Silas is the youngest learner here at Selfie School. Silas plays. This is his work. Since before he was crawling, I was preparing spaces for him to discover as he plays. One thing I strive for is to have everything within his reach be safe and available for him to explore. All of the lower cabinets in our home are places for discovery.
It doesn't matter if it's fancy wooden toys or a box of mismatched Tupperware...he is driven to discover his world and I don't want to hinder him in any way. At this stage of his development, he doesn't spend a lot of time outdoors, so I try to intersperse little pieces of nature into his world. Watching him empty a bucket of burr oak acorns onto the floor brings joy bursting forth from my heart as I watch him at work. It's as if I can see the connections in his brain...igniting the kindling of the fires that will one day burn intensely inside of him.
