Sand - outside activities

It is great when the winter is gone and spring with its’ good weather comes. While I am writing this article in Barcelona is raining , but last weeked we had great weather with sunshine and really good temperature. We went to the nearest park to slide and play with a ball, and we found that we weren’t the only parents who thought like this, there were a lot of children and everyone came with its toys, most of all came with the toys to play in the sand, and we didn’t have ours with us. If you are a parent you know that you can take a lot of toys with you outside, but your child for sure will find the others’ toys more interesting. So daddy, went back home to bring sand toys for Mr. Toddler.

I took a good lesson last weekend as well,as I found out that Damian is a shy boy, he prefers to watch other toddlers to play nor to play with them and it costs him to interact with them. When we saw this, first thing that we did was to sit with him in the same place where were plaing other toddlers, as well we mixed his toys with anothers one, so at the end this worked and he enjoyed plaing with other children. So our main objective for the future is to go to play with other toddlers as much as it will be possible.

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Football or Basketball ?

I wrote on one of my posts the importance of walking and going out for a fresh air, even when it is cold outside. We are lucky enough as in Barcelona there is no such cold weather as in Moldova where I grew up. So, going out is just a pleasure. Now when Damian runs there and forth it is not so easy to maintain him interested in this, that's why we always take a ball with us. Our dad loves to play with him football, that is why in our family this is the choise number one. As well Damian sees other children playing basketball, and he is now on his time when he repeats all what he sees, and it is not strange at all when he asks to play with him other way with a ball, even if he doesn't like it too much.

Near our flat there are a lot of parks where we can go to play with our child, one in front of our house is choosen by us, as it has a lot of space where it is not so much traffic, and it is very safe to play there. As well, when we have a lot of time as today we had, and outside it is not windy we go to the beach. It is a pleasure to stay at the beach, smell the sea and have fun with our baby. I love when they play together as Damian gets tired and has a very good appetite and I have time to stay and look at them and admire the nature.

Go out with your baby, it is good for his/her health, even if you don't live near beach it is not an excuse to stay at home. Children love to spend their free time outside.

Below the images are from the second day of the Christmas.

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