Not always what it seems

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Kindergarten Series: Sjötorget Preeschool

As you may know, we live in Budapest. City centre to add to that. It is a big city, and space is NOT abundant. Most nursery/kindergarten/preschools are a part of some resident building. Space is not abundant there either. Furniture and decor are not at all contemporary. I am lucky, of course, for several reasons...one of them being that we got in at all, the other that they are happy and loved there, so I don't want to complain. But I can still daydream, which is why I am starting this Kindergarten Series, on top of my Playground Season Series (both are open to tips and suggestions, I'd love to have your guestposts on either/both subjects too).

So, let's go to Stockholm today. It seems that Stockholm too suffers from lack of place to build separate nursery/kindergarten buildings. In the next few photos you will see what Rotstein Arkitekter studio did with the ground floor of this building:

 

I am a little obsessed with sharp angles when kids are around, maybe because my kids fall a lot...on their faces, so I am not sure about the green triangular staircase in the pic above. Other than that, I am in love. I think if my kids went here I'd find a reason to stay and hang out for a bit every day.

What's your kid's daycare space like?

We have a new addiction...

 

Bath crayons! 

I thought is was an overkill to go and buy this...why do they need to draw in the bath? But, so it happens, they got it as a present from Valentina, who also happens to be crazy about these. I was, of course, completely off the track with my thinking. They do need this! It is fun, colorful and they don't only like to draw, they also like to wash it off after, so it's been fun for me too.

P is also obsessed with reading and writing lately. He is reading labels, signs...he makes us spell different words for him while driving somewhere. This is his name, written out on our bathroom tiles by him, completely independently.:)

Giving is living

 I try not to watch the news too often, because if I do I am terrified. I am constantly trying to figure out how I will manage to teach my kids to be good? Is there a recipe? Will doing things like this count? What do you do, please tell me!

 

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