Tonight with your 5 to 8 year old
The prompt
“If you could ask a grandparent one really good question tonight, what would you want to know?”
What to listen for
If the question is about their childhood or what things used to be like, they're showing curiosity about belonging to a bigger story than just their own life right now.
If the question is more personal, like what makes them happy or what they were scared of as a kid, that's them looking for connection and to feel like grandparents are real people they can relate to, not just distant grown-ups.
If they say "I don't know," suggest a question yourself and see if it sparks a better one from them.
What this tells you
The question they'd ask shows what kind of connection to family history they're hungry for.