Innocence Personified – Week 6, 2021 – Project 365
It is week 6 of 2021 already, Alhamdulilah! Sharing a picture daily from our small world as part of Project 365
Saturday, February 6, 2021
We went to the local mall for our weekly grocery shopping and my teeny tiny baby did not want the time to pass. So there she is – talking snail steps đ I feel her – who likes to be cooped up at home always ?!
Sunday, February 7, 2021
5-year-old did a Sports related craft for her school tomorrow in lieu of Qatar National Sports Day celebrations.
Monday, February 8, 2021
Went for an early morning stroll in the Souq nearby when her sister went to school. Strolling the souq in pyjamas – the life! đ
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
It was Qatar National Sports Day today and a national holiday (Celebrated on the second Tuesday of February to promote a healthy lifestyle) We didnt venture out anywhere due to the rising cases.
My favorite corner of the house which I intended to be a reading space. Eventually it ended up being work from home space/ jumping up and down space/bird-watching space/ even a place for napsđ
I was about to take a picture when she correctly positions herself and even opens a book haha. No-pictures-without-me phase of toddlerhood.
Do you have a reading space in your home?
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Just today, I was thinking i will not have anything interesting to post on my #Project365 since we will be at home more now due to the rising number of cases.
…and then this happened!
Picture 1 : Drawing a âsupise giftâ for her sister while she is in school.
Picture 2 : Waiting excitedly in the hallway with her tiny artwork for her sister to come back from school to give the âsupise giftâ Alhamdulilah
Heart melt! Alhamdulilah
There are stories to tell everyday.
Six billion of us walking on the planet, six billion smaller worlds on the bigger one. Shoe- salesmen and short-order cooks who look boring from the outside â some have weirder lives than you. Six billion stories, every one an epic, full of tragedy and triumph, good and evil, despair and hope
Dean Koontz
Thursday, February 11, 2021
For a child, everything is a wonder. Light falling through the windows. Shadows moving as they move. The shapes on the floor.
Do we have the same curiosity and wonder now that we had as children? Why does it reduce with age?
This enthusiastic curiosity doesnât have to diminish with age. Learning occurs naturally when we make situations and conditions that are safe to satisfy this curiosity of our children.
Our duty as parents is to give them supportive environment, offer experiences as per their age and to explore their curiosity together with the same enthusiasm. (And not to be like – âoh that is shadow. No big dealâ – NO) Allow them to ask questions. Tell them âI donât knowâ âWe will read on Google or find the answer from a bookâ. Allow them to guess the answers.
âIf you want children to continue dreaming to the moon and beyond, then dream with them, both by sharing your fervent dreams and by diving heart first into their ownâ – Vince Gowmon
Friday, February 12, 2021
Yet another sunset. Yet another week comes to a close. Have a happy week ahead.
Kids have an innate innocence and curiosity within them. May life never make them lose their childish spirit.
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18 Comments
Louise
The mall looks very empty; your daughter looks tiny in all that space! I love the shoebox football pitch, what a fun idea for a shoebox craft. How lovely that your little one made a âsupise giftâ for her sister. I love the way children find everything a wonder â the world is certainly a much more interesting place when seen through their eyes. #project365
Shahira
yes indeed! the world is a wonder for the kids…
Kim Carberry
Aww! I think when I finally go out shopping again I will be taking snail steps too. Last time I shopped was at the beginning of December.
Your reading space is gorgeous. It looks a lovely place to relax.
That is so sweet of your youngest to draw a picture for her sister. x
Shahira
thanks for reading through…
Emma T
The shopping centre is so empty. Ours is more busy, despite lockdown. We don’t have a reading space, although my son builds dens – mostly to watch youtube on his laptop in.
Shahira
dens sounds fun!
chickenruby
It looks really quiet where you are, is that because it’s early morning or are they tightening up with restrictions?
Shahira
we went during a time when there was less crowd .we are not on lockdown yet..
loopyloulaura
It is so strange to see empty streets. I haven’t been to the local shops in 12 months and I think most are closed in the UK even if I wanted to visit. #project365
Shahira
hope they all open soon!!
Mudpie Fridays
I am not sure the last time I went to the shops. But I think I would be the same as your daughter baby steps so I can stay out longer. Love the reading corner.
Shahira
baby steps for the win yay!!
over40andamumtoone
Shadows are always fascinating aren’t they. Seems so strange to see places so deserted, I can’t even remember the last time I went into a shopping centre now #365
Shahira
I hope we all get back to normalcy soon
Fozia S
Beautiful sunset!
Wow the mall looks so quiet! Our main shopping centre is basically shut as all the non essential shops are shut
So sweet of her to draw a picture for her sister!
ourlittleescapades
I can totally understand taking small steps when out. Its all been very home based this past year. I haven’t been in a supermarket for over a year. The last time we went into town it was in the even when the shops were shut #365
Kara Guppy
The sunset picture is gorgeous. Mine love playing with their shadows
Karen Langridge
It sounds like that corner of your home is everyone’s favourite space now! Love the sports related craft, well done to your five year old. That’s very sweet of your youngest making a picture for her sister. A trip to the mall for groceries is an adventure right now, I miss having a whole world to explore. Lockdown seems to be going on forever here.