Yesterday the Kindergartener turned six. I’m not sure how this is even possible. It makes me feel simultaneously old, and sad, and grateful for the gift of getting to raise these girls. Something about my youngest child starting kindergarten, losing her first tooth, and now turning six makes me realize how fleeting the days are….
I confess that I never read Anne of Green Gables as a child. I was more into popular teen fiction than the classics back then. So it wasn’t until last year when I started reading the first book in the series to the girls at bedtime that I came to know and love the cast of characters…
Each week in the Kindergartener’s class the teacher gives everyone a helping assignment. The kids seem to take a lot of pride in these assignments because it’s a responsibility specifically theirs for the week. Someone will be the calendar helper, the door holder, the messenger, the lunch helper, etc. This week the Kindergartner’s assigned job…
Every child is an artist. The problem is staying an artist when you grow up. {Pablo Picasso} I’m always amused by the way kids communicate through art and writing. As adults, I think we’re scared to draw pictures because we don’t think we’re skilled enough to do it well or we fear what others will think…