Chickpea likes collecting rocks and sticks. Even if they're not really rocks, just chunks of concrete. She also became rather attached to one particular stick. When it broke, she used duct tape to put it back together, but I'm afraid it'll never be the same. Apparently, she decided she didn't want her collection strewn all over the yard, so she gathered them in a pile by the front door.
With several old trees in our yard and a long gravel driveway, there's plenty more where that came from.
Gotta love rocks and sticks -- the original blocks and lincoln logs!
Absolutely! They're up there with cardboard boxes and string. =)
That's too funny - my Little Princess loves to collect rocks from the yard, too - then wants to 'display' them! ;)
Happy ATWT! :)
Yes, Chickpea likes to try and identify them. "Mommy, I think this one is igneous!" "Well, sweetie, that's actually concrete."
LOL - looks like a random pile I would find outside my door. I have a 3 year old that collects.
Isn't it great out their little minds work? Great picture!
With three nature girls, I have quite an assortment of rocks and sticks outside the back door...in the glass porch...on the patio....in my car....EVERYWHERE REALLY! Happy ATWT!
How funny, my kids like to rock collect and leave them various places too, thanks for joining in!
I am glad that this soze of rock is too large to make it to my washing machine.....I am constantly digging rock out of my kids pockets and I have all girls!
Thanks, everyone, for visiting! It's always fun watching a little kid collect things, like leaves or rocks. I always try to figure out what their criteria are, what makes one rock a keeper and another not.
As for rocks in the washing machine, thank goodness the big ones don't make it in! Personally, I always hope for cash left in the pockets... =)
My son is into rocks too. Also leaves and grass. I don't know why we bother buying our kids so many toys, they'd rather play with nature!
I don't know why we bother, either, but I'm having a big garage sale come Spring! Too much stuff, including toys. Still, I don't think I'll be stuffing her toy box with sticks and grass... ;-)
I love it! I wish I could still find joy in simple things.
You know, I think the simple things tend to be the important ones. Watching a sunset, snuggling with my husband, reading to my daughter, those are the things that count. Slowing down and enjoying God and his blessings instead of running around getting lost in the daily grind. We make things harder for ourselves sometimes, don't we?
those things are WAAAY cooler than any toy you could buy them:) happy atwt.
Great photo. I loved when my daughter was younger and she would carry around her favorite rock or stick like it was her favorite toy...
Absolutely! Sticks and rocks trump expensive plastic toy any day! =) Thanks for visiting!
That's too funny. My 7 year old collects blades of grass. I have NO idea why, but it makes her happy so as long as she keeps them in a box or something I let her do it!
How cute!
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