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Spring songs

With my elbow resting on the table, I lift my arm straight up, fingers stretching upwards. The fingers of my other hand start drumming the table, calling my daughter’s attention to my actions. Inviting her to join me as we sing.

Up the tall white candlestick climbed little Mousey Brown

(with fingers climbing the candle stick arm)

Right to the very top, but he couldn’t get down

So he called to his grandma, ‘Grandma, Grandma’

(hands held to the sides of our mouth we call)

But grandma was in town

(reaching our hands outwards)

So he curled himself into a ball

(pulling our hands together and crossed over our chests)

and roley-poleyed down

(with both hands making a roley-poley motion)

My daughter then asks that we sing another, sing another!
Again drumming our fingers on the table we sing…

Springtime showers, Springtime rain

(we use of hands to show raindrops falling)

Wash the earth all clean again

(our hands swish side to side)

Spring is coming

Birdies build their nest

Weave together, straw and feather

(hands folding over each other)

Each one doing their best

We sing after our lunch and before quiet time. While our mealtime candle still burns bright. We don’t sing everyday. But the days we do, I feel a greater togetherness and connection. Our songs are a celebration of the season. Bringing reverence and gentle awareness to the time of year.

Happy days,

Kelly

November 3, 2014 by Kelly

A Spring Nature table

By the end of Winter I was so very ready for Spring. I was itching to get outside, itching to change up our reading basket, itching to transition our nature table from Winter to Spring.

So day by day in that last week, I changed the items. First the Winter fairy door disappeared, and a rainbow door came to take its place. King Winter returned home while a rabbit hopped into the scene. Lastly, Jack Frost scampered away and a flower peg doll emerged. I even changed the play silks hanging below, shifting from blues and greens to add a little yellow and pink.

We have placed our new nature shelf in our dining room, a central part of our home. Often walked past, but also a place for lingering. The shelf is at child height. So little hands can explore and add pieces of Spring.

In our Springtime garden, rosy morning glow,
Sunshine falling, calling, falling,
seeds are waking so.

This is our alter to Mother Nature. An inside connection to the outside. With little items that represent the season, as well as items from nature itself.

As we flow through the season, so to will the nature table shift and change.

Warmly, Kelly

October 6, 2014 by Kelly