They boys have been playing all morning with some boys at the campground. I got an email from a friend asking about
socialization?? haha absolutely.. as a matter of fact.. right now!!
At the homeschool conference we attended in Sacramento Reese got to do this live action role play game where they
made weapons out of duct tape and they made these little beanbags called spells and they are a character like elf or
goblin and they have this Lord of the Rings type of battle and throw these little spells at each other and on and on..
so Reese made a ton of these spells, we cut up old tee shirts and used rice and rubber bands and he has been looking
to play the game for the last 2 months.. well today he did. They only had 4 kids, but that was enough, they played on a
mini golf course for hours, a game completely fabricated moment by monent, altered by each kid as the game went on.. so cool..
Yesterday Reese and Luc started a game of D & D, a little kids version that doesn't require books or dice, all you
need is paper and pencil, you pick a character, choose powers and the battle begins... It is so funny to listen to Luc
tell about what his character can do and how his powers can morph.. he has no guidelines or boundries, he is a
total free agent, no ideas about what you can and can not do, Reese looks at me, exasperated (he can't do that), i love it.. anything is possible.
This is what i think is so exciting about unschooling and also not putting your kids in places or situations where they
are heavily conditioned, altered, conformed by pressure, or the like. It is a daily discovery to see who they are? what
are they all about? what can come out of them when allowed? See how they interact and perceive the world?
To discover and not dictate, to allow and celebrate and enjoy this is the daily assignment. It is always surprising and
never dull for sure, being with my boys is the most interesting and fascinating journey to date. I love talking with them,
listening to them, watching them play and interact with others, what a ride!
We were supposed to be going to the childrens museum this morning, but it's 4pm and the boys are still playing and I don't
have the heart to interrupt, it has been awhile since they had the whole day to play with friends.
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