Most mornings are filled with errands, playdates, and story hour. And in the afternoon we have naps/quiet time followed by unstructured free play and snacks. This time give the kids a chance to be creative and learn so many valuable lessons. Sometimes I play with them and sometimes I don't, but either way they are learning. I used to feel guilty for just letting the play and not organizing activities to fill our afternoons. However, now I've learned (through research and experience) that free play is a very good thing. That's not to say that we don't do activities together or that everything is a disorganized mess around here...it just means that we find time to explore, play and create within our own home and with what we have available.
Here are some pictures of what we've been busy with lately.
Here Lily was decorating using her playhouse.
Cardboard boxes are the greatest.
Peek-a-boo!!
a bit of a "rest" time...
I have no idea what's going on here...but they were
busy, busy, busy!
1 comment:
I LOVE THIS POST!!! I'm going to be staying home with z from now on (well, after this school year is out) and i was nervous about how I would fill our days. he is VERY good about playing independently; he can keep himself entertained for a very long time. i interact with him, talking about the towers he's building and the colors of the blocks but for the most part he's content to just play on his own. like you, i used to feel guilty about it, thinking that i had to be involved with every little thing to teach him, but i've learned that he doesn't need me ALL the time. i still play with him and we color and use playdough but he loves to get out blocks and duplos and just play! thanks for reinforcing that it's ok for kids to play independently!! love you!
--camille
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