Boston and Ridley have lots of stuffed animals and they love each one. They name them and take them along when they're riding in the car. And they talk to them as if the animals can hear and understand.
They tend to assign names based on characteristics. For example, last week when I took them to Pat Catan's, Boston chose a snake and Ridley chose a cat. Her cat is now named Fluffy. And Boston's snake? Snakey.
Boston has a beloved chameleon named Blendy. (Get it? Blends in with whatever it's crawling across.) Last week he brought Blendy over to my house for his sleepover, and was commenting how cool it would be if Blendy actually would blend in with whatever Boston dragged him across.
He said I could make a chameleon out of see-through fabric. Of course, that started me thinking. Make it out of netting; find some sort of see-through pellets to stuff it with; …. I've been pondering this new creative challenge all week long.
What fun to be around children whose minds are still open to possibilities.
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