What Kids Like

Kids like

mud and noise

and democracy and experinemtation

and wheelbarrows and shovels

and hammocks and wagons

and drums and gongs

and magnets and mirrors

and sticks and timers

and clocks and stopwatches

and spontinaity and unafraid teachers

and visitors and singing

and animals and sand and water

and making things and coconuts and hammers

and cooking and weighing

and measuring and balancing

and feeling a hundred of something

and climbing trees

and walking in the rain

and play spaces they make for themselves

and umbrellas

and baking their own birthday cakes

and digging holes and being outdoors (without coats)

and soft things for quiet moments

and wondering

and teachers who like them.