Comments on A Day That is Dessert: weapons will be checked at the gate

ha, you're probably on the right track with norse ...

2009-05-13T05:02:00.000-07:00

ha, you're probably on the right track with norse mythology if you're looking for fights ;)

That first photo is absolutely fantastic! I think ...

2009-05-08T17:46:00.000-07:00

That first photo is absolutely fantastic! I think Finn wants to come over and play. He carries a foam sword I found at Michael's around with him everywhere. :)

Yes, I have a little boy just like it and he has b...

2009-05-08T12:40:00.000-07:00

Yes, I have a little boy just like it and he has been exposed to the same things as his sister and she has no inclination towards fashioning weapons out of anything. So would be interested in what other books you come across that I may be able to use later on as reading material

I have a beautifully illustrated King Arthur story...

2009-05-08T02:37:00.000-07:00

I have a beautifully illustrated King Arthur story, and I'll search to see if it's available in English. We are also a TV free family, and used to be a weapon free family. We now have a whole arsenal, from bow & arrow to cross-bows to the countless swards my boys have made themselves. They never once thought these wooden pretend weapons were nothing but play, and never once mistook

D'Aulaire's is an endless source of fascination to...

2009-05-07T22:30:00.000-07:00

D'Aulaire's is an endless source of fascination to both my girl and my boy. Who could resist? It's got all the importance aspects of human nature covered. When some of the stories seem too violent or farfetched (to me...the kids are totally ok with it), I just remember that we live in a Western culture. The more the kids know about these old stories, the further along they will be in their

A story book that is beautifully illustrated by Tr...

2009-05-07T18:29:00.000-07:00

A story book that is beautifully illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman is Saint George and the Dragon (I think retold by Margaret Hodges from Edmund Spenser's Faerie Queen). It might be a little too picture book for your oldest, but it is well told and illustrated gorgeously. St. George, the Red Cross Knight battles the dragon and wins.

Another is Tam Lin by Jane Yolen. A bold female

I agree it is such a natural boy thing. No worries...

2009-05-07T13:30:00.000-07:00

I agree it is such a natural boy thing. No worries, Look a how creative he is.

ah, something to look forward to with my little on...

2009-05-07T08:30:00.000-07:00

ah, something to look forward to with my little one, although my girl has never hit the princess stage (thank goodness), so perhaps not. i took a great medieval history class as a kid. i will try to remember the book series we used. you could certainly read it to him and it had cartoons, too, to keep us interested. hmmm...will think on it!
nicola
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ah yes, leave it to boys. one of the little ones ...

2009-05-07T08:03:00.000-07:00

ah yes, leave it to boys. one of the little ones it tate's preschool (also from a tv free, no weapons home) took his foam cross at easter and make it into a sword. yup. gotta love those boys!

I've been one of the lucky few whose son isn't int...

2009-05-07T07:40:00.000-07:00

I've been one of the lucky few whose son isn't into weapons play (and it's truly luck - not anything I did). He's 11 now and we let him play Age of Empires and Civilization, because he can experiment with the idea of battle in its historical context, and also explore working cooperatively with the other "civilizations". That's about as violent as video games get around here, and he's happy to

I have been following your sweet blog for some tim...

2009-05-07T05:39:00.000-07:00

I have been following your sweet blog for some time. My 3 children who are now in college loved D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths-also the tape in the car and at night. My 18 year old will still listen to it when she is cleaning her room. In HS they breezed through any mythology related topics & actually went through 2 copies of the book as the hardcover fell apart from being read over

It's funny how the weapons play seems to come so n...

2009-05-07T05:37:00.000-07:00

It's funny how the weapons play seems to come so naturally!

When I was a kid, I loved the story of David and Goliath...still do. And then there was Samson knocking down a whole building. I just couldn't get enough of that stuff. Oh...and the Narnia series. Good reads!

A perfectly natural stage for little boys. They s...

2009-05-07T03:46:00.000-07:00

A perfectly natural stage for little boys. They spend a good amount of time in the kitchen and being so sweetly creative. I love hearing what they're up to- precious.

interesting....is there a boy under that cape?!

2009-05-07T03:33:00.000-07:00

interesting....is there a boy under that cape?!

it seems like instinct, doesn't it? my boys will p...

2009-05-07T01:10:00.000-07:00

it seems like instinct, doesn't it? my boys will pick up sticks and two seconds later they'll have a stick fight - and i'm not even sure they know about swords or knights yet, as we haven done any reading or talking about that. or seen any movies or have any toys either.