The weather was very nice today. Kenz and her mom came over after Montessori. For awhile we played Kenz's version of hopscotch in the playroom, until I got a cramp in my leg from hopping on one foot. Hopping on one foot is something we adults don't do often... try it... it will bring back kinestetic memories of being young.
It was way too nice to be in the house anyway ,so we went out in the yard to initiate Spring with some water balloons. It's so much fun to fill little balloons with cold hose water then toss them in the sky as high as you can, ducking out of the way so they don't crash on your head.
I have been studying and reading the nurse's textbook for hours on end lately. When I am not studying, I still have that feeling that I can't let too much time pass without studying. It's a new thing for me.
It was fun to do some playing. I think I have helped facilitate(or at least contributed to) creating a--- master of play. Kenz is a master. There is never a moment she would turn down a game, an activity, an imaginary story, a chance to pretend--- she wins the award for playing!
She's alive.
Playing is children's work. It's what makes them feel as if they have accomplished something. It's where they learn about the world, how it works and how they impact it.
ahh... to hop on one foot and throw balloons in the sky...
got to go back to my reading,
I'm liking the feeling of completing homework assignments... the accomplishment . I am reminded that children have the same sense of having gotten 'something done' when they have time, space and freedom to play.
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