Encouraging grandad interaction

[KarinG]

Hello,
My partner's dad adores our DD who is almost 2, but keeps his distance. As a result she is reluctant to go any where near him and i know this upsets him. He is who is he, and is a lovely man, and i dont know if it is just how he was raised, or what, but he never tries to interact with DD. Has anyone got any ideas of how we can encourage him (gently) to get involved with DD when we see them over xmas, to build up their relationship? We've thought of asking him to read her a bedtime story, but has anyone got any suggestions for games or activities that both of them could be involved in? He has various health problems so isnt very mobile which doesnt help, so any suggestions of having a family game of football are out of the question!
Karin

Reading together sounds lovely. What about some kind of board game - they make some great ones for little kids and could be played around a table. Or playing pairs or snap or simply building a tower together with bricks.

He may feel that given his health he is not upto the kind of energetic play that a 2 year old would like, but if you can show him some quieter activities they can do together, he'll hopefully welcome it.

Have a lovely Christmas.

Thanks for the suggestions FernieB. I like the idea of building towers - we'll take our wooden blocks up with us.