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On Childhood
Notes on a slow childhood. Forest hours, kitchen hours, the quiet hours. Written from Finland.
Small Poems for a Nordic Childhood
Twelve small poems about puddles, bilberries, wool jumpers and dark evenings, written for a Nordic childhood by D.I. Suikkanen.
Growing Up Nordic
Oct 23 min read
The Book That Comes Back
Why children ask for the same book again and again, and why the ninth reading matters more than the reading log says.
Growing Up Nordic
Jul 242 min read
The Nordic Childhood Manifesto
A short manifesto on Nordic childhood, from a Finnish publishing house. Boredom is the soil. Forest is the floor. The year does the teaching.
Growing Up Nordic
Mar 73 min read
Spring Seed Starting with Children: A Nordic Windowsill Tradition
Starting seeds in eggshells. A Nordic gardening hack for kids. How to grow grass or spring seedlings in egg cartons on the windowsill.
Growing Up Nordic
Feb 52 min read
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