Today we are talking about the gift of filling our children's hearts and minds as we would a treasure chest, with things that are good, true and beautiful.

Books mentioned:

Pilgrims Inn by Elisabeth Goudge

The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson

Media Mentioned:

Crickey, it's the Irwins!

Quotes:

"Lucilla knew always, and Nadine knew in her more domesticated moments, that it was homemaking that mattered. Every home was a brick in the great wall of decent living that men erected over and over again as a bulwark against the perpetual flooding in of evil. But women made the bricks, and the durableness of each civilization depended on their quality, and it was no good weakening oneself for the brick-making by thinking too much about the flood." - Pilgrims Inn

"And the Paper Dolls flew... into the little girls memory, where they found white mice and fireworks, and a starfish soap, and a kind granny, and the butterfly hairslide, and more and more lovely things each day and each year." - The Paper Dolls

This episode is part of our series on the book Motherhood Unplugged, available here.

Episode Art: The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson, illustrations by the amazing Rebecca Cobb

Part 2!

Shannon Groves is an early childhood educator, mother, and long-time proponent of loose parts play and creating spaces for children to thrive and grow. Join us for part 2 of our conversation on play, boredom and creating/ finding natural play resources for open ended play.

Shannon Groves, early childhood expert joins us on this episode as we learn about how to create "Invitations to Play" and how we can redirect our children from "boredom" into engaging play.

Also be sure to tune into our Bonus Episode for the rest of our conversation with Shannon!

This episode is part of our series walking through the book Motherhood Unplugged. We are in Chapter 11.