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Wonderful time. Winter book for children, reviews
In his book “A Wonderful Time. Winter ”popular blogger and young mother Ksenia Dryzlova tells parents what entertainments are available on a winter walk with a child. Stop wrapping up the baby in three blankets, it’s time to explore the world together!
To be honest, every year I am a little afraid of the coming winter! It’s cold outside, it gets dark early, you have to wrap yourself in a pile of clothes. But the daughter, on the contrary, is very fond of and looks forward to this time of year. Over the past six years, we have accumulated many interesting and useful ideas about what to do in winter. I shared some of them on the pages of my blog, and some remained behind the scenes. Now, unfortunately, I have less and less time to blog, and I decided to share all the experience I have gained in a large and convenient book.
All the ideas collected in the book are quite universal and will be of interest to both kids from one and a half years old and schoolchildren. For example, the drawing techniques, which are devoted to a large section, can be mastered with both toddlers and older children. It’s just that it will be done at a different level, although the same technique is taken as a basis. The same goes for other games and ideas.
There is no need to forcibly interest the child. But you can always tell him how to apply this or that idea. Maybe he will like the magnifying glass only by the age of 3-4, and he will be delighted to look at the beautiful snowflakes that have fallen on the mitten. The book contains very diverse ideas, from which you can easily choose those that are interesting to your child. Invite your son to take out his favorite toy in a sled from a plastic container, and then bring snow home in this container. It will be fun!
The main thing is the right clothes, waterproof shoes and a good mood! A ball saves us in any weather. Vasilisa is very fond of a little interpreted catch-up – “Predator and Prey”. Sometimes we go out for a walk when it’s already completely dark. Then the daughter really likes to run after the light from the flashlight. And although she is almost seven years old, I am very glad that such ingenuous games can bring her so much fun.
Children learn the world through play
Anyone can make such beauty at home
There are a lot of ideas! But it is not at all necessary to come up with some special games and activities every time. You can just cook with your child and make an exotic dinner or sweet pizza, bake curly pancakes and come up with what they look like together. You can take your time to look at the albums with your baby photos. Will the child recognize his mom and dad when they were the same age as he is now? With no less curiosity, the child will look at his own photos or videos when he was just a toddler. December is also a magical time to wait for the holiday. And a month (or several weeks) before the New Year, you can make an Advent calendar with nice gifts or tasks for every day. About such calendars, about playing in the dark, about a home puppet theater, about a shadow theater, about a light tablet with sand, about cardboard construction, about a town made of boxes, about unusual drawing techniques and other things that can captivate a child at home, just I wrote in my book “Wonderful Time. Winter ”in the corresponding section.
Because children learn the whole world around them through play. With its help, they learn new things and cope with difficulties. Our task, as parents, is how to set the correct vector, suggest that any subject can be interesting and multifaceted. Some complain that the child is not interested in toys. Of course, if you just give the kid a doll or a car, he will quickly start asking to be entertained. But if you show that every car can have a garage; if you make a whole town on the floor with houses, roads and all kinds of obstacles, then this option will certainly be interesting not only for boys, but also for girls. Then it will be a completely different quality of the game, which will serve as a good start for independent games and in general will be a clear example of a creative approach, and this is the most important thing!
Moms no longer need to be afraid of dirty diapers
Ksenia and her daughter will always find something to do
In fact, everyone has a fantasy! And from day to day it manifests itself in work, and in household chores, and in family affairs, just not everyone notices it. If you consider my book, then basically all the proposed ideas are very simple, and they do not require any special imagination on the part of the parents. I was just trying to make sure that the readers did not have the feeling that this is difficult to repeat and that something might not work out for them. But if it seems that fantasy is completely in trouble, then you just need to start doing something, playing, tinkering, creating, and in joint games she will definitely start to wake up, and the child will help to finally wake her up.
It seems to me that the days when a young mother could be afraid of dirty diapers, endless washes and hourly feedings are long gone. Of course, it is not always easy to switch from a carefree life, where you manage your time and your desires, to life as a mother, when you depend on a little creature, and he depends on you. But, whatever one may say, the appearance of a child in a family is just a new stage in life, an interesting stage, full of joy and doubts, difficulties and wonderful discoveries.
Ksenia and Vasilisa: happy together!
Ksenia Dryzlova: “A young mother should have strength for love, kindness and patience. And for this you need to take the right steps and try to avoid some mistakes. “
- Dear mothers! Don’t shield yourself from the rest of the world. Many will agree that with the birth of a child, some friends suddenly left their lives. Try not to lose those who are still trying to meet with you, between feedings, naps, illness and your baby’s vaccinations.
- Make time for your significant other. Ask relatives, acquaintances, nannies to be with the child while you and your husband or friends sit quietly in a restaurant, in a movie, go to an exhibition or just visit. These small absences are good for both the child and your family.
- Don’t forget about yourself! Pay attention to your appearance and try never to turn into a messy shaggy mom in a robe with baby puree stains. Then it will be more pleasant for you to look at yourself in the mirror, and your husband, who is also having a hard time, will be happier to look at you.
- Don’t focus only on children’s topics, receive news and emotions “from outside”. Read while your child sleeps in a stroller for a walk, listen to audiobooks, watch movies or news blogs and interesting sites, and not just forums with useful and useless advice for new mothers.
- Invite your friends and visit yourself. You can specially gather a group of young mothers and take turns to each other. Also, now in any city you can find activities for kids – development, concerts, classes in the water, yoga and others. And first of all, it is not the children who need it, but their mothers.
- Don’t be a mother-housewife if you are a careerist by nature. In this case, believe me, it is better to hire a good nanny (and there is nothing reprehensible in this), and go to work and return to your beloved child as a happy, balanced and contented mother. This is much more important than, overpowering yourself, to heroically spend 24 hours a day with the child, but at the same time be unhappy and create an oppressive atmosphere in the house.
- Optimize housekeeping. Get a dishwasher, slow cooker. If you do not have time with daily cooking, then sometimes you can order food delivery to your home. From the very beginning, accustom yourself, and your husband, and your child to order in the house and observe the daily routine, especially before going to bed. Learn to plan your time and read about time management, no matter how scary and incomprehensible it may sound.
And have fun every day!