In a time when it is easy to be overcome by fear or worry, we want this series of blog posts to give you simple, gentle, and dynamic ways to reclaim an atmosphere of peace, joy, and wonder in your home. We can all then help shine light to the world by sharing how we are choosing beauty daily. Please join us by using the hashtag #choosingbeauty on social media.
#ChoosingBeauty – Day 26
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“Kindness is love, showing itself in act and word, look and manner. A well of love, shut up and hidden in a little boy’s heart, does not do anybody much good; the love must bubble up as a spring, flow out in a stream, and then it is kindness.”
-Charlotte Mason, Home Education
Children’s Games by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1560)
Activities
Look: Study the picture. Notice everything you can and try to remember it. What kinds of games are the children playing? How are their games similar to the games you like to play? How are they different? Close your eyes. Can you still imagine the picture? Look again. How does the painting make your feel? Without looking, describe the painting.
Read: “Uncle Wiggly and the Freckled Girl” Uncle Wiggly’s Story Book by Howard R. Garis
Observe: Take a walk outdoors to favorite trail or around your neighborhood, if you can. Observe people enjoying their time outside. What are they doing? What do you notice about them? What kinds of games are the children playing? I wonder if they like the same kinds of nature discoveries that you do. Consider drawing a nature sketch to mail to a friend or family member.
Read: “My People” by Langston Hughes
Listen: “Overture” The Creation by Joseph Haydn
Share: What person or friends do you miss seeing? How could you let them know you are thinking about them? Share a good memory about that person with someone. #choosingbeauty
More to Read and Do:
Ballet solo: “Portrait” by Peter Leung, performed by Michaela DePrince
“The Unseen Playmate” by Robert Louis Stevenson
©Charlotte Mason Institute 2020
