old and new

We have been exploring some very old games, and some very new methods of entertaining ourselves.

Old: cat's cradle!! Liesl got a book and string and had a great few hours testing things out.

Old: pickup sticks! This particular set is over 30 years old. Maybe 40. It was ours when I was a child.

Old: cribbage! I managed to interest both children in learning. Not pictured: Seb playing solitaire.

Old: crocheting! We started this craft project a few years ago when Liesl was too little to manage it. She can do it on her own now, but it's still daunting to look at all those squares.

Bocce! We got a set and have been playing on the school field.

New: Fortnite! Yes indeed, we finally let Seb start playing Fortnite with his friends. He loves it, especially because he gets to play with and talk to friends while he's in the game. In the shot above, he's watching a live concert (by a real musician) that was hosted in the game app - pretty cool.

Also new: Liesl's Zoom playdates with Roxy, but that deserves its own blog post.

 

Planks over dog.

Reading outside, with dog for company. :)