tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767449354029499066.post4454518338235444101..comments2023-05-21T12:53:11.969+02:00Comments on The Swede Life: SwedeLifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120190870636748590noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767449354029499066.post-32776798125179813232010-05-12T16:08:36.732+02:002010-05-12T16:08:36.732+02:00So cool that there is so much to do there and that...So cool that there is so much to do there and that you have settled in and are really enjoying yourself there.<br /><br />I couldn't agree more. Kids need outside time to play and explore and look for bugs and make mud (which is super fun) and such. We just don't have enough wanderable spaces anymore where families can naturally congregate and the kids can explore the space together.<br /><br />I think the other thing that happens is parents are afraid to let their kids get bored. But boredom foreces the kids to make something up to do so that they can in fact explore the details of the backyard.<br /><br />One of my friends in scotland takes his grandkids to the forest near their home with magnifying glasses and then they trace out a footprint sized area and turn the kids loose.JentheHumanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908285918010182097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767449354029499066.post-76367926339620705742010-05-09T16:14:16.607+02:002010-05-09T16:14:16.607+02:00Oh good, glad you are coming soon because I was j...Oh good, glad you are coming soon because I was just up in the cherry valley for a lovely solo mothers day hike and scampered up that incline we scaled together, it is the same time of year we had our picnic up there....the cherry valley wondered where your family is and told me to tell you hej....SwedeLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120190870636748590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767449354029499066.post-63702506936721589732010-05-09T15:36:00.071+02:002010-05-09T15:36:00.071+02:00I couldn't agree more Heidi! I just love how ...I couldn't agree more Heidi! I just love how nature focused the beautiful Swedes are! and how child friendly EVERYTHING is!!! I love that the kids can play everywhere and they learn while doing so! We looooove Vastra Hamnen in Malmo! I could just move there yesterday!!! It's so amazing... and while it's so posh and sexy it's totally down to nature and simplicity and that to me is Sweden... we are visiting this summer... July 6- Aug. 11... we'll see you guys k! xoxoxoxoox Happy Mother's Day! kram!catching caterpillarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16259310714389573847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767449354029499066.post-71903297488694531682010-05-09T02:22:51.013+02:002010-05-09T02:22:51.013+02:00So much to get from all that, Heidi! I know for u...So much to get from all that, Heidi! I know for us, the big stumps left from the rotting trees we took down a couple yrs ago are the best play equipment we have (and the trampoline, and the zipline/giant swing, which all the kids love, because they defy gravity). It is safety, fort, table, boat, desk, bed, on and on! There is a ton of great literature out there about how important this all is, and about what losing this connection has done to us, for us. It's wonderful to see progress in action in Sweden - may it cross borders, and oceans, soon!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113078842154355359noreply@blogger.com