That last post inspired me to catch up with What Not to Crochet, which I hadn't visited in a while. I wasn't disappointed (It's actually impossible to be disappointed with that site). Among the cranky musings about slankets and snuggies, eye melting swimwear and fashion world miscues, there was this photo of a crochet pattern book that shows how to make crochet Hummel figurines!
I'm sure your grandkids are just DYING for a crochet doll of a Bavarian farm girl being pecked at by ducks instead that copy of Grand Theft Auto they've been hinting at.