• let them get dirty
  • read them my favorite books (like dahl and silverstein) and never say i'm too tired to read theirs
  • teach them to cook and bake
  • sing them lullabies
  • listen to them.
  • tell them i love them everyday
  • have picnics
  • dance with them
  • build a treehouse for them
  • pick flowers
  • take them to museums
  • sculpt with peanut butter and crackers
  • give them high fives
  • plant flowers with them
  • buy them scented markers
  • teach them everything i know about art and music
  • establish traditions (like pancakes every saturday or a brand new holiday)
  • let them color their dogs blue ("an appropriate color"?)
  • let them paint on their bedroom walls
  • let them dress themselves
  • let them try on my clothes and sunglasses
  • sleep and read under trees with them
  • walk around barefoot with them
  • cut their sandwiches into shapes (they taste better that way)
jul 22 2009 ∞
jan 6 2011 +