When children pretend, they’re using their imaginations to move beyond the bounds of reality. A stick can be a magic wand. A sock can be a puppet. A small child can be a superhero.
There are times when I put out craft or learning materials and I just move to the side of the kitchen and watch JDaniel and his friends play. JDaniel and the little boy next door came up with this wonderful pretend play activity all on their own using just few items that have been left on the kitchen table or were available in the kitchen. It was such a joy to watch.
How did the pretend play unfold?
I put out homemade purple playdough, cookie cutters, cooking utensils and a cutting board for JDaniel and the boy next door to play with on the kitchen table.
The little boy next door came up with idea of making cookies with a happy face spoon. JDaniel decided they need to be baked in the oven before they could be eaten.
One boy decided that a child size chair would be a perfect open air oven. The other boy decided that the cookies needed a plate to be baked on. I don’t remember which boy decided on which idea.
JDaniel announced he had fire to bake the cookies with and took his Olympic torch off the refrigerator. I stepped in to provide the tape for the fire.
Both boys had to check and recheck the cookies to make sure they weren’t going to burn.
The boy next door decided when it was time to flip the cookies. I wasn’t aware that cookies need to be flipped. Maybe if you cook them under an open flame they have to be flipped.
What a fun playdate. I like your happy face spoon.
Oh what fun — I love the fire!! It’s such a joy to watch children at play — I have memories of my children play acting and now it’s just so special to watch my granddaughter. They have such wonderful imaginations!
My imagination still stretches further than the bounds of reality XD Awesome post 😀
Amy
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darling — you are a good Mom (all I can think of is that purple dye getting ground into the carpet. and clothes. and the dog.)
I love the inventiveness of children…I’m always happy to see them create on their own, rather than be bored with the complex and useless toys that toy manufacturers would have you think they must have! Hooray for JDaniel and his friend!
Sounds like they had tons of fun!
I’ve always hated playdough in my house, so while I was gone last week delivering my two oldest to college, my three youngest (10, 12 and 13!) made their own version of playdough to play with! I guess they really missed out during their younger years! 😉
Hi again!
Great post –as always!
Hope you’re having a great week and look forward to seeing you again next time!
The Johnson Diaries
How cute! I love those purple cookies, maybe I’ll have to try and make some edible ones sometime…
So cool! You always have so much fun in your house! You are a wonderful MOM!
I love to watch my daughter play pretend with playmates. During the latest playdate with her best friend they were creating Tinkertoy weapons to kill a giant cricket. How did they come up with a giant cricket? I have no idea!
Super cute idea. My little guy would love that.
They were both so imaginative! I love the quote at the beginning of your post. And I love that you played with them when asked. So sweet. 🙂
Am so glad someone likes purple cookies! Tell him to leave one for me:)
how fun! broxton is getting into the “cooking” phase now…
he cooked me up a bunch of hot wheels the other night.. it was some form of soup 🙂
I LOVE this! I used to make homemade play dough for my children. And I recently found a book I have had for many years about making dough ornaments. It was fun to look at it again after so long a time.
I love play-dough pretend games! It’s one of the bet ways to keep my son interested in it!
I love that spoon. And I love playing playdough.
We used to make different kool-aid ones for preschool each month and was always excited when it was my turn to do so!
I love your son’s imagination!
Thanks for an outstanding link to the letter ‘O’.
A+
What a fabulous pretend play activity! Thanks for linking up to the Sunday Showcase this week!