A. and Ben were running around the house with sand toys, saying they were catching butterflies. Awww. Then A said,
A: Yeah! We're catching butterflies to cook and eat for dinner!
Me: Oh...I'm not sure I know how to cook butterflies.
A: It's easy. You put them in a pan, put some roast beef on top and cook it for 15 hours.
Well. OK then. I think I'll still take charge of dinner, OK?
Later, playing "Jungle," in which he hides in a bush outside, and I watch the leaves move and wonder what animal could be hiding in the bush; then he pops up, announces what animal he is and we have a conversation:
A: I'm a tiger!
Me: Oh dear, I'm a little scared of tigers.
A: Well, tigers are scared of moms, dads, boys and babies but they're not scared of humans.
Me: Oh, OK. Tiger, you don't have to be afraid of me, even though I'm a mom. I won't hurt you. But watch out for the red-headed boy around here.
A: Well, A and Benjamin are already my friends. They give me food.
Me: Really? What kind of food?
A: Carrots. And skunks. And rocks.
Me: Rocks? Are you sure you can eat rocks?
A: Yes, I have very sharp teeth and I take the rock and I just crunch it like that! And then it comes out my front.
Me: And skunks too?
A: Yes, I plunge the tail and then it doesn't smell anymore.
Me: You plunge the tail? Into what?
A: (looking a little uncertain) I plunge it into the smell. Goodbye! (ducks back into the bush)
He was also a zebra who ate lions, a turtle who ate hippos (maybe I should have given him a bigger lunch because eating to be on his mind), and a giraffe who hid behind mountains when it rained.
I love reading about your children's imagination! Hanging around mid-schoolers all day, I forget how creative/funny children can be (by the time they get to me, they are too "cool" to do anything but conform. And complain. Frequently.)
ReplyDeleteI was talking on the phone with my sister recently when I heard my 4-year-old niece announce that she was going to have a dance contest. With herself. Just do one dance then another and determine which was better.