I have previously shared about the walks Immy and I take around our block most days and the little collections she makes along the way. Recently we made a little collection of a different kind, we’ll call it a ‘community building’ collection! We started out, rounded the first corner and came across our next door […]
Rainy Day Play Ideas
What to do on a rainy day? Put on your gumboots and jump in puddles! Well, we actually waited for a break in the grey, rainy morning before we popped on our boots and headed out into the cold. Immy had a great time jumping and splashing in puddles. We all have days when we […]
We Are Reading: The Lost Art of Childhood
The Lost Art of Childhood: How to do things families have forgotten by Sarah Bryden-Brown I love this book. I am actually in trouble with our local library because I keep renewing it and I am way over my number of allowed renewals – I guess they imagine someone else might like to have a […]
Little Collections
Join us for our daily walk. Most days I head out of the house with Immy for a walk around our neighbourhood block. It is just one square suburban block but when walking with a sixteen month old child it can take quite a while. Especially with all of her rituals, none of which can […]
Dramatic Play: The Story of a Cardboard Box
The Story of a Cardboard Box The story begins. A doorway…it opens…it shuts… A window… Another window… Or maybe a peephole…or a letterbox… The story continues in the imagination and play of a little girl. Young children are easily enthralled by the limitless potential of a simple cardboard box but why is this type of […]