Blossom’s Big Ideas On Life
In 2012 when Blossom was 7 years old and
homeschooled she in her mirroring of me said, “Mummy if you can write a book so
can I”! We explored the concept of writing a book and we’ve now completed this
process. Yay! We still have the edit to undertake but nonetheless we have done
it! Next stage is getting it published!
We worked on the chapters that Blossom
developed and have created a book all about life from a 7 year olds
perspective. Blossom chose all the chapter titles and I ‘interviewed’ Blossom
in order for her to give me her thoughts about subjects like war, the
government, bullying, friendships, difference, deafness, parenting *hangs head
in shame* (as my nag-bagging is mentioned), the amazing world of street dance,
life and death and more.
Once I had all of her thoughts recorded I
set about putting them down. We completed this as a way of exploring life
through the lens of a 7 year old and we wanted to explore Blossom’s thoughts
about some HUGE subjects.
Here’s a little extract from her adorable
little book.
If
you’re a kid or a grown up you may well be interested in my big ideas on life.
These views are my own. I have thought about all of the subjects in this book
and I think we all should. My views will have been influenced by my life
experiences, the way in which I have been parented and the things I pick up
along the way. I learn from my mum and dad, reading, talking to others and from
the television, (also known in our house as the idiots lantern)! A phrase my
mum heard a few years ago. We call it the idiots lantern as from time to time,
we all (yes all of us) get sucked into watching the television. It’s like the
television transforms itself into a giant Dyson and captures our imaginations!
My mum says maybe we should think more about people and the world in which we
live and not staring for hours on end at repeat episodes of Tracy Beaker.
Blossom was a Bollywood dancer for 3 years. She came first in the local championships!
Thank you to all of the children who have contributed
their thoughts and their amazing drawings for Blossom’s Big Ideas On Life. We
very much appreciate all of your efforts.
