Wednesday, 23 January 2013
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When the Swishing Stops
Around our house, there is no lack of imagination. I’m not sure how it started or exactly how we fostered it in our children, but our kids do a lot of playing “in their heads." Don’t get me wrong, we still have probably too much T.V., video game, computer, and DS time, but there’s also a good bit of time where good old fashioned sticks or light sabers are utilized. Climbing out back, playing with the dog, running around doing who knows what are all common sights to see.When our oldest son, Alex was little, he would go off to his room and pretend. His speech was barely discernible at the time, but his sound affects came out loud and clear. BAM! SWISH! PSHAW! When the bad guys took a hit, everyone in a 3 room radius knew it. My mother in law started calling it “swishing” because he would literally SWISH by you. He didn’t care if you saw it or heard it as long as you stayed out of his way and let him play. All of the boys do it in their own way, a couple of them now do it more than the others. If you ask them what they’re doing they’ll just say, “Oh I’m making up a story,” or something like that.
The other night I looked around and realized 3 of the boys were “swishing” totally independent of the others. Oliver is only 2 and yet he gets up and goes and swishes because the bigger boys are doing it too. It was kind of loud, actually, the whole scene. At the same time, it was cozy. I liked that they were right in front of me doing it. I didn’t mind that whatever they were imagining cut a path right in front of what I was watching on t.v. I realized one day they’ll be too old for it or they’ll move out. There won’t be any swishing in the other room or down the hall. The house will be quiet.
I think I’d rather not think about when the swishing stops. It’s one of my very favorite things.
Do you encourage imaginative play, or does it just happen on its own?
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I found that children don't need encouragement when it comes to imagination. My kids constantly amazed me with the range of scenarios they would develop into games. I miss that! A lot.
Enjoy every minute of this time!!
Every now and then, we have to encourage the kids to go and play, but it's only when they come to us saying: "I'm bored" lol. Most of the time, they are running around, dressing up, creating games, and playing out different scenarios that often take us by surprise. Our oldest loves to take charge and be the mom or the teacher or the doctor to her little brothers. She is also so great at entertaining herself, and always has been. She can be found sitting on the floor of her bedroom surrounded by her toys just talking away. Our boys love to chase and be super heroes, and the sound effects are absolutely hilarious. The youngest of our kids loves to talk in different voices and make up games. I know I'm going to miss the days of innocence and silly games, so I definately try to soak up as much of this cuteness as I can!
I think one of the most wonderful thing about kids, next to their unedited honesty and innocence, is their vivid imaginations :)