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Parenting is hard and life is busy. It takes intentionality and purposeful parenting to get special moments with our children. A Year of Poetry Tea Time is an elegant and unique time of connection. This book could be a precious mother and daughter time, a family connection, a home school mom and children activity, an aunt date with her nieces and nephews, or many other things. It is perfect for children ages 5-15 years old.Poetry tea time is something your family will look forward to. Pick a day each month and put it on the calendar or be spontaneous and surprise the children with this day. We have made this day easy for you with everything you need in this book. Each month, you will have a fun recipe to make. Then you serve tea and the snack. It sets the mood for a fancy time of reflecting on the words of great poets, appreciating famous artist's work, and feeling open to dialogue about what is going on in life. Next, you will read a poem and talk about how it makes you feel, what it is about, and why you enjoyed or didn't enjoy it. You will follow this up by allowing the children to write a poem or you can all write a poem together. My favorite part comes next. I have included questions for you to ask your child to bring about meaningful connections into their lives and what is going on in their hearts and in their minds. I hope that it brings about a sweet time of bonding. Your child can write their if they enjoy writing or if you want them to have this as a keepsake of their writing. Otherwise, you can fill in the answers if that is easier or happier for your family. The last part is where you look at a famous piece of art. Enjoy it, talk about it, ask questions about art technique or about how it makes them feel. Finish that off by getting some art paper or a canvas and doing a water color art project, chalk drawing, oil painting, or using drawing pencils and shading techniques to recreate that art work. It is that easy and so fulfilling to have this once a mon