Bunchland

Megan Pettit shares stories from a new mom

I might take some flak for saying this but here it goes: toddlers are assholes. They are demanding, volatile, moody, selfish assholes. Don’t get me wrong, I love my 19-month-old son, but if he was a friend I would avoid his calls.

Most of the time Jr. is very loving. He gives lots of hugs and kisses and smiles at every person on the street. We have fun at the park and under the sprinkler. George and I have an unspoken competition going on to see who can make Jr. laugh more.

It’s all smiles and giggles until the toddler does not get his way. Gone are the days when we can distract him from eating/destroying something by giving him a bright, loud toy. Each toy now gets approximately four seconds of my toddler’s time before he launches it across the room. The bright colours and noises are clues that they are items he should be playing with, which is why he zeros in on the unassuming remotes, cellphones and books with only words in them.  Read more...

Awesome visual artist Anne Karsten helped her child’s school raise money by running a stuffed toy making workshop. Anne led the children through the design process, from studying commercially made stuffed animals through to final design, encouraging them to think about textures, shapes and colour. She then sewed the creations and sold them to the children’s parents.

While Anne is willing to sew your child’s fantasy stuffie for them (for a price), she includes directions on her blog on how to do it with your own child or with your own child’s class. We think this sounds like a really cool way to spend a couple afternoons with our bunch!