Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Ready Set Go Game

Joshua loves making up games.  Awhile ago he started doing the activity (game might not be the right word) of starting at the front door holding a football, and running across the entryway and then throwing the football as he crosses into the living room, followed by falling/crashing down on pillows or cushions. And then you repeat it over and over.  It's sort of a random sequence of events, but that's what he does.  Because this game involves a ball, he insists on wearing a hat of some sort.  At some point after it became an established occasional activity, I joined in, and in order to ensure that we left at the same time, I instituted the rule that we start with a hand on the door, and I'll say "Ready. Set. Go!" and then we'll take off simultaneously.  Joshua took note and began using that for the game's name, and now if he wants to play, he'll invite me with "Dad, want to play Ready Set Go game with me?" which I of course can't turn down.  Clara quickly realized this seemed like a fun activity, so she now joins in as well.  She likes to use the small stuffed K-State football while Joshua and I usually use the bigger inflated K-State footballs.  Tonight after dinner, we played a few rounds, as you can see here, with Clara also including Joshua's stuffed Daniel Tiger.  Hannah seemed more interested than she ever has, but since she's barely sort of walking and far from running, it'll be awhile before she joins us, but it's really only a matter of time.

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