It’s been said that the days are long but the years are short, and parents of young kids definitely know where this saying comes from. Sometimes just getting to nap time takes everything you have—and sometimes it takes more. But the sad reality is that one day you’ll blink—and it will be over. Your children will be too old for bedtime stories, too embarrassed for hugs at the school door, and too cool to wear that Bluey t-shirt that made you think of them.
I’m not trying to make you get choked up, but the reality is that while you’re wading through the difficult days of bringing extra changes of clothes everywhere, trash cans filled with those Diaper Genie tubes, and the phase where everything has to be GREEN!!!!, it’s easy to wish those days away. We’re all guilty of it! So this fall we’re offering two low-energy opportunities to lean into and document these difficult and precious days.
- On October 29th, come to the Children’s Activity Room at 6:30pm to learn about junk journaling and to get started on your own. Junk journaling is inexpensive, low-energy, and can be very creative! Just bring some of the junk of your daily life, and we’ll show you how it’s done.
- On November 5th, drop in to Groundworks between 3:00 and 5:00pm to make a laser engraved handprint keepsake for your little one.
Both of these programs are intended to be easy for busy caregivers, give a brief respite in the chaos that is
parenting, and provide you with a meaningful keepsake to commemorate these long, long, days. When you blink next week and your little one is all grown up, we hope these mementos will recall the sweet and beautiful moments that are all too fleeting.
And just in case you find a few extra minutes to read a book just for you—check out this list of books about leaning into the beautiful messiness of life with littles.
If you feel like parenting littles has you running in circles, you're not alone! Check out these books about leaning into the messiness and finding the joy.
