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Universe in a Box

May 11, 2009

My son wants to be an astronaut when he grows up.  He's pretty adamant about it.  When I float other, less dangerous possibilities, such as astronomer, or ground control commander, or perhaps, the lucrative yet athletic position of professional golfer, he corrects me.  "No, Mommy.  I'm going to be an astronaut and fly in a multicolored spaceship to Uranus and Jupiter."

Well, then.  I suppose we can start looking into those programs now.  It's never too early.

What's the best way to pretend you're an astronaut when you are four?  A costume?  Helpful, yes, but ultimately a costume is not dynamic enough.  No, a budding space explorer needs a spaceship.   I am not one to go out and purchase fancy expensive toys, so I gave the child a box.  It was free - it came in the mail and contained Christmas gifts in December.  I gave him the box and some paints, and a spaceship was born.

It doesn't look like a spaceship, but that doesn't matter.  His imagination provides all of the necessary accessories. 

 

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Rain, Rain, Go Away

by Kim Tracy Prince

February 06, 2009

I've lived in Southern California for 13 years now and it never fails: we get a billion sunny days in a row and the one day it rains, I get the blues. I hate the rain. That's one of the reasons I moved here. I do like when it rains at night, playing a soft lullaby of drops on the elephant ear plant that grows outside my bedroom window. But then I want it to  Read more...

Five Local Spots That Inspire Imagination

by Kim Tracy Prince

October 14, 2008

When the kids and I get home every evening at 5:45, the first thing we do is grab a handful of Otter Pops and head outside. I love to lay back on a blanket in the grass and engage them in a game of "what does that cloud" look like? This only works if there are actually clouds in the sky, which isn't very often. I guess it's a special game because it's rare, but that has inspired me to seek  Read more...

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