- 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 +