Friends' children and neighbors' children can become lifelong friends with your grandchildren. Invite an older grandchild to bring a good friend with them, once in a while, when they come to see you. It's almost inevitable that your grandchildren are going to run out of things to do when they come for a visit. At times like these, rental videos fill the gap. But don't be upset if the kids become restless and wander away.
Proof is in how joyfully they greet any promise of a true-life experience.
That said, here is a list of video movies, all of which are highly appealing to children. Film critics rate most of them as movie classics. Some of these titles are bound to be familiar to your grandkids, so it might be a good idea to run down the list with them before renting just to make sure you have an audience. But don't neglect a marvelous film like Great Expectations merely because they may never have heard of it. Next time a grandchild is in the hospital gather up his or her friends and playmates for a my-gang visit especially important if the patient can't be home for a birthday.