09:24

Our eldest grandchild (now 9) decided to tell the conductor off on the train as there was no drinks he wanted on the hospitality trolley. The conductor stood there serious faced whilst our grandson gave him a lecture "on why better choice of drinks should be provided for young people" LOL It was so funny

Dannydog1 Sat 16-Jun-18 14:29:26

Walking down the road with young grandson who earlier had been admiring peonies in my garden. He announced in a loud voice as we passed a man gardening- ‘ look Granny that man has a large penis as well ‘

IRISBLUE Sat 16-Jun-18 16:40:01

Playing at shopping with my granddaughter. I told her I didn't have any money for shopping, her reply was 'That's alright grandma, we have cards!'

smeeth99 Sat 16-Jun-18 17:28:20

making faces for the plants on the patio and having a tea party.

Direne3 Sat 16-Jun-18 17:30:05

Letting my grand-daughter 'ride' on our upright vacuum cleaner - that lesson was not approved of by her mother grin

cjrmar Sat 16-Jun-18 18:44:36

Tyler asked me why I was catching flies on the long sticky strips I had in the kitchen. I said they were to make Garibaldi biscuits. He looked at me came over and touched me gently on the arm and said "Granny they are sultanas not flies".

jeanniev1 Sat 16-Jun-18 19:38:34

Last Summer I went with my son and family to the amazing Grantchester Tea Gardens where my two granddaughters spent ages climbing the trees scattered all round- that is until Georgia aged 4 got stuck at the top of a very high tree. Wanting to show off as a really cool Nana I told her to stay still and I'd climb up and get her which was fine on the way up but not so clever when I tried to unhook her shorts from the branch she was caught on. my foot slipped and got edged in the V between branch and trunk and I was stuck too. Hooting laughter from my son and wife brought an interested audience offering all kinds of useless advice until the ultimate humiliation came when one of the lads working there came with a ladder to rescue Georgia first and then this very embarrassed 70 year old. Everyone found the whole thing hilarious but got everyone laughing and chatting together. Me. well I've retired from tree climbing!

Rach3l Sat 16-Jun-18 20:39:36

We took the grandkids to a leisure centre in a French town near where we were staying. Kids so exited, there were slides, fountains etc a proper fun fest.
So we pay & about to go through the barrier when we get stopped and a staff member holds up a sign with pictures basically saying no swim shorts allowed for men - so my 65 yr old husband is forced to buy some speedos - lime green ones!!
When he came out the changing room me & the kids cracked up so hard I was crying- poor hubby but he took it well & still threatens to put them on again to embarrass the (now older) grandkids ? we still have a good laugh about it with them!

Seaside2013 Sat 16-Jun-18 20:53:31

After a lovely overnight stay, the arrangements with their dad, was for us to drop grandson and granddaughter at their tennis lesson at the club near their home address. Having confirmed that parents would collect at the end of the lesson, we conveyed the arrangements to said grandchildren. The instant reply was, "it's alright to drop us off and daddy will collect, just like shop and drop with the supermarket order"? My husband and I couldn't stop laughing.

suffy Sun 17-Jun-18 07:51:20

My grandson Jayden was a big boy he said and was fully toilet trained. I had gone to the bathroom and I heard a little knock on the door. Grandma he said are you ok in there do you need help! I replied no Jayden I'm fine but thank you. Ok grandma he said but don't forget to wipe your bum properly. My husband couldn't move for laughing ! Slight role reversal there I think!

Anj123 Sun 17-Jun-18 09:37:41

This didn’t happen to me but my sister told me when my nephew was a toddler and was out with his grandma he naughtily hid from her and kept shouting our her first name! ?

kwal Sun 17-Jun-18 14:10:56

My 2 year old grandson was staying over night and to get him off to sleep he was listening to the traffic and saying what vehicle was passing. So I heard 'car, car, truck, car, motorbike, car....'. When he woke next morning he carried on ' car, car, ....... It was so funny!

lee8000 Sun 17-Jun-18 15:04:41

My son brought me an empty yoghurt pot. He said that he had first given some to the cat, the dog then had a taste and he had finally given it to grandma to finish off!

Lilylaundry Sun 17-Jun-18 16:38:18

When my grandaughter was 4, she and her friend could only climb to the 2nd rung of the playground climbing frame.

Together they worked out that when they were 21 they would be able to reach the top.

'But', they chirped, ' by then you will be deaded gran'.

To make matters worse, they both fell about laughing.

Oh dear!

Hudz2012 Sun 17-Jun-18 23:08:32

On Recent trip to Disneyland Paris with my 2 Grandchildren I had the misfortune of taking them on a rollercoaster which I really dislike. After getting off with shaky legs and churning stomach my 7 yr old granddaughter said to me are you ok Nanny, you look a funny colour ? Not really I said I don’t like those sort of rides. Oh Nanny ! You are a big baby said my 5 year old Grandson, if you had of told me I would have held your hand !!

Dawnmf1969 Sun 17-Jun-18 23:21:32

I was taking my grandson to his friends birthday party, i had taken him to this particular friends before. I had messaged the parent to say we were on our way, she said just let yourself in. We pulled up outside and i opened the front door to the house. I was dying for a wee so i went straight into the toilet which was by the front door, i sent Jake into the house to join the party. I then heard a voice saying "Love there is somebody in our toilet" I opened the door to see Jake looking very embarrassed and an elderly couple stood next to him right outside the toilet door. I had gone into the wrong house, the party was next door. I said my apologies and we quickly left the house. Jake couldn't wait to tell all his friends at the party that his nana had gone into the wrong house and used the toilet. They all thought i was a gangsta granny. blush

callkiki Mon 18-Jun-18 10:48:02

My grandson put some worms in my bag to protect them from the birds eating them but forgot to give me a heads up. I didn't discover the lifeless worms until I went shopping and I reached into my coin pocket and found a few smile

DeeWBW Mon 18-Jun-18 16:49:57

My two and a half year old grandson, Jack, proved clever enough to do two jigsaws from the same box, all pieces mixed together. I needed to separate the pieces into two piles and look at the jigsaw pictures on the box.
He had rattled the first jigsaw off so quickly and was almost finished the second one, when he realised that, while sitting on the floor to complete the jigsaws, he had accidentally edged towards the completed one, which had started to fall apart. My son had to stop videoing this amazing feat, when Jack, upon realising the first jigsaw was no longer whole, proclaimed, “Oh, damn and blast!”

It is impossible not to smirk, when such a proclamation leaves the mouth of one so young!

Mags59 Mon 18-Jun-18 20:03:35

My grandaughter brings me so much joy. When she was little she loved going to the park with her wellington boots on and splashing in the puddles. She loved it when I joined in, laughing and giggling.

cat1992 Mon 18-Jun-18 20:09:17

taking my grandson to the beach for the first time it was magical

Monkey63 Mon 18-Jun-18 21:43:39

Love ❤️ it

Sjonlegs Mon 18-Jun-18 21:46:53

Granny Sue (my late Mum) was just the best Granny EVER. I asked my children what her best qualities were recently. My eldest son can't respond (he has profound complex and medical special needs) but he used to light up when he saw her face (which pretty much says it all). My middle son said that Granny always listened to his problems and had a solution for everything - even if that was just a BIG HUG and we all know that she gave great hugs. My youngest daughter loved making and creating, baking and singing with my Mum. She told me that Granny Sue was bonkers, but good bonkers and she didn't care what anyone thought of her. My Mum was uber confident in her skin (something I believe comes with age and experience). These are all fantastic qualities and I only hope that when I'm a Granny I will have similar accolades!

angeleyes101 Mon 18-Jun-18 22:18:36

Lucy was watching me do the ironing and asked why I didn't iron the wrinkles on my face