California summer camp grandmas kids sewing cooking.

Shameem Syed, right, teaches students how to make a chicken stir fry during a cooking class at Olive Community Services, Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in Fullerton, Calif. The class was part of the organization's Intergenerational Summer Camp. (AP Photo/Zoë Meyers)

At this summer camp run by grandmas, kids learn cooking skills and life advice

At a summer camp in Fullerton, California, grandmas are in charge. Every week, they teach a group of 8-to-14-year-olds how to cook a new dish, and a handicraft such as sewing, embroidering, clay jewelry and card marking. The camp was designed to combat loneliness in older adults and give them an opportunity to share life skills with kids. It was organized with the Golden Connections Club, started by high school student Leena Albinali to foster interactions between teens and elders. Albinali says this connection is important because both groups have things to share with each other.

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