Experiences
- Play outside and get dirty
- Play a sport
- Learn to swim
- Ride a bike or scooter
- Learn to roller skate
- Go to a pantomime
- Visit the cinema
- See a play at the theatre
- Craft something eg paint, cut, stick, colouring books
- Feed the ducks
- Learn to recognise the birds visiting the garden
- Visit the seaside
- Visit the countryside
Life Skills
- Handling money, budgeting and saving
- Ironing simple things
- Washing up
- Simple cooking eg beans on toast, a boiled egg, a baked potato
- Make a cake and lick the bowl!
- Make a cup of tea
- Make a sandwich
The list is endless. All of the above were achieved by our Grandchildren (now 13 and 16 yrs old) either by being taught by their mum or by me. I took our Granddaughter to the theatre when she was 3 yrs old and she was so enthralled by musical theatre that she learned to dance, has become a Champion Dancer and holds maybe a hundred trophies. Our Grandson is a brilliant footballer too, often gaining the 'Man of the Match' trophy. Everything has, obviously, been curtailed during the pandemic but they are looking forward to returning to normality as soon as possible.
What would you add to the list? What did you teach your own kids or what did your mum teach you that has turned out to be invaluable in life?
Thanks so much for popping in and stay safe everyone wherever in the world you happen to be x
Good lists I would add on - Go Camping
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see some kids riding bikes and scooter without helmets and knee pads. I actually saw a little girl fall off her bike the other day when her helmet fell down over her eyes. surely a few falls are all about learning.
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It's a good list. I'd add start learning another language, music (learn an instrument or join a choir) and some form of team activity.
ReplyDeleteA great list, I would add to the life skills sewing on a button and making small repairs to clothes. Learn to play an instrument.
ReplyDeleteI would like to see learning new skills, carpentry, changing a tire, and everything you have listed and what the others have said as well.
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My Mum taught me to say Please and Thank you and to save any bad behaviour until we got home! My Dad said that you should never tell lies. These are not the only things but they popped into my mind straight away when you prompted.
ReplyDeleteI remember growing mustard and cress in an egg shell. Just some very simple gardening.
ReplyDeleteThat's an excellent list. I would add: learn to knit, crochet, mend and darn, and how to be organized. Putting things away and having a regular cleaning routine at home really helps with quality of life.
ReplyDeleteWrite a story. Paint a picture. Do science experiments.
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