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[quote=Anonymous]Ha.  That's not a big age gap.

My spouse and I are the youngest in our families.  We are 5-9 years younger than our siblings who had kids early.  We met late and had children late, so our twins are 16-20 years younger than their cousins.  But, they are like a generation to themselves and their cousins all adore them and treat them more like nephews than like cousins.

When we get together, we tend to do experiences together.  We have gone to interactive science museums.  My niece (30) came to visit recently and we took the 11 year old twins to Urban Air.  My niece is a ski and snowboard instructor and she was teaching them to do flips and such on the trampolines.  We've gone for outdoor hikes and took bus tours.

But, we've also played games that span ages.  So, we've played Apples to Apples as a family (we use the Junior version when the boys are playing).  Another cousin taught them parcheesi when they were younger and they had a great time.

You can look for things that will appeal to both age groups.  At 13, 7 and 5, they can enjoy the playground together or attractions.  They can enjoy trampoline parks or science museums.  Look wherever you are going to be and see what attractions are there that appeal to multiple age groups.  You can also find a number of games that will appeal to both.  Sorry, Parcheesi and Trouble are classic games that work.  Card games like Uno, Phase 10 and Skipbo are fun games that the 5 year old can play.  5 is a little young, but at 6, my kids enjoyed learning Ticket to Ride, for a newer game.  And Elfinland.  And Robo Rally.  For games geared towards the younger age, the Dr. Seuss game "I Can Do That" was perfect and the older kids and adults enjoyed it too. [/quote]

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