Quiet Time Entertainment

For the littlest one, a book or two to lull eyes closed work wonders.

For the older one~ rest time no longer involves sleep but quiet.

A few lifesavers:

stack of favorite books (naturally)

Audiobooks, "because sometimes I like to read without pictures, Mama." Present Favorite: Heidi

I Spy Books, or Where's Waldo

Paper Dolls

A notebook and pen, marker or writing utensil... for this:

Her idea, not mine. Now I *could* be all frustrated that she is not even trying to sound words out by spelling them.

But I am not.

Because the more she writes, the more proficient she becomes; the better form of letters, the straighter and more uniform size, etc. Most especially, the more her love of the written word grows.

Maybe she isn't reading books yet (like I had hoped), but there is no disputing one of her great loves...and that devotion to the written word is the most important thing of all.