That’s right, we made the trek into the next city to go here [cue holy music]:
Kid Mecca, otherwise known as Toys R Us, in which the aisles of toys extend into infinity, until they collapse into a toy singularity of impossible density, packaging, and expense.
And in which all these [...]
Luc, who just turned four (!!!), loves jigsaw puzzles. This is not a casual fling, but a full on appreciation and commitment to daily puzzling. That’s right, he does several puzzles a day, and then likes to make puzzles of the puzzles by fitting completed puzzles together, filling the entire available floor space with them. [...]
Kids dig crafts. Want to hear that engrossed silence of kids making stuff? Here’s a quick and dirty project:
Get a stack of felt squares from a craft store and a bunch of scissors. Designate a few of the felts ‘backgrounds.’ You might be able to get a few stiff pieces for this. Set the [...]
Luc is enthralled with big machines. Bull dozers, backhoes, excavators, trenchers, dump trucks—driving past a construction site these days causes the backseat to erupt into squeals of “It’s a crane! Mommy, a digger! Mommy, Mommy, a front loader!” A couple of weeks ago, I ran across an ad for a construction site video for kids, [...]
stacking cups silks varialand blocks barbies paper scissors tape glue crayons colored pencils
There is a benefit to not cleaning everything up right away. The kids do their thing, play their games, and move on to another location, leaving these cool tableaus behind. Usually I know what they are about, but if I’ve been focused on something else, I might come across little scenes that are a complete [...]
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Lucidity is now with the editor, woo hoo!today's yoga practice
- sunday
May 12, 2013 | 1:39 pmFull primary. I forgot to write practices down last week, oh well.
- friday
May 4, 2013 | 2:51 pmFeeling sick. Surys. A few seated. Backbending. Bleh.
- thursday
May 4, 2013 | 2:50 pmPrimary to supta konasana.
- wednesday
May 4, 2013 | 2:50 pmGah. Skip. Lame.
- tuesday
May 4, 2013 | 2:49 pmFull Primary.
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