Early this morning Elliette brought in an icicle that was hanging from her car. We placed it in a clear pitcher to see what would happen to it. Of course […]
How We Roll
Today started out pretty normal . You know boys pretending to be Ninjas. Then they wanted to make ninja masks. Well … what does that look like ? What do […]
Because We Can
Yesterday afternoon it was freezing. I looked at the forecast and realized today was going to be the same. We’ve had few days with extended periods of play outside. I […]
Big Emotions
I’ve never really been a girl that gets down in the dumps. Most days I am a person who sees life through rose colored glasses. I have heard of people […]
What’s The News ?
This morning I explained what “the news” is. Most of the kids thought it was where you hear about a tornado or hurricane. 🤷🏻♀️ They watched Paul Pettite film them […]
The Rabbit Listened
The Rabbit Listened After reading our blog last week A dear friend thought of this book and ordered it and had it sent to the house. I reminded the kids […]
Seed Planting
I want each of our days to be filled with play . I really want that play to be initiated by the kids. Sometimes I plant a seed. That seed […]
Too much of a good thing
Stepping on soap box A minivan weaves through afternoon traffic. Theres a bumper sticker on the back that proclaims “mom’s taxi.” A generation ago few children had as much organized […]
When They Don’t Need Us
Today I took out a different ” toy” and added some new colored sand, Obviously , when anything new comes out it becomes the favorite activity of the day. The […]
What’s Cookin’?
Yesterday I said “Hey! Do you want to cook something tomorrow?” Of course the reply was “yes!” So we did. Today we made banana pudding ! First we made the […]