Tonight, while babysitting, I read a book about stars to my young charges. It had all sorts of cool facts that I found quite interesting, and really cool pictures of space and stars, etc.
What was really cool, was that I showed the 6-year-old one of the pictues and pointed out where a supernova from 3,000 years ago still had light shining in space. This was confusing to him. He continued to ask me questions about space and stars and sky and anything else he could figure was related to the supernova still shining light after 3,000 years. But the first thing he wanted to know was how long 3,000 years was.
This conversation lasted quite a while and eventually led into talking about clouds, gravity, and the water cycle.
Some of the concepts he grasped, others, he did not, but he's got a curious mind that wants to know more and wants to know "why"...which I think is awesome. I've read other books to him before about sharks and water creatures, and we've talked about sea monster legends, and how big whales and squid can be! :)
I love watching young minds get curious about the world and ask questions, even if they don't totally get the answers right now...the fact is, they're hungry to learn, and I love that.
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
Playing Mom
I love playing Mommy.
So much.
I don't think I can really describe how much I love being a "mom" to the kids that are in my care. Getting to play with them, Make things with them, Comfort them, tuck them into bed, read stories, and just sit and "be" together.
I babysat some of my kids from childcare the other night and we made Knight's Helmets from newspaper and then took pictures together and then read Dr. Seuss stories.
It has been amazing to get to be with the children here, and it really has strengthened my desire to be a mother. I made spaghetti with one arm for the first time the other day (my other arm was occupied with a baby). And a 2-year-old fell asleep on my shoulder this week...AHHHH!!! I can't even describe how much I want that.
"The sweetest sounds to mortals given are heard in Mother, Home, and Heaven" ~ William Goldsmith Brown
So much.
I don't think I can really describe how much I love being a "mom" to the kids that are in my care. Getting to play with them, Make things with them, Comfort them, tuck them into bed, read stories, and just sit and "be" together.
I babysat some of my kids from childcare the other night and we made Knight's Helmets from newspaper and then took pictures together and then read Dr. Seuss stories.
It has been amazing to get to be with the children here, and it really has strengthened my desire to be a mother. I made spaghetti with one arm for the first time the other day (my other arm was occupied with a baby). And a 2-year-old fell asleep on my shoulder this week...AHHHH!!! I can't even describe how much I want that.
"The sweetest sounds to mortals given are heard in Mother, Home, and Heaven" ~ William Goldsmith Brown
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