Sweden is a great place to raise children. There are playgrounds everywhere (no kidding, you can walk 5 minutes from one set of swings to the next), walking paths all around, nature trails to explore, and best of all there is Open Preschool!
Open Preschool isn't what it sounds like...you don't drop your child off and expect them to be "schooled." Instead you GO WITH your child and PLAY with them and other children (and other parents). Odin typically goes with mom to open preschool two mornings a week. There are anywhere from 10-30 other kids to play with and all the toys you can imagine!
Open Preschool goes from 8am - noon (but we rarely make it there by 8am!). It always ends with group songs. Mom hopes Odin is learning a little Swedish by listening to folks sing in Swedish.
During the singing children tend to sit on their parents laps...but not Odin! He'd rather go around the room greeting everyone.
And he also likes to dance while we are singing.
