we couldn't take another rainy day inside. after yesterday--rearranging furniture, watching way more movies than we ever have, and building & coloring, we HAD to do something different today.
thankfully, i had a livingsocial voucher to Kidzu Kid's Museum in my arsenal of "fun-things-for-us-to-do-this-summer". i called up the grandparents who are here visiting for a couple of weeks to alert them of our change in plans and we loaded up (because that is what you do with 4 children) and headed out.
thankfully, having been a mom for almost 6 years now, i knew that a fun place like this would be PACKED on a day like this...so i was not shocked when we got there. and i embraced the chaos.
my kids have never been to kidzu before. they were captivated as soon as the walked through the door...immediate fun hits you as you walk in.
since we had the grandparents with us, we were able to divide and conquer. as i stood in the middle of Kidzu constantly scanning, trying to make sure all my kids were safe and having fun, it hit me. i was amazed.
this was my "aha moment": they ("they" being my little ones) are all so different.
okay, so that really is a no-brainer. you watch your child every day. they are amazing. every child plays differently, communicates in their own unique way, has different likes & dislikes.
but, as i watched, it hit me all over again. my oldest is so creative and artsy. everything she does & says is so creative & funny. she sat at their two different art stations decorating ties for her daddy & making a fairy room, complete with carpet, wallpaper, and flowers & feathers.
my second oldest spent the entire time at their Gravitron Construction Zone, building & constructing a tube path on their huge magnetic wall for a ball to come down.
my third played happily going from center to center and spent about 15-20 minutes in each place working through the activities, enjoying himself fully & moving on.
my youngest just jumped in one of our arms just glad to be there watching it all. (i mean, what else would an 8 month old do, really?) :)
your child is amazing. they are a little person with their own thoughts, feelings, joy, & sadness, their own understandings. i've got 4 of them. they are all amazing. they are all different. they are all wonderful.
they ("they" being your little ones) add so much to the world. and, they are yours.
you are the perfect parent for your child. you may not be perfect...i know i'm not, but you are perfect for them. perfect to love them. perfect to know them. perfect to help them grow.
thankfully, i had a livingsocial voucher to Kidzu Kid's Museum in my arsenal of "fun-things-for-us-to-do-this-summer". i called up the grandparents who are here visiting for a couple of weeks to alert them of our change in plans and we loaded up (because that is what you do with 4 children) and headed out.
thankfully, having been a mom for almost 6 years now, i knew that a fun place like this would be PACKED on a day like this...so i was not shocked when we got there. and i embraced the chaos.
my kids have never been to kidzu before. they were captivated as soon as the walked through the door...immediate fun hits you as you walk in.
since we had the grandparents with us, we were able to divide and conquer. as i stood in the middle of Kidzu constantly scanning, trying to make sure all my kids were safe and having fun, it hit me. i was amazed.
this was my "aha moment": they ("they" being my little ones) are all so different.
okay, so that really is a no-brainer. you watch your child every day. they are amazing. every child plays differently, communicates in their own unique way, has different likes & dislikes.
but, as i watched, it hit me all over again. my oldest is so creative and artsy. everything she does & says is so creative & funny. she sat at their two different art stations decorating ties for her daddy & making a fairy room, complete with carpet, wallpaper, and flowers & feathers.
my second oldest spent the entire time at their Gravitron Construction Zone, building & constructing a tube path on their huge magnetic wall for a ball to come down.
my third played happily going from center to center and spent about 15-20 minutes in each place working through the activities, enjoying himself fully & moving on.
my youngest just jumped in one of our arms just glad to be there watching it all. (i mean, what else would an 8 month old do, really?) :)
your child is amazing. they are a little person with their own thoughts, feelings, joy, & sadness, their own understandings. i've got 4 of them. they are all amazing. they are all different. they are all wonderful.
they ("they" being your little ones) add so much to the world. and, they are yours.
you are the perfect parent for your child. you may not be perfect...i know i'm not, but you are perfect for them. perfect to love them. perfect to know them. perfect to help them grow.
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