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The Recipe for a Child at Play

April 4, 2017 By MomRetro

This past month, a local viral gremlin managed to set up residence in my home and provided me with three weeks of “unplanned” vacation time while I recovered from pneumonia.

Garfield Going Back to bed

Eventually tired of Netflix binging, shifting through piles of junk mail, and preparing taxes for 2016, I dragged myself to the basement and managed to find an unopened box from a move 10 years ago.

In that dusty box, I found treasures from old yard sales, books, and the recipe below — probably torn from an obscure cookbook long ago. As I read the recipe, I began to smile — reliving memories as a child playing dress up, making forts from old boxes, getting dirty while picking vegetables in my mother’s garden, etc.

It’s message remains relevant today, as I hope you will agree.

“Recipe for a Child at Play” – By Dorotha Conklin

Take one small child;
Mix liberally with boxes, boards, a little rope, and a pail or two;
Add a reasonable facsimile of dad’s or mother’s old hat
And a pair of Grandpa’s spectacle frames.
Throw in a couple of old scrub brushes, a cast-off necktie or two — or Mom’s old skirt,
Add a sturdy wagon if one is available.
Season each with love and understanding.
Stir in lightly with a good sense of humor.
Sprinkle liberally with dirt and water.
Turn out in a safe yard with a companion or two.
Like a good cake, this mixture takes a light hand,
A watchful eye,
But not too much prying and poking,
And little or no heat.

To children everywhere, may you learn through the art of “playing” how to dream, laugh, share.

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Filed Under: The Answer is 42 Tagged With: "kids playing", #childhooddevelopment, 3, childhood, children, children playing, kids, Kitchen Chemistry, retro recipes

About MomRetro

Live in Denver. Have three children and two cats. Enjoy cooking, reading, writing, laughing. Better at growing plants indoors than food outdoors, unfortunately, (thanks to the squirrels), but I keep trying. Have lived long enough to experience some hard times but have always found cooking as a way to help bring family together, earn a few extra dollars, and provide a constant source of unending family tales of my culinary disasters which are now shared with much hilarity by all, including me.

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