kids Archives - Darcy Wiley

What I Didn’t Give My Daughter for Her Birthday {A Less Digital Life…Day 8}

by Darcy Wiley | Oct 8, 2013 | A Less Digital Life, Fresh-Cut Flowers, Pocket Change

One morning a few months ago, while I snuck upstairs for a quick shower, my three year old did a little sneaking of her own. By the time I came down, she had located my iPad in my office, seated herself on the couch, opened to the Doodle app and turned on the blues...

Even the Child Yet to Be Born {plus a book giveaway!}

by Darcy Wiley | Dec 13, 2012 | Pocket Change, Sweet Tea

We circle up under the light of the tree, the firstborn leaning hard into my side and bending his head close to see the words, my little girl taking her place on what’s left of my lap, the baby in hiding filling me toward fullness. I turn the page and read aloud...

Fresh Language, Quotable Kids {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 10}

by Darcy Wiley | Oct 17, 2012 | Pencils & Pens, Preserve Your Story {31 Days}, Sweet Tea

We’d read the book so many times that our two-year-old boy had the thing memorized, every line of Duck in the Truck. He’d look at the pictures and recite the story in happy sing-song toddlerese. He’s got the gift of good memory and we’re steering it the best we can....