Most parents have probably felt this at some point. Heck, even children can feel this as you find out in Olivia Measures Up. Olivia is thrilled to finally measure tall enough to ride the coasters. Her brother is not yet tall enough, but her parents mention that one day he will probably be taller then her. Olivia has a hard time coming to terms with the fact that her brother might be taller then her at some point and goes out of her way to convince him he should stop growing. In the end, she comes to realize that no matter how tall her brother might get, one thing would never change. She would always be the older sister.
And while there is nothing at all that we can do to hold back the tides of change, we can encourage creativity. Creativity comes in many forms, music, art, writing, cooking, inventing, gardening, and so forth. One way of encouraging creativity is to encourage reading. Reading be it fiction or non-fiction opens the doors to the universe where anything is possible.
If I Built A Car is a prime example of this. As Jack rides along in the back seat of his father's car, he begins to tell his father about the car he will create some day. As we follow his whimsical journey of creation told in jaunty rhyme form, we see just how much fun dreaming and creating can be.
Well, that about wraps it up for this week. Join me next week for another exciting episode, same crazy time, same crazy channel. And feel free to drop by my personal website, Fun With Aileen, any day of the week for even more on reading, writing, my very own early grade chapter book, Fern Valley, the sequel, Return To Fern Valley, and the soon to be released Cooking In Fern Valley (fall 2015)! I'm also on twitter @AileenWStewart if you want an extremely brief glimpse into my days
Aileen, this is nice. She is a lovely young lady but I know why he wants to slow her down and hold on. Mine are turning 22 and 21 in the next couple weeks but I still miss the toddler days
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Thanks Dixie, I guess no matter how much they grow they will always still be our babies :0)
DeleteWith my youngest daughter preparing to enter middle school next year, both my teen boys driving, and my oldest daughter getting married in the fall I often wish I could freeze time. They grow up in the blink of an eye.
ReplyDeleteThat they do Miss Stacie. So we just have to make good memories and hold them close to our hearts!
DeleteThough I read your post already, I was not able to comment on that day. Now coming through KidLitBlogHop, I made another read. It's wonderful how you connected the book concepts and add some personal flavor on it. With kids, this change is fast, as if they were born one day and went to school the next day. Thanks for sharing this wonderful post.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ambika. It is always a pleasure to have you stop by :0)
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