I know you’re busy – which is why this toolkit is designed with *extra magic and a no-pressure policy*
- Activities are sorted by age & ability to minimize hands-on support from us grown-ups.
- The toolkit is community-sourced and editable so you can add new activities at your own pace.
- This toolkit has been added to our Resource Library for quick reference.
DO NOT turn this into a ‘Oh no another thing I need to do with my kids!’
Just because we have a access to a hammer doesn’t mean we have to bash everything all the time!!!
Keep this toolkit in your pocket for the next blizzard, or quarantine – or when the kids are climbing the walls and you need to get them out of your hair for a minute to cook dinner.
How we support families beyond our tiny LBT community
Respite care, child ‘enrichment’ and keeping kids busy disproportionately falls on families who can’t afford personal tutors, after-school activities, and fancy summer camps. And let’s be real – there is a deep pressure for our women & femme parents to provide this sort of ‘enrichment’ while juggling a ton of other responsibilities.
This month’s challenge is about more than arts and crafts – our work together acknowledge the emotional labor of parenting as praxis, supporting each other through the ‘little challenges’ that eat up our limited bandwidth, and dismantling supremacy in our everyday lives.
Due to popular request from overwhelmed caregivers, we’re expanding our 2023 Resource Roundups beyond stories and discussion.
Which means sharing these activities for kids who enjoy tangible reflections as a part of their learning process.
Meanwhile – add your kids’ favorite activities so we can amplify new ways for our kids to integrate art and creativity into their activism.