Another entry from Jack’s creative writing class, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day:
“If I found a pot of gold I would buy 1,000 Wii games and 2,000 Bakugan and 6,000,000 computer games and Spore Adventures. Oh, the things I would buy!”
Category / parenting
How to fly a kite
From Jack’s 1st Grade creative writing notebook:
How to fly a kite:
- You get a kite.
- You hold on to the kite and handle and run.
- Let go of the kite but not the handle.
- Then let it fly!!!! but do not stop running.
- Then stop running.
- Scroll the rope back.
- Take the kite back home.
- Then go to sleep.
- And say to yourself, “What a day I had!”
“I’m sorry, Dad.”
So, the night before last, Jack has the idea that he knows how to make it snow. He puts his pajamas on inside out, flushes an ice cube down the toilet, and sleeps with a spoon under his pillow.
He wakes up to pouring rain, and it rains all day. Late last night, while still raining and very windy, Char and I heard a huge ‘thump’ from outside. One of our large elm trees was uprooted and came crashing to the ground, narrowly missing a couple other trees and completely covering the roadway.
On the way to school today, Jack says, “I’m sorry, Dad.”
“For what?”
“For making it rain,” he answered.
So… I was torn. I could tell him that his little ritual didn’t really make it rain and possibly crush him. Or I could just accept his apology.
The choice was ultimately easy. I said, “Next time, try flushing two ice cubes.”
Doing something for your kids, every day
I was working on my Indianapolis Business Journal article this morning and noticed a post on the Wired Magazine GeekDad blog. The post was called “Cool Little Parenting Rituals” and referenced two Dads who were doing a little extra something for their kids on pretty much a daily basis. Both of the Dads he featured are artists who spend a little of their spare time each day creating lunch bags for their kids. Lunch Bag Art simply says “A new bag each day for my kids. I’m the dad. I make these during my lunch break.” Judging by the detail on some of these, I’m guessing he has some extended lunches; they are very, very cool.
Another also dresses up the lunch bag every day: After seeing the robots his son had drawn on their chalkboard, Justin decided to rip them off [his emphasis, not mine] try drawing some them on the lunchbags. He says he creates “Lunchbots” as a fun way to express his love for friends and family, and that alone makes it worth doing. They’re seriously cool, and I imagine seriously fun at school.
So, all of this got me wondering… what can I do?
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