Thursday 7 May 2020

'Sometimes a little thing you do gives happiness to someone. So never stop doing little things'. Anurag Prakash Ray

In the lockdown school holidays, one child 'camped' around the house. Making tents under tables or behind the lounge, she slept on beanbags or blow up matresses or a myriad of other make shift bed materials. Each night before bed there was an industrious building of a cubby before settling down for sleep.

I decorated the surrounds with the vine fairy lights, so she was 'in the wild'.

It was silly.
It was funny.
It made the 'holidays' different to the last 2 weeks of lock down school in the exact same place.

In these strange days, small things are becoming everything.

Make that exotic cocktail.
Read in the sunshine.
Dress up for zoom.
Do whatever you need to in order to make it a little less dull, Find things to differentiate the days.

Take care, and enjoy what you can.

Linking with #TrafficJamWeekend

As an aside, someone shared this article on FB.  There was apparently emotional and scientific reasoning behind the action...





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  1. Sharon Wagner8 May 2020 at 07:51

    I've got the cocktail thing down pat.

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  2. stevebethere11 May 2020 at 14:23

    I thought it was a robot at first heheh! ;-)

    Have a campsafetastic week 😷😷😷

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  3. Mike Golch11 May 2020 at 16:19

    Love your posting. and I love your takeoff of Marice Sendek "Where the wild things are"

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  4. Dragonstar12 May 2020 at 03:00

    Sorry to be so late visiting - it's been a busy few days!

    Fun! I like the idea :)

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  5. NCSue12 May 2020 at 11:57

    Love this - nice to see creativity to cope with covid.
    Thanks for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2020/05/a-surprise-visitor.html

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  6. Peabea Scribbles12 May 2020 at 15:45

    Sounds very fun. Reminds me of when mine were little and loved to have the blanket over two chairs or tables to get under or makeshift boxes. Have a good week.

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  7. Carol @Comfort Spring Station13 May 2020 at 01:15

    it's a great idea - and fun

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  8. Sandee13 May 2020 at 13:44

    My sister and I used to do this when we were little. It was grand fun.

    Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ♥

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  9. An Apel a Day13 May 2020 at 14:01

    Small things are what makes life enjoyable. What a great imagination!

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  10. Melbourne Australia Photos17 May 2020 at 05:24

    Only boring people get bored! Such wonderful ideas to amuse the little ones (as well as the grown-ups), Lydia.
    Thank you for taking part in the "My Sunday Best" meme.

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  11. Sallie (FullTime-Life)18 May 2020 at 20:48

    Oh gosh I remember how much fun making indoor tents was (for my grandkids, kids, and even wayyy back to my own childhood ... some things never change! A great idea for your youngster to “camp out” .... activating his imagination. I like your suggestions for the grownups too ! We need to keep our creativity going too!

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  12. Lydia C. Lee19 May 2020 at 15:36

    Interestingly, a friend posted this - apparently it was a good for mental health activity. Who knew?! https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/05/18/why-kids-love-building-forts-why-experts-say-they-might-need-them-more-than-ever/?fbclid=IwAR2bkwrrGljHaKXKKwsduGn4rgUe6X3IBmfxMY7smy24ftKJtKVdYDmq7rc

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  13. A Little Bit of Everything20 May 2020 at 07:06

    Camping and cocktails sounds like the ideal thing to do to cheer us all up. I might let mine do the camping, and dig out a drink! Thanks for sharing with #stayclassymama

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  14. Sensational Learning with Penguin20 May 2020 at 08:14

    Oh yes, absolutely loving this, so true! Thank you for linking up with #KCACOLS, hope you'll join in again next time! x

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  15. loopyloulaura20 May 2020 at 12:57

    We slept out in the garden in our tent and have been trying to have special experiences despite the limitations. Small things can be especially magical for children so it is important to encourage wonder. Thanks for linking up with #stayclassymama

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  16. Sydney Shop Girl20 May 2020 at 15:52

    'Small things are becoming everything' - so true and an approach to life that's kept me going through all this often negative change.

    SSG xxx

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  17. Min - Write of the Middle20 May 2020 at 15:58

    I've had to start taking more care in how I dress each day and putting on a little make up because being a sloth in daggy clothes and no makeup was making me depressed. I've also been having a Bailey's on ice around 5pm which is a little something I look forward to each day. xo

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  18. Jo Tracey20 May 2020 at 20:14

    I love it. It truly is the little things that make magic.

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  19. Di from Max The Unicorn21 May 2020 at 17:24

    I have definitely been making those cocktails!

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  20. A Moment With Franca23 May 2020 at 12:27

    That is so true. I dressed up and put make up for a zoom meeting. It felt great! :-)
    #kcacols

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  21. Leanne @ Deep Fried Fruit27 May 2020 at 12:33

    Far too much champagne going on for me.
    A big yes to dressing for the video meetings
    And YAY MUM for the fairy lights

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  22. Women Living Well After 5012 July 2020 at 15:05

    It is the small things isn't it Lydia? In the school holidays my grandsons and I built a tent in the lounge room. Another day my eldest grandson collected all the stuffed animals and made a Wildlife park. I had to be a visitor and visit all the animals. I love it when they use their imagination. #lifethisweek

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  23. Sanch @ Sanch Writes13 July 2020 at 00:01

    Love the idea of camping around the house! I think it's a time when we are all getting creative. Although for me, lockdown days were just routine - one day at a time. I really hope we don't have lockdown 2.0 here because I have nothing left to give...

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  24. Deb's World13 July 2020 at 01:48

    Such fun camping around the house - I love that idea!! It's imagination at its best. My nearly 2 year old granddaughter has taken to talking into a small pack of tissues as if it's a phone! She rings everyone and chats away, so cute!! #lifethisweek

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  25. Debbish13 July 2020 at 15:20

    Oh so important Lydia - making the small things into big things, into important things... (and realising the important things are usually small things!).

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  26. Denyse Whelan.15 July 2020 at 01:57

    Really good for you to make more fun for the fam as you did and your daughter will always remember "camping around the house". Thank you so much for linking up for Life This Week. Next week, the optional prompt is "whatever you choose" because I am focussing on Head and Neck Cancer: 29/51 Your Choice. Mine is: World Head & Neck Cancer Day. 20.7.2020. Hope to see you there. Take care, Denyse.

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