Children's Art Network

07/14/2023

05/25/2023

When I was growing up, we didn't watch very much television. Instead we stayed occupied with games, reading, homemade crafts, and artistic endeavors, such as practicing piano or listening to music on the old stereo in the living room. We played pick-up sticks, marbles, jump rope, hopscotch, hula hoop, and if we had a group, we loved to play red rover. The boys were always enthusiastic about breaking the line in red rover.
We played on the swings and the sliding board and built forts out of sticks. We played with match box cars, baby dolls, and dirt. We also played board and card games like Chutes and Ladders, Checkers, and Go Fish.
While I didn't realize it at the time, this type of play was very important. We learned healthy competition, how to win at things, how to lose at things (since life is full of both wins and losses, all the way through), how try new things, how to play fair, how to be kind, and how to persevere. We learned about rules and manners. We learned it was ok to sit out if the going got too rough and we learned that, after a rest, there was always a right time to jump back in the game. We learned a lot about life from our play time. And now that I'm older, I realize that's what playing was all about.

Blessings to you, Homespun Friends~
Sherry ♥️

(Art: "Art Of Being Young," by Mark Keathley

05/25/2023

Memorial Day Countdown... 4 more days! ❤️🤍💙❤️

10/29/2022

10/17/2022

10/09/2022

10/07/2022

06/30/2022

PAINTED ROCK HOUSES 🏠 Adorable!

https://thewhoot.com/whoot-news/crafty-corner/painted-rock-fairy-houses