At 2:20 this morning, Titanic sank 96 years ago. Ask me how I know this. I know this because about four years ago, I bought Keller a book on the Titanic for Christmas. It was on clearance for $3.99 and I thought "What the heck?". And so, an obsession was born. You want to know anything about the Titanic, Keller's your guy. And me too now. That's one of the funnest things about having kids. They have a way of drawing you into their interests, and you find yourself learning things you would have never learned or thought of. Keller also loves hurricanes, tornadoes, lightening, the weather in general, and just about any kind of science. He loves to build and learn about dams. Dams? I would have never considered dams or how long it takes to design and construct them. OR how long it takes to fill them up and make a lake. Now I do.
Ella really loves horses and art. I'm horrible at art. But I've been forced to buy books on how to draw and paint so that I can teach her. I've learned about all about the different kinds of lines that are used when you draw. One day, she was running around the room showing me all the different kinds of lines she could see. I became drawn in too, looking for and finding different lines in everything that I saw.
Kids have an awesome talent for waking you up to the world. What have your kids woken you up to? What have you learned more about because of your kids?
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My daughter informed me that this was the anniversary of the Titanic sinking too. It is very cool to learn with your kids. I can name a ton of dinosaurs and construction equipment too. And probably tell you how many Star Wars Lego sets there have been made :)
Hope you aren't annoyed that I snoop on your blog. You seem like such a great mom and you are a fabulous writer!
Oh boy - I could tell you anything and everything you wanted to know about Thomas the Tank Engine. Also dinosaurs, Sasquatch, Loch Ness monster, U2, Star Wars, Charles Manson, Elvis and the latest - Van Gogh.
I had an obsession about the Titanic when I was younger too (not as young as Kel) also sharks and dinosaurs.
"Bean Museum" is a little misleading. It's named after a guy Mr. something Bean. It's a bunch of stuffed animals. A little more exotic than Cabela's. But it's free and the 1st graders liked it :)
I love this post! I love the adventures that our kids take us on. My husband once told Austin that he and myself were Palientologists (sp?). Austin ended up telling his Kindergarten teacher this. We aren't (obviously), but I've never met a kid that knew more about dinosaurs, and now, we also know everything there is to know about dinosaurs. I wonder what his next obsession will be???
That's way cool. I LOVE history and anything that has to do with the ocean, so Titanic is one of my fascinations as well. Robin and I went to a really cool exhibit with Titanic artifacts at the Tropicana casino in Vegas and enjoyed it.
Keep up the great work!
Trains. I know a whole lot about trains--steam, diesel, Thomas the Tank Engine, you name it.
It's funny, my son just picked up a book about the Titanic at the library last week and has been teaching his little brothers all about icebergs and shipwrecks and has a million questions about it all. As my husband says, the boat sank, get over it. It's fun though to see their enthusiasm for learning new things.
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