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myLot reputation of 98/100. Darkwing (7548)   ranked 31 out of 3,704 in had children 5 years ago

Don't you just love kids? As you all know, I go to my Son's house for Sunday evening dinner most weeks, and as most of you know, I have a granddaughter who keeps herself amused. Last time, it was a fairy and bug house in the garden, which pic incidentally, I still haven't uploaded to the computer.

Anyway, last Sunday, I arrived, and my little granddaugher was sitting on the living room floor, sewing away at this little brown object, which I couldn't see properly. So, I asked what she was making, to which she replied, "A cat!" My daughter-in-law told me that she'd asked for the sewing box the evening before, at nine o'clock. She'd found this piece of brown material, cut out a shape for head and body, then two arms, two legs, a tail and two ears. Needless to say, even when she's on school holidays, she has to go to bed soon after nine, so she continued the next morning, producing this stuffed cat, which was about five inches in height. That done, I was called to the garden!!!:)

In a corner of the garden, by the shed, she had dug a hole, long, but not awfully wide or deep, then cadged a recycled bin bag from her Mum and torn it down the seam to open it up, laid it in the hole, to line it, put lumps of stone or rock around the top edges to hold it, and put water in, to make a pond. Then, she put a big log behind it, and put the dirt which she'd dug out to make the hole, behind it, ready to put some plants in. Then came the gravel, quite course gravel, which she put into the bottom of the pond, as a base, and also to hold the bag down. She was very proud of her home-made pond! I must admit, it was pretty good.

I sat in the garden for a while, and when I went indoors, she was on another project. She had a shoe box, and was making a tooth fairy's home. She put an opening front on, a door, a window, and when you opened it, there was a little bed, with a cover over it, made from a scrap of material, a wardrobe, she had assembled from cardboard, with opening door, a tooth collector which was like an envelope on the wall at the bottom of the bed, lol, and a dressing table. She wrote Tooth Fairy Cottage on the front of the house, and all was finished.

The room was a mess... it was like a tornado had been through, but who cares? I helped her tidy it, as did her Dad, because what price a clear-up compared to a whole day of educational play, with achievements to show at the end. A mess costs nothing!Who says that the days of amusing ourself for little cost have gone? That little one amuses herself endlessly and produces some great, imaginative ideas. What can we teach them? I am most certainly humbled!:)


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1. myLot reputation of 99/100. creematee (1637)   ranked 176 out of 3,704 in had children   5 years ago

What a cutie! Thank you so much for sharing her with us. I think I want to go play with her! My children are pretty good at imaginative play, but they haven't taken it that far. Good for her, and Excellent work my mom and dad for letting her and encouraging her to "play."

Next Sunday, please give your GD a great big hug from me, please??!! LOL!


myLot reputation of 98/100. Darkwing (7548)   ranked 31 out of 3,704 in had children  5 years ago

Thank you, Creematee... I'm sure she would welcome you to play with her, but I'll certainly give her a big hug from you, on Sunday, when I see her.

Brightest Blessings.


myLot reputation of 99/100. creematee (1637)   ranked 176 out of 3,704 in had children  5 years ago

Thank you for the BR. :) Did your GD have any more neat surprises for you when you arrived this weekend?


myLot reputation of 98/100. Darkwing (7548)   ranked 31 out of 3,704 in had children  5 years ago

You're quite welcome, and yes, she did, but it was last weekend now. lol. You can find her last week's invention here...

http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1222364.aspx

I hope you enjoy it. :)

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2. myLot reputation of 99/100. GardenGerty (35303)   ranked 93 out of 3,704 in had children   5 years ago

I see some really neat things here. Of course I see an imaginative little girl, who can amuse herself. I also see a mom and dad who are relaxed and happy with their imaginative little girl. She still has rules, like bed time and such, but she has a lot of freedom as well. Third, I see a grandma that is supportive and interested. That little girl is going to flourish! I can feel the nice homey atmosphere all around. It is terrific.


myLot reputation of 98/100. Darkwing (7548)   ranked 31 out of 3,704 in had children  5 years ago

She's a very active little girl too, Gerty. She can't keep still... has to be doing something, so really, Mum and Dad are quite pleased that she can amuse herself. he he he

Yes, they have rules, and they have to be adhered to. In schooltime, bedtime comes earlier, at 8 o'clock. They'll be going on holiday soon... I'm going to miss them then! They're taking a cottage in Frome, in our West Country, so that they can visit Longleat Safari Park, Weston Super Mare (sandy beach with donkeys), and Glastonbury, for the Abbey and Tor. They asked me if I wanted to go with them, but I think I might chill, on my own for the odd day here and there, later.

I support Lauren in every way I possibly can, as she is involved in so much. I can't always be there, but as often as possible, I am.

Brightest Blessings.

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3. myLot reputation of 72/100. deeeky (1743)   ranked 711 out of 3,704 in had children   5 years ago

Very practical little person you have there. I wonder where she gets it from. Hmmmm
It looks like you are the one that is learning lol. You will never have a loss for thinking up suitable presents for bithdays or even xmas presents with so many practical gifts being available in the shops.
Have a nice practical day from Deeeky.


myLot reputation of 98/100. Darkwing (7548)   ranked 31 out of 3,704 in had children  5 years ago

I have no idea where she gets it from, lol, but perhaps, with her designing mind, she could help me make my own set of tools, which I'm about to embark upon. :)

We now have a new Hobbycraft outlet in Crawley. I had a mooch around there last Sunday, and there are some fascinating things in there which would keep her quiet for hours. Of course, her birthday is eleven days before Christmas and if we want a quietish Christmas Day this year, your idea might be taken up! lol.

Brightest Blessings, my friend.

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4. myLot reputation of 96/100. Lakota12 (23201)   ranked 523 out of 3,704 in had children   5 years ago

wow what an imagination. and so great that she can amuse herself as for the pond what great ingenuity went into that.
and A tooth fairy house how presiuos lol . I hope she keeps this all up no matter the mess she makes.
hugs and blessings


myLot reputation of 98/100. Darkwing (7548)   ranked 31 out of 3,704 in had children  5 years ago

I hope she keeps it up too, Lakota. She has a very clever mind, and I don't know where she got the idea of building the pond from... maybe the tv. She'll sit quietly and watch anything that interests her, like that, and store it up for the following day, when she goes to work! Great though, what she comes up with.

Brightest Blessings.


myLot reputation of 96/100. Lakota12 (23201)   ranked 523 out of 3,704 in had children  5 years ago

it sure is how old is she ?


myLot reputation of 98/100. Darkwing (7548)   ranked 31 out of 3,704 in had children  5 years ago

She's nine, going on seventeen. lol


myLot reputation of 96/100. Lakota12 (23201)   ranked 523 out of 3,704 in had children  5 years ago

they do seem like they know alot than their age is told like mine is 32 months and such imagination and she talks to every one on her toy cell phone


myLot reputation of 98/100. Darkwing (7548)   ranked 31 out of 3,704 in had children  5 years ago

Lol... they love phones, don't they?


myLot reputation of 96/100. Lakota12 (23201)   ranked 523 out of 3,704 in had children  5 years ago

oh yes they do but when on reg phone she talks reall low and not much at all lol

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5. myLot reputation of 98/100. raydene (5491)   ranked 54 out of 3,704 in had children   5 years ago

Awwwwwww Sweets, That is so special. I'm glad she has a garden to be her wonderland. Good for you for making it possible. You are a very good gran. I know she knows that too and I'm sure you are her idol!
Hugs


myLot reputation of 98/100. Darkwing (7548)   ranked 31 out of 3,704 in had children  5 years ago

Well... I don't know about her idol! lol. But, I do try to encourage all of them. I've promised my other son's daughter that I will pay for her dance classes at the start of the autumn term. She wants to be a dancer and is pretty good at it.

I love kids, Raydene, even other people's so, I am always in there, mucking in. lolol. xxx

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6. myLot reputation of 94/100. maddysmommy (10969)   ranked 1 out of 3,704 in had children   5 years ago

Wow a very talented granddaughter you have there Darkwing. I enjoyed reading your story today :) thanks for sharing.


myLot reputation of 98/100. Darkwing (7548)   ranked 31 out of 3,704 in had children  5 years ago

You're quite welcome. I'd forgotten about it until I saw a cat in the garden. ha ha ha

Brightest Blessings, my friend.

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7. myLot reputation of 95/100. gabs8513 (23375)   ranked 21 out of 3,704 in had children   5 years ago

That is so good to hear that there are still Children that play and occupy their time by being Creative and using their Imagination just like we used when we where Kids
I used to make things out of Boxes and that and I used to love it
But there is not many Children about anymore who do this all they want is Computers, Games or the newest Gadget out
Hugs xxxxx


myLot reputation of 98/100. Darkwing (7548)   ranked 31 out of 3,704 in had children  5 years ago

No, you're right, Gabs, but both the girls have their Internet time limited, and also, the computer games, which they play on the tv screen. My son tells them they have so much time, and then it's his turn to watch tv. They never grumble, because they know it's equal for all. They're good kids.

Brightest Blessings. xxx


myLot reputation of 95/100. gabs8513 (23375)   ranked 21 out of 3,704 in had children  5 years ago

That is great at least Parents that care and Kids that respect it xxx

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8. myLot reputation of 95/100. vmks31 (7459)   5 years ago

You know what is is about family i love it is the joy we get from anything they do ...especially when young ....It seems they could this, that or whatever and we would be so pleased The old saying Seeing the glass half full not empty Also one of the joys of becoming older as much as we love our own children it seems now we have time and experience the joy of the grandchildren and i have seen so many stories and experiences about the grandmother-granddaughter relationship and grandpa also gets a little of that My wife never had the time to spend with the grandchildren on that special Sunday day when my daughter and family showed up for supper and grandma was busy cooking and preparing Perhaps some day we will be the guests as my daughter prepares our meal but then i am being disillusional because when we are invited to my daughters for supper my wife spends all the time in the kitchen anyhow so there we go Good Luck


myLot reputation of 98/100. Darkwing (7548)   ranked 31 out of 3,704 in had children  5 years ago

Well, I always cook when they come to mine, and they always cook when I go to theirs. Those who didn't cook, clear the table and muck in with the washing and wiping up, and putting away the dried crockery and utensils, which is much appreciated by the person who cooked.

I think your daughter is a little unfair to expect your wife to do everything, but there you go, if you're wife wants it that way. Who am I to argue? lol.

Brightest Blessings, my friend.

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9. myLot reputation of 99/100. kayrod2 (865)   ranked 111 out of 3,704 in had children   5 years ago

It is so great to here how your granddaughter keeps herself busy. Who cares about the mess? My girls love sewing, my son to, so last christmas i got them each a little sewing machine, accessories and material. They loved it. You see so many kids just sitting in front of machines these days, and not broadening there mind to do things that are creative. It is such a shame. I can remember when we were young (yes quite a long time ago, but still have a few memories. haha) all day we were outside having fun. It sounds that you are very proud of your granddaughters acheivements, and so you should be.
Best wishes to you, Darkwing


myLot reputation of 98/100. Darkwing (7548)   ranked 31 out of 3,704 in had children  5 years ago

Yes, of course I'm proud, Kay... isn't everybody? lol.

It is nice to see the kids using their brains, instead of spaced out behind a video or computer game. You know, she even embroidered a black nose on this cat? lol. She must have seen it somewhere, surely... unless she studies objects really hard, to get her ideas.

Brightest Blessings my friend. x


myLot reputation of 99/100. kayrod2 (865)   ranked 111 out of 3,704 in had children  5 years ago

Yes, i think everybody is proud, as they should be. Your granddaughter has a very clever, creative mind. Its great.
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10. myLot reputation of 95/100. cloudwatcher (4168)   ranked 1,199 out of 3,704 in had children   5 years ago

What a wonderful, self-assured little girl! And what caring, encouraging parents (and Grandma) she has!

Most children today are given every expensive toy imaginable, and especially everything advertised on TV. They play with them for a short time before they are buried with all the hundreds of other things.

This girl is different - and she enjoys doing what she does. She will grow up with much more understanding and wisdom than most kids. If only more parents would encourage this in their children!


myLot reputation of 98/100. Darkwing (7548)   ranked 31 out of 3,704 in had children  5 years ago

Yes, I believe you're right. She likes her little time on the computer and with video games, but it is limited and she has to find her own amusement outside that. She is encouraged to spend time outdoors, and I think that's one of the most valuable lessons in life.

Thank you Cloud and Brightest Blessings.

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