This house has become our world these last few weeks. All the things in it have new meaning and are friendly faces that give us comfort and inspiration. Id like to think of myself as a minimalist but I’m not. I love collecting whimsical objects. One of my greatest joys is creating play nooks and setting up new sceans that invite the kids (and me) to play. I mostly collect things from thrift stores, free boxes or make them but there are some Kmart purchases hiding around the house too.
Wool and silk clothes are some of my favorite things, I’m crazy about the quality and the protective warmth they create around the children. Last year I bought the kids grey, silk, wool, cotton long johns from Cosilana. Over the year a story developed and these suits became Otter suits. At bathtime Phoenix always pretends to be an Otter that needs rescuing along with his little sister Otter. I get to play the mommy who comes to the rescue and wraps them up in towels, helps them dress in their otter suits and then we go to snuggle in our Otter den bed. This imagination helps a lot with the bedtime routine and after playing it so many times I look forward to this part of the day as a joy.
For Easter I got the kids new suits from Mama Owl made out of the same protective silk, cotton and wool combo. I chose a lovely natural white for Phoenix and a dusky pink for Sky. On Easter morning Phoenix was at first more excited about his giant Kinder surprise but when he put on his new suit a new story began to develop. He became a Snow rabbit. When I asked Sky what she was in her new suit she said, “Sausage” at first I thought I’d misunderstood her so I asked again and she pointed at herself with a big grin and said “Sausage Suit”. Well that had me rolling on the floor laughing. I’m interested to see what story she creates surrounding this one.
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