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What to do in Wellington: Gale Force Edition
We’ve just returned to Wellington after two months in the United Kingdom spending time with family and friends. One of ... Continue reading
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Redeeming Birthday Parties #1
One of the birthday constants in my family growing up was Dad writing a poem – usually rhyming couplets, but ... Continue reading
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Magic Words #3: ‘I love to watch you play’
At the risk of cheating in this series by pretty much stealing everyone else’s magic word… here’s the next instalment. ... Continue reading
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Emotional Literacy with Sesame Street
Since Kent showed me Sesame Street Unpaved, and I learned the thought that went into creating and writing for Sesame ... Continue reading
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Why Father Christmas Doesn’t Visit Our House
I grew up with Father Christmas visiting each December. We had a particularly awesome system, in fact, that involved pillowcases instead of stockings (primarily so a board game could fit, I think). As...
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47 Christmas Gifts that can Change the World
How can something as (potentially) shallow as Christmas shopping be a great way to make a difference in the world? Easy :) If we aspire to living a life where our actions reflect our values, then how...
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Toys for Future Engineers #2: GoldieBlox
In a pleasingly familiar story, Debbie Sterling, a Stanford engineer, wants to introduce girls to the world of engineering. She’s created GoldieBlox, a set of adventure books, where the reader helps...
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Hard Days with Little Kids: 11 Things I’m Trying to Remember
We’re in a tricky patch, just now, at our house. The kind most parents of little kids will recognise: this is a solidarity post with all of y’all. Our three-year-old delight, SBJ, is in the middle of a...
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My Mum is Brilliant and Amazing
If I’m brilliant and amazing, my Mum has a lot to do with it. Here are six ways she has been a brilliant and amazing mother to me and my sisters, things I want to do for my kids, too. 1. My Mum is...
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A Month of Unschooling (or ‘Phew! They ARE learning heaps!’)
‘If they’re not being assessed and tested, how will you know if they’re learning?’ ‘What do they do all day?’ Today I’m not meaning to go into why ‘testing’ can be counter-productive to learning (but...
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