# Questions to ask Grandma about her childhood

Good questions about her childhood are specific and easy to picture, and they ask for a story rather than a fact. Start with: What was your favorite toy when you were my age? What games did you play outside? Did you have a best friend? What did you do together? Then let Grandma's answers lead to the next question.

## How to ask so the stories keep coming

Ask one question per call, not ten. Follow up with "what happened next?" Write down the answers or record them (with permission): they're the start of a family story bank.

## For grandkids ages 4 to 7

- What was your favorite toy when you were my age?
- What games did you play outside?
- Did you have a best friend? What did you do together?
- What were you scared of when you were little?

## For grandkids ages 8 to 12

- What was your favorite toy when you were my age?
- What games did you play outside?
- Did you have a best friend? What did you do together?
- What were you scared of when you were little?
- What chores did you have to do?
- What did you get in trouble for?
- What did your bedroom look like?

## For grandkids ages 13+

- What was your favorite toy when you were my age?
- What games did you play outside?
- Did you have a best friend? What did you do together?
- What were you scared of when you were little?
- What chores did you have to do?
- What did you get in trouble for?
- What did your bedroom look like?
- What's something kids did then that kids don't do now?
- What did you want to be when you grew up, and did it change?

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