Exploration

I am always in awe with how fearless my children can be.

From climbing on top of tables and jumping off

to climbing a mango tree and hanging upside down because well why not.

And they are all like that

Fearless!

The little ones even more so now than the older ones.

Especially when it comes to the creepy crawlies the smallest of them has no qualms, no fears.

She is curious. There is not an ant, lizard, bird or millipede that doesn’t catch her attention.

BUT Her favourite activity is millipede hunting… ok exploration!

There is always a part of me that cringes because they are splayed on the ground to engage in their sport.

But lucky for them I am seasoned and not nearly as anal.

And I know that soap and water is my friend and theirs.

In the back of my mind I remember that constantly telling a child to be careful and don’t do that stifles them and chokes their creativity. ( I read this in a parenting book one time)

So I sit back and watch as they explore, touch and learn about the beings that make up their environs.

Hoping that they can hold on to their curiosity and fearlessness for long long time.

KidnPlayJa is also exploring parenting in a post entitled Raising fearless children you should give it a look. She has a link to here that is also very good.

 

I am kind of in shock at how fast this week has zoomed past and here we are looking at another weekend.

So what is happening this weekend.

 

•  Story Time at Bookophilia at 11am this Saturday, January 28.  They are also having a special for Students from the 27- 31.
• Oh and there is  The Little Theatre Movement Annual Pantomime “Anansi and Goat Head Soup“.
  
• El Centro Open End Play Sessions from 10- 12 ($500 per child) it promises to be good messy fun for the kiddies.
  

Most importantly though we are celebrating birthdays here at Kid Friendly.

Monday was the big son’s own and on Sunday is going to be the most photographed daughter.

We are expecting it to be a day filled with lots of icecream and cake.

Remember to tell them Happy Birthday they will love it

Have a great KidFriendly weekend!

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The writing assignment

My children are both at the age when the thought of committing their wild imaginations and thoughts to paper

brings the stark wide eyed look of terror to their eyes

causing them both to literally curl up into a ball

and hurl protests of ailments such as stomache hurts and headaches at me.

Many a writing assignment have been met with hours of them staring at the glaringly empty white page of their exercise book.

Sigh, and I did a small survey and it seems that most children at this age really don’t like to write.

They maybe as chatty and descriptive as can be but put a pencil and paper and nothing.

This happened to my daughter with the very first writing assignment of the year which was to be about her Christmas holidays. She couldn’t do it she cried even. The same holidays that she had been prattling about all weekend. Oh well!

I am very happy to have found this little ‘writing tool’ while cruising through the internet looking at illustrations. (You have to click on the image and it will take you to the actual website to see it clearly.)

http://juliehammondart.blogspot.com/2010/04/free-activity-page-just-for-my-readers.html

 

The questions are ideal for you to help your child get over the writer’s block.  Drawing a picture, as well as some how usually works for my two in loosing up the writing juices.

I have adapted this little activity so many times over.

Hoping it does the same for you.