Dancers and Monsters

"Oh, Mom! Look at this book! Isn't it so wonderful? Look at her pretty dress".

 Daelynn moves the open book so that I can see the illustrations. Sitting on the library floor with books all around us, Daelynn says with squinted eyes, "Don't you just love books? I love em'. I just get lost in them. Don't you, Mom?"

I smile back and excitedly reply, "Me too! I love them so much."

"I know. Don't you just love the library?"

"Yeah I do. Could you imagine being a librarian?"

"Oh my gosh, Mom. I would check out all the good books!"

"I would get fired", I said with raised eyebrows. We both started laughing quietly.

We hadn't intended on checking out any books today. In fact we were only there for the Lego-build activity they have on Saturdays. Daelynn had walked around to find some books to read while her brother was creating Lego monsters. I found a comfy chair to relax in while I worked on my crochet.

 When she brought the books over and sat down on the floor, she was so excited about the dancing book she found. Daelynn has been interested in teaching herself how to dance. I looked through the pages. What a great book for her to explore all the different types of dance there are.

               

She got even more inspired by this book. She decided to look through the DVD section. Not much time passed when Dalynn came running back to where I was sitting.

"Look Mom! A dancing movie!"

She showed me the DVD. It was an instructional video on ballet. What a great choice! I'm amazed how this un-schooling way of doing things is working! My child made 2 great choices for learning material, in the library, ON A SATURDAY, and was EXCITED about it. Wow!


If you have a hard time getting your children excited about reading, I would recommend a trip to the local library.....but not to look through books. You might need to be a little more creative. Check out all your branch has to offer. There are usually crafts, play-dates, tutorials, and other non-reading activities scheduled in the children's department.  You can sneak in a book or two with whatever your child gets interested in......

For example, my son built a Lego monster that he was very proud of. I could say something like, "Hey, wanna get a book with more Lego ideas?" or something like, "Man, you are really good at making monsters! I found this book about monsters....pretty cool huh?"

I guess a Lego trip can turn into a lot of unexpected things.