Take one preschooler home sick for the day add a hot glue gun, craft sticks and a bunch of craft odds and ends and you have… PUPPETS! LP, who was feeling pretty sick, mostly wanted to art direct the crafting. With a little coaxing she did play around with the hot glue gun and the [...]
Archive for the ‘spontaneity’ Category
Puppets!
Posted in activity, crafts, spontaneity, Uncategorized on October 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dinosaur Snow
Posted in activity, imagination, spontaneity on August 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The best kind of imagination game? One led by a little person. This kind of game is especially appreciated when it 1) comes at the end of a day with a lot of whining and 2) is played happily by the little person almost completely solo. Late this afternoon LP spontaneously created the Dinosaur Snow [...]
Playful Practice: DIY Yoga Poses
Posted in imagination, play, spontaneity on June 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Quick and playful – what more could an impovisational parent want? Give your little person yoga pose inspirations. Yesterday, as we waited for our neighbors in their garden, LP was having a hard time waiting and not picking things. So after explaining for the 50th time why she had to wait, I switched tactics. “Show [...]
String Things
Posted in outdoors, spontaneity on May 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One of my garden projects this spring is creating a bean teepee. I set it up a few weeks ago with one scarlett runner bean seedling that LP chose at the nursery and many pots that LP & I planted with sugar snap peas. LP has been disatisfied with the amount of string on the [...]
Paint-a-monium!
Posted in activity, crafts, spontaneity on January 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Today LP & I were working on a paint project with a purpose. The goal was to create wrapping paper for the three baby gifts that are ready to be mailed. I even tried to preplan how to handle the clean up blues. First timing…after quiet time and before dinner when the dinner plan was [...]
Nieces and Nephews
Posted in misc., musings, play, spontaneity on January 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One of my biggest joys is being an aunt. It has been one of my favorite roles in life. From the first time I held my oldest niece, H, I was hooked. When H and her brother L were small, I was lucky enough to be in a time of life when I could see [...]
What Else?
Posted in spontaneity, storytelling on January 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This might be one of the most simple story games ever. I overheard ImprovDad and LP make it up as they were hanging out before bedtime last week. I think it all started when LP asked for a story. It went something like this… ImprovDad: One you know or made up? LP: Made up. ImprovDad: [...]
