Time to Pretend
Friday, July 8th, 2016From Friday Mom – Erin:
Rory has started pretending much more frequently. And it’s great fun to play along.
This past weekend, Rory and I pretended to be bears roaming the playground while we were visiting his grandparents’ house. We ran around in the mulch, roaring and giggling together. We hid in “caves”; we ate “bear snacks”; we played “Mommy Bear” and “Daddy Bear”; and Charlotte even joined us briefly as “Baby Bear.” Clearly he enjoyed it, because he started roaring the next day at a couple little girls he met on the same playground. They loved it almost as much, letting him chase them round and round through tunnels and down slides, roaring and shrieking in turn.
Earlier this week, I helped him go on a Monster Hunt in the playroom. After all, there were big, big monster shadows that we needed to hunt down and get rid of. So what does any good mom confronted with monster shadows do? Why go on a Monster Hunt, of course!
I’m happy to be able to help indulge Rory’s creativity as he creates new narratives in his mind. I love watching him stretch his creative juices, and I cannot help but giggle some times at the elaborate stories he concocts and shares. I cannot wait until he’s able to start writing some of it all down. All in good time, I am sure.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I am pretty sure I see a monster shadow I must tend to.