I liked this NYTimes story (present hyperlink) about encouraging children to take photographs on journeys. They’re usually drawn to such candy issues. When my cousin was little, his mother gave him a digicam to play with, and he took a photograph over a wall that he was too brief to see over. That means, when the photograph was developed, he would discover out what was on the opposite aspect. I all the time thought that was cute…
And listed here are two photographs that three-year-old Anton took after we visited pals years in the past in in Vermont. We glance so large by his eyes!
What do you eat for breakfast? Jillian Barreca, a Toronto-based recipe developer, posts breakfast concepts on Instagram. Her toasts look straightforward and scrumptious — caramelized bananas with peanut butter? sure please! — and I’m excited to attempt some out this week with the boys.
We’re not too long ago gotten into the sport Priorities, which we now play with anybody who stops by. The principles are easy: one particular person attracts 5 playing cards, after which everybody else has to guess how the particular person would rank them (e.g., do they like baths kind of than breakfast in mattress?) You find yourself moving into humorous conversations and studying issues in regards to the folks round you.
Liked this poem by Megan Fernandes (through Alyssa Chua).
Lastly, Kate Baer — bestselling poet and mom of 4 — and I will probably be doing a dwell stream tomorrow (Tuesday) at 12 p.m. ET. We’ll be speaking about books, parenting, feminine friendship, perimenopause, TV reveals, bras, you identify it; and we’ll additionally reply reader questions. To observe, merely subscribe to our e-newsletter Huge Salad (free is ok!) and obtain the Substack app; then you definately’ll get an e mail and notification when the dwell begins. Can’t wait!
P.S. Extra enjoyable issues, and what’s the age hole between your children?