We used to have a much more regular teatime practice than we do now (something that makes me sad when I think about it, but am giving myself grace for the season we're in) and one of the tricks I utilized to make it happen was doing it before bedtime. I feel like many/most of the photos of poetry teatime depict daylight hours -- which makes sense especially if you're doing it as part of homeschool -- but in the winter, my kids have a cup of tea before bed multiple times a week anyway and one night I was like, why is this not poetry teatime? There are so many ways to "be successful" at poetry teatime, especially if you define success in the beautiful way you did: communicating to your kids that "they are worth your time, they’re deserving of dignity, and your family values enjoying beautiful things together." That's so great.
I used to work with the elderly, and we had a weekly teatime with a gently guided discussion (I would ask a question and let it go wherever it wanted to go). These were some of my most treasured and memorable times with them; I learned a lot about the generations that came before us. There is so much we can learn about people if we set aside unhurried time to talk and listen.
We used to have a much more regular teatime practice than we do now (something that makes me sad when I think about it, but am giving myself grace for the season we're in) and one of the tricks I utilized to make it happen was doing it before bedtime. I feel like many/most of the photos of poetry teatime depict daylight hours -- which makes sense especially if you're doing it as part of homeschool -- but in the winter, my kids have a cup of tea before bed multiple times a week anyway and one night I was like, why is this not poetry teatime? There are so many ways to "be successful" at poetry teatime, especially if you define success in the beautiful way you did: communicating to your kids that "they are worth your time, they’re deserving of dignity, and your family values enjoying beautiful things together." That's so great.
I used to work with the elderly, and we had a weekly teatime with a gently guided discussion (I would ask a question and let it go wherever it wanted to go). These were some of my most treasured and memorable times with them; I learned a lot about the generations that came before us. There is so much we can learn about people if we set aside unhurried time to talk and listen.