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My GD is 8 and GS is 3, they are cousins not siblings so I usually see them separately. GD is into crafting so I pick up bits when I am out and about and she gets these for good marks at school and being well behaved. I don't see her that often as she lives with my daughter 50% of the time and with her Dad 50%. She may get a packet of sweets or ice cream if we are out shopping. GS sleeps here every Saturday and various other times depending on shift patterns of my other daughter and her partner. He likes Spiderman, Lightning McQueen, Minions, Thomas etc and may get small toys or a dvd but not every week and are usually bargains i have picked up and he will ask if he is allowed a (sweet) treat after he has eaten a meal.

I have more money now than when my own daughters were little but they did get treats now and again, for good school reports etc.

We have three Grandchildren, Harry our eldest is 9 and Casper and Tess are 2. The little ones just love us playing with them, trips to the park and feeding the ducks are great adventures. Harry is a Lego fiend and has been since the age of 4. All his treats are Lego related and mostly around birthdays and Christmas but we do treat him for that very good school report or gold awards gained for exceptional work. He loves junk modelling and painting, drawing is always a hit. He is also an interested cook, designing cakes is a passion and they always have a Lego theme which can be rather challenging for Grandma! He loves his big treats like days out but is also happy playing French cricket in the garden.

Reading over this thread I'm reminded how short childhood is and how I need to be creative about spending time with my grandchildren - while they are children. GS loves to cook and bake and doing these with him is exhausting - but I need to make the effort, I know he will remember. His little sister just loves singing and nursery rhymes. So it's not about buying things for them, but doing things WITH them.

I love to reward my grandchildren. My grandson recently had an excellent report from school where he exceeded expectations and had worked really hard at school. He is saving for a new computer game so I added £10 to his money bank (I also think it is important children are not given everything they want and they learn to save and therefore appreciate). I also like to reward them for kindness and helping others and each other - depending on their actions their reward may be a trip to the park with ice cream, cinema, trip to the seaside or money for their piggy bank.

I like time together as a reward. So generally the reward is "I will take you to..."

Our 5 are under 4 and they get All of the above!, they all love books the best I think, (that stay at Nana n Grandpas). We are lucky in that we see three of them every week, inc looking after one for a day Pw, and the other two once a month as they live 2+ hours away. But stories are what they love.

I reward my eldest grandson with days out as his younger brother has cerebral palsy he enjoys one to one time this includes spending time building Lego creations. My younger grandson prefers toys or books which help his development.

I'm not sure I believe in rewards other than verbal ones ....but I love giving my grandchildren small treats ....English biscuits and chocolate ( they live in Holland ).

I have seven grandchildren aged between 10 -3, they do not live close by sadly but in the school holidays when they are all together, they love The Grandma treat. Into the garage/shed gathering all manner of "things" we make a huge den/tent and for the rest of the day all meals are eaten n the den. We normally talk about sleeping out there, but they seem to chicken out. Simple fun, but what a mess and the garden looks "glorious" simple happy fun, I am one lucky Grandma. My Grandma used to build dens and make tents for me, sothe treat continues.
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My grandchildren are grown up now but the youngest still enjoys being treated to a film and a meal by his Nan; he recently finished his GCSEs and I proposed the usual during the holidays. He chose a film he was keen to see having his favourite actor in it (Slow West with Michael Fassbender) but the day happened to be the hottest recorded in a long time. En route we discussed how clever we'd been because we would enjoy the air con inside during the heat of the afternoon then go to a Thameside restaurant to eat out on the rooftop terrace afterwards. However, the film couldn't be shown due to a technical problem, instead of making another date I searched the internet for another cinema (north of the Thames) travelled on the DLR, saw the (great) film but then I suggested we ate there as it would be an easier route home for him than the one we'd come by. Darling boy had really taken to the al fresco idea, so back we went for a lovely meal in the cool of the evening by the river! He's not going to want to do this with his old Nan much longer but that's what great memories (for both of us) are made of!

I look after my grandchildren a lot so couldn't possibly treat them to a gift or toy every time I see them or I would be bankrupt. We do however occasionally take them out to choose something nice. The girls more often than not, choose something to wear. Either a new top or something for their hair. They also love colouring and things to make. They are currently really "into" Lego Popstars, which is a fantastic modern range aimed at little girls. They have been collecting it since it came out and now have the stage and the tour bus too. Brilliant set.

My grandson (5) is football mad and can never have enough footballs or football tops (his current favourite is a Barcelona strip). He is really into Lego City which is great. He has a few larger pieces but is more than happy with a little man. We think he has Lego OCD as his little men are set out in order on his shelves at home and he KNOWS if one of his sisters have moved them around.

Sadly we don't get to see our Grandchildren as much as we would like to ( son is in Army so moves around a lot) so we don't really get to treat them accept at Christmas, birthdays and Easter, we are quite good at staying away from sweets and chocolate as if they are abroad chocolate especially doesn't travel too well, Yasemin is the eldest at 15 and tends to like love to shop vouchers that she can buy clothes with in various shops but Xander and Adem both love Lego, Xander (12) is into all the star wars ones and all the sort of sci fi stuff, robots, planes, boats etc whereas Adem (6) liikes the sets with animals in some of them are duplo but he likes Lego sets with with veichles in like the the fire station, Adem especially will play with Lego for hours quite happily on his own or with his Dad.
We often treated our two boys with sweets and small packs of Lego, to add to the bigger sets they already had from Christmas or Birthdays,it is such a great toy as it lasts and they can make it into new things everyday and all they had has been passed down to the grandchildren.

Time is the best treat - try to fill it with doing quality things, making memories that will last forever!

That's not to say that Lego isn't amazing - last time we were all together as a family there were three generations sitting on the floor playing with it!!

I don't treat the grandchildren every time I see them because I really don't want to spoil them. So usually it's just presents on birthdays and christmas. But if they have been well behaved I will occasionally treat them to some sweets, but more often it will be a picture book or a small toy. Usually they are treated to days out to the seaside or the cinema. I really don't like to see young children treated with mobile phones or ipads or suchlike. I think it's better to treat them to a lovely day out

My little Grandson is Just 4 months old and I have Just taken him to the seaside for the first time and his little face was a picture as he was taking it all in with the sounds of the sea and the seagulls. As he gets older he will be getting toys and more treats out to the Seaside.

I treat my Grandchildren in many ways. They like to make ice cream with me and they each get to choose a flavour to make. One of their favourite treats is a special breakfast. They particularly like bacon and pancakes with maple syrup or home made Belgian waffles or eggy bread done in the waffle maker. I take them to the park on their bikes. If I'm going to buy them something their big treat every couple of months is to go to Build a Bear and choose something for their bears. However they are equally happy to have £2 each to spend at Poundkand. They also love to the garden with me.

I see my GC every week so they do not get treats every time. I buy a lot of Lego and we have several crates of pieces, both GDs love building houses and making the furniture for the miniature figures.
Colouring books are very popular and I have been getting the more complex ones for elder GD and also buying her sketch pads as she is very artistic.

I always take something small for each child when I visit (but not sweets) such as a jigsaw, puzzle book, comic or in the case of my 4 year-old granddaughter anything to do with fairies/princesses/mermaids! I often find little treasures in my local charity shops or at boot sales. For my youngest gc (18 months) it's always a board-book for chubby little fingers - she's a book-aholic.

However I am trying not to add to the ever-increasing mound of toys after my daughter's heartfelt statement that she really didn't need any more small bits of plastic in the house!

I like to treat my Grandchildren as often as I can but at least once a week! I like to vary the treats so they do not grow to expect a particular thing it's always a surprise and my favourite is toys to play with at Granny's house that they can all share!

I find that the best way of treating the grandchildren involves time, rather than money. Whilst there is always something in the supermarket they want, for example sweets or a comic, I prefer to treat them by helping them with baking, or take them to the park. In the school holidays, I see more of them as I try to have them to stay to give their parents a break. I look forward to these visits but, unlike some of my friends, I don't feel the need to fill every moment with activities. I try to co-ordinate visits so that my husband has free time too, so that each child gets plenty of one-on-one time. If they stay for about 5 days, we will usually go out for a couple of those days and spend the rest of the time at home. The outings are places like local farms that have animals and play areas, trips to the seaside and sometimes a trip to the cinema. With all these trips, we usually take picnics and snacks as it isn't all about the money.

I have a couple of children's cooking recipe books and I let them choose their favourite. We both put our apron and chef hat on and have a baking afternoon, they love it.

I love to listen to my Grandchildren talk, all this hidden clues with treat potential! Amongst other things we sometimes talk about their wishes, dreams and aspirations, places they'd like to visit, things they'd love to see/do/hear. Nothing ostentatious just good old mother nature and other interesting stuff we can do together. Between us we cook up plans as to how we can best make these wishes a reality and I do some UGW (Undercover Granny work) to make them happen. Together we make those dreams come true. Interestingly it's sometimes as simple as them coming over to stay, finishing off that massive jigsaw, their favourite dinner followed by popcorn and a movie. My Grandkids have learnt to appreciate the simple things in life as well as those harder to reach exciting things all of which become reward potentials.

My best friend's little girl would love this, she's obsessed with Lego, most of her bedroom is covered in the stuff, you've got to be so careful when you to in her bedroom as you usually step on a piece or two, she'd think all her birthdays and christmas's had come at once!

I treat them with some lego minifigures. only £2.50 each, so not too expensive.

we have 2 grandchildren aged just 4 and nearly 1,the babe gets treats of baby toys and clothes when we treat the 4 year old,the oldest if he has been good or done well at say swimming or behaved well will get a book ,treated to the pictures or taken to the park.this works fine for us and the boys mum and dad are happy with this.on the downside if the oldest has a tantrum we will not allow any treats and we feel he respects this in his own way !!