HAMBURG, N.Y. — Social distancing has caused plenty of anxiety for grandparents, who are missing their grandchildren during the coronavirus pandemic.
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However, one woman in upstate New York has found a way to keep her grandchildren entertained. Every day, she comes to their house in Hamburg wearing a different costume, WGRZ reported.
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The woman’s daughter told WGRZ that her child was delighted by grandma’s antics.
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“I have a 5-year-old daughter and 2-month-old twin boys, and she’s been dying to see them," the woman told the television station. "My sister just had a baby last week also, so this is how my mom is able to keep us all together.”
Cool grandma alert! (thread)
— Lauren Hall (@LaurenHall) March 30, 2020
They can’t hang out right now because of social distancing, but this Hamburg grandma dresses up in a different costume every day to go wave and dance for her grandkids outside their windows ❤️
1) Darth Vader @WGRZ pic.twitter.com/Jd8Lr0qSLz