Imagination and the Little Man
June 24th 2008 03:20
Remember daydreaming as a child? Letting your imagination run wild and creating worlds, situations and characters that at the time seem totally real?
At two, Isaac has embraced his imagination, and every day as he plays dress ups with tea towels or drives his matchbox cars over our feet, we marvel at what on earth he might be thinking.
Encouraging kids to use their imagination is something that should be a high priority for parents in an age where TV, movies and bezillions of toys are the norm in most families.
Of course I’m guilty of sitting him in front of Toy Story or the Wiggles if I need to get dinner cooked (or just need a break), but lately I’ve been finding so much joy in Ike’s crazy imaginative games.
One of my favourites is “lets pretend to vacuum”. While it’s heaven for him to get his hands on the real vacuum, he is happy to improvise with pretty much anything he can find around the house. I can’t not laugh at the sight of him “vacuuming” the couch with the TV remote, making loud vacuum sounds to the effect of “oooooooooh”, take a breath, “ooooooooooh”, take a breath, “oooooooooh”. The sound effects get especially loud when I’m on the phone or trying to catch the news update – but what can you do?
As he grows and gets involved with sports teams, language classes and the myriad of other activities available to young children, I must remember to balance his “development” with the opportunity to nurture his imagination. It’s what makes him Isaac. And I love it!
At two, Isaac has embraced his imagination, and every day as he plays dress ups with tea towels or drives his matchbox cars over our feet, we marvel at what on earth he might be thinking.
Encouraging kids to use their imagination is something that should be a high priority for parents in an age where TV, movies and bezillions of toys are the norm in most families.
Of course I’m guilty of sitting him in front of Toy Story or the Wiggles if I need to get dinner cooked (or just need a break), but lately I’ve been finding so much joy in Ike’s crazy imaginative games.
One of my favourites is “lets pretend to vacuum”. While it’s heaven for him to get his hands on the real vacuum, he is happy to improvise with pretty much anything he can find around the house. I can’t not laugh at the sight of him “vacuuming” the couch with the TV remote, making loud vacuum sounds to the effect of “oooooooooh”, take a breath, “ooooooooooh”, take a breath, “oooooooooh”. The sound effects get especially loud when I’m on the phone or trying to catch the news update – but what can you do?
As he grows and gets involved with sports teams, language classes and the myriad of other activities available to young children, I must remember to balance his “development” with the opportunity to nurture his imagination. It’s what makes him Isaac. And I love it!
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