Do you remember sitting by the campfire as a kid? Of course you do. Many of our most cherished memories are of times spent with friends and family around the fire.
Do your children and grandchildren have the opportunity to enjoy the same wonderful experiences you did? To create lifelong memories of tales you tell them, or that their friends share with each other when no grownups are around?
They should.
But a Cauldron gives parents and kids a tool that is perfect in another way, as well. When a Cauldron is burning, everyone goes to it and pretty much stays there. Light a fire – or better yet, let your kids light it. They and their friends will be entertained for hours, hanging out just the way kids are supposed to do. The benefit, of course, is that they are hanging out in the yard, and not at the mall. You can keep one eye on them effortlessly, while they get all the benefits of being autonomous as well as the center of their social circle.
It doesn’t get any better than that.
My kid has been taking guitar lessons for awhile now. Costs me time and money, and he doesn’t practice much, even though he’s really musical. When his buddy, (who takes lessons from the same teacher) came over a burn the other night, he was fantastic! He kept the little kids completely amused, and the teenagers …
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It’s late afternoon and I kick the kids out of the house. No more screens for today. Go get some fresh air…. “Dad, will you make us dinner? The guys want to stay!” HOW MANY marshmallows can you get in your mouth????!!! Note: no teen-agers were harmed during the making of this blog post.
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Remember when you were a kid, sitting around the campfire listening to your uncle tell stories about stuff your parents would NEVER say in front of you? Remember the way that flickering embers held you in an absolute trance, despite the fact that you were really tired? Remember the satisfaction of the perfectly roasted marshmallow, …
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