{"id":1107,"date":"2010-08-22T11:23:46","date_gmt":"2010-08-22T16:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/?p=1107"},"modified":"2010-08-22T11:23:46","modified_gmt":"2010-08-22T16:23:46","slug":"little-things-that-make-little-kids-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2010\/08\/22\/little-things-that-make-little-kids-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Things That Make Kids Smile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1108\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/08\/bug-on-hand-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"bug on hand\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/08\/bug-on-hand-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/08\/bug-on-hand.jpg 422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><span style=\"color: #888888\">Photo by D Sharon Pruitt<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It is great to see the world through the eyes of children.\u00a0 There are simple things in day to day life that can be a thrill for young children.\u00a0 Below are a few ideas to get you started thinking.\u00a0 Try to take time for them to marvel at the world and see new things.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A car wash (the drive through kind or a bucket and a water hose in the driveway at home)<\/li>\n<li>Parking on the street near a construction site to watch the big trucks<\/li>\n<li>Feeding ducks bread at the park<\/li>\n<li>Collecting leaves, pinecones and rocks<\/li>\n<li>Driving across a bridge where they can see the water<\/li>\n<li>Driving past a place where you can see animals<\/li>\n<li>Any place that has something out of the ordinary, like a fountain or sculpture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo by D Sharon Pruitt It is great to see the world through the eyes of children.\u00a0 There are simple things in day to day life that can be a thrill for young children.\u00a0 Below are a few ideas to get you started thinking.\u00a0 Try to take time for them to marvel at the world  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2010\/08\/22\/little-things-that-make-little-kids-happy\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[195,397,699,807,818],"class_list":["post-1107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kids","tag-children","tag-fun","tag-preschoolers","tag-simple","tag-small"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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