In the last few days, my children (all girls, in case you’re just tuning in), have: – created saw dust paths throughout our entire yard, calling it snow, which came from cutting up our fallen tree, and there is now “snow” all over the inside of our house. – made it “snow” on their 2…
Category: play
The Perks of Helping Your Children Clean Up Their Room
Disclaimer: if you have a habit of keeping your house picked up all the time, this blog post is probably not for you. Balancing being a work at home parent, a ballet-dad, a theatre-dad, and an involved husband and parent often means something has got to give. More often than not, it’s more than…
Love Stones
It all started when the 4 year old that had been enthusiastic about going to her little Waldorf Kindergarten class 3 days a week suddenly became reluctant and difficult, often refusing to go into her classroom. We tried everything, being gentle and listening to her, being firm but lovingly telling her that she was…
Sheets, clothes pins, clamps- FORT KIT!
If you build assemble it they will come build and play. For hours. For the last two years we have taken an approach to Christmas gifts that was a little different from what we had done before, each person got their stocking which was filled for them personally and one main gift such as a tricycle,…
The magic continues
They planned, rehearsed, and performed a ballet complete with programs, tickets, costume changes, and an intermission. Led by 12 year old Squiggle Bug, they pulled it all together and performed it in candle and lamp light thanks to lost power for the night. It was magical. The story, the imaginations, the giggles, all of it,…
How I acquired magical powers
I now have magical powers… Thanks to an amazing 5 yr old boy I spent about 15 minutes with last night. His big sister and our Storyteller had been hanging out and it was time to take her home. She recently moved to another house in town, and Storyteller was eager to take the nickel…
Bonding over books
Reading. I’ve always been a reader since I learned how to read. Probably before then. Sharing this love with my children has been a complete joy. Seeing them share that joy with each other is even better. The bond they share over books grows stronger as they enjoy their favorites together. So many sweet memories.