School has gone back, but they still have their weekends to play. I hope they dream and play until the very last moment of their childhood… and even when childhood runs it’s course, I hope that dreaming & playing are still part of who they are.
Today they were dolphin rescuers. They found two long wrapping paper cardboard rolls in our recycling pile and added an old baby blanket to create a stretcher for rescuing dolphins on. They have always been good at creating play. If there is anything they need for their game but don’t have, they just make it. This...
She collects things. Her pockets are often filled with treasures. Stones, leaves, petals and sticks. Going for a walk with Anouk will generally mean being handed any number of items she’d like you to carry home for her. Anouk: “Hey mum, don’t you think this branch looks like a cactus?” me: “Yes it does” Anouk: “That’s why...
Anouk. Age 6. You’ve got rhythm. You whistle… constantly. Comedian. Adventurous. Your pockets are always filled with things you’ve collected from the ground. You bring home sticks with grand plans to make something out of them. You store treasures in hidden places in your room. You write in your diary. You still carry your teddy...