Really, what else could we do?
On a recent road trip to South Carolina, we were pretty well prepared for bored children. The best advice I'd read online: make up games, but let the kids lead.
So it was with Hamlet. Before long he was asking us to help him make up stories. Rain Dog and I would start, then give Hamlet a turn. Before long, even Boris got a turn:
Rain Dog: "And there was a monster in the house! Boris, what did he monster want?"
Rain Dog as Boris: "Milk!"
Invariably, though, because we do after all have a 4-year-old boy, the stories ended up as so much potty humor. "And then the monster pooped!" But hey, it kept the kid entertained. What more could you ask on a 12-hour trip?
So it was with Hamlet. Before long he was asking us to help him make up stories. Rain Dog and I would start, then give Hamlet a turn. Before long, even Boris got a turn:
Rain Dog: "And there was a monster in the house! Boris, what did he monster want?"
Rain Dog as Boris: "Milk!"
Invariably, though, because we do after all have a 4-year-old boy, the stories ended up as so much potty humor. "And then the monster pooped!" But hey, it kept the kid entertained. What more could you ask on a 12-hour trip?
posted by Christa M. Miller at 10:57 PM
2 Comments:
What a great way to stimulate and encourage his imagination, Christa! We sing, but we also use the portable DVD (a lifesaver!)
You know, we thought about getting one of those, but we didn't really have a place in the car to put it and I didn't want him to hold it. Besides - he watches enough TV when we're home. I wanted to be able to find other things to do with him. I think for the most part, it worked out!
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