In a slight departure from our Little League week, I wanted to share some ideas for those of you with itty bitties as well as preschoolers. Sometimes it seems difficult to have circle time with little babies crawling about. And yet I feel that circle time is one of the most important, sweetest times of the day. Here are some ideas to add your littlest family members to your circle.
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Seasons of Joy is my 10-week seasonal guidebook to add rhythm and fun to your daily routine. Each guidebook has ten weeks' worth of circle times, stories, arts, crafts, and handwork, painting, playtime activities and more!
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We love to sing this for the babies, especially Ms. Molly with an appropriate name change! Once again, looking at the lyrics it’s probably not the most appropriate baby song in the universe. There’s a version of this by Sweet Honey on the Rock that I love, but since it’s about someone who “done got drowned” it’s probably not the most appropriate lullaby, even by my standards. So I changed up the lyrics a bit. If you listen carefully, you might even hear Molly and Matthew cooing in the background. Deep Blue Sea (click to listen) Personalizing songs is such a great way to connect with your little ones. I love singing this one to the babies, and love that I was able to find a clip of Dixie Chicks singing it! How long do you want to be loved? I hold you in my arms,
Photo taken by Nicholas In light of my struggles with my heart after the babies were born, this gentle verse from Giving Love, Bringing Joy takes on new meaning. I am so blessed to have my two little babies to hold to my heart and teach about Love.
Let your tears come. Let them water your soul. ~Eileen Mayhew
There’s something within us that abhors tears. We’ve been conditioned to stop them–both our own and others– at any cost. A crying baby is like nails on a chalkboard, and our society seems to have adopted two tacts for dealing: let the baby cry it out somewhere alone, or stop the baby from crying at all. |
Courage!!
Love begins by taking care of the closest ones - the ones at home.
~Mother Teresa |
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