There are so many opportunities to let children be themselves and share their own ideas and creativity. One day older brother wanted to go on a picnic, so I just let him prepare. We have gone on picnics before at the park, but this time, I just let him decide what he wanted to bring and how. I was expecting for us just to go on a quick trip and bring a few snacks, but it ended up being a fully prepared picnic. He thought of his younger brother and brought 2 of everything (as we always do) and some times 3 as he thought of me.
He brought fruit snacks, apples and asked for me to slice them, juice boxes, water bottles, and various other items. He wanted hotdogs, so I cooked up some hotdogs and he wanted them in a bun so I let him put them in a bun and figure out how to put them in a container.
Both boys picked out the small cooler and filled it up carefully and stuck it in the stroller so that we can walk together to the picnic spot. It was really nice to just take a break and see how they view a healthy lunch and how they think of each other when preparing their lunch.
It was also a nice way to make a simple task new a different.
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