Sometimes on Instagram Stories, I'll share little activities or things I do with my kids that you guys ask details about afterwards. So I wanted to start sharing them here on the blog, too, so they can have a place to live on forever.
While we were in Hawaii, my kids loved passing by fountains and throwing in coins to make wishes. Kids' wishes are so simple and pure and mine often said they wanted to fly or wanted to see a rainbow. So, inspired by my kids' love of making wishes in fountains and my friend, Max Wanger's "dreams list" he wrote with his son recently, I asked my girls to write down their wishes. Well, actually, this is just Ruby's since Coco can't write more than her name right now. But, if you have a kid who doesn't yet write, you can also ask them to tell them to you and write for them. The fun thing about this exercise is they get to think about actual things they wish for as well as things outside of the scope of the real world. Because to kids, those lines are so blurred right now. Anyway, for those of you with kids or nieces/nephews, kids you babysit…try it out! It would be fun to make these Wish Lists regularly and watch how they change over time!
Wait, Coco can write her name?
Hi! Yes but very basically. Plus, she only has two letters in her name ๐
Joy
Very impressive! My son is almost four (and totally brilliant IMHO) so it seems we’d better get cracking ๐
I’ve done something similar with my son and first on the list is always a cat ๐ Looking forward to you sharing more of these kinds of things.
Haha, I love that! Does he have a cat now? ;P
Joy
Ruby is writing now?! I haven’t been here in way too long. Love the glitter ring.
Haha! Yes she has been writing for a couple years now! But I donโt think I have shared that before ๐
Welcome back! ๐
Joy
frame these! i think i saved 90% of my now 16 year old’s “writing” from age six and under. too precious to let go of….and is ruby spelling perfectly or do you help?
Ah I will!
She is spelling as much as we can on her own but of course still learning so we help when we can!
Joy
Awww! I am always looking for fun crafty things to do with Teddy … I love this one… (PS… are you getting a pet fish soon??) ๐
haha!
Joy
wow,soo colorful!
Niiice!
Great! Love it!
Amazing! ๐