Our New Reading Spot

My boys are big on reading. We have books in every room. Tintin and Johnny Boo didn't really need an excuse to read more, but I found one anyway. In the living room we used to have a basket next to the couch overflowing with library books, as well as their current faves piled up on the coffee table. After reading a post on Book Loving Boys, I was inspired to take the Target-bought toy baskets that were in Tintin's room and instead use them as part of our new reading spot. The beanbag chair used to reside in our office and was mostly something on which to jump. Now, however, as you can see from the above picture, the boys are relaxing with their Ivy and Bean books, or whichever books grab their attention; they've got lots of bookmarks nearby from which to choose and, if they want, our family journal and our sketchbook are close by as well. Now, the first thing Tintin does in the morning and when he gets home from school is head straight for the reading spot, and when Johnny Boo sees him there he says, "Hey, I know, I'll read too!"