Zephyr went into a frenzy this morning. He does this when he gets inspired by something, much like his father and I do when an idea gets hold of us! Having been my birthday yesterday, he decided he was doing Rarite's (his soft rabbit) birthday.
He carefully wrapped a pair of pants and a nappy for his present and then went about making raw cupcakes with dried fruit and nuts, using the mill attachment of our hand blender. He was so involved in what he was doing that you could not make conversation with him all morning. He carefully presented a plate of beautifully decorated cup cakes and then meticulously ironed out a pile of rabbit printed napkins one by one, which had got crumpled. This was a rather involved process that required linning them up and folding into a book, standing on each one to press it out. The concentration was immense. The attention to detail was profound.
This is what I love about unschooling. Zephyr is able to follow his heart's desire whenever the inspiration hits him and because we are unbound by anyone else's agenda or timeframe, he can follow the flow of his creativity. It is beautiful to watch.
I took great care to stay out of his way and avoid praising him, even though I was brimming with enthusiasm for his project. I said "I saw how much attention you paid to making those cakes" and he responded "I filled them with love"!
