Little man doesn't like to play dress up... he doesn't seem to care about whether or not he's dressed to play the part in his pretend world. Actually, Halloween is a nightmare. The past 2 years, he had zero interest in dressing up. I don't really care. I never really liked Halloween either to be honest...
For the most part, he still has to be prompted to play pretend. But more and more I see and hear about the times he initiates it on his own. He prompted a picnic in the basement at the sitters. Complete with silverware and pizza and tea.
Last night, he initiated 'movie night' where we sat on a 'couch' and watched a blank wall where not 1 but TWO movies were playing...one for him and one for me... I guess we could pick whatever we wanted. We had invisible remote controls, even. He narrated what was happening in the movie... and when he was thirsty, he 'paused' the movie, jumping up and saying "we need movie snacks". I asked him what he wanted and he exclaimed "I want orange juice, and you get tea." (note: I do drink a lot of tea these days...) So we went down into the kitchen and gathered up our drinks and went back upstairs. He plopped down on the 'couch' (which was just his crib mattress that was on the floor) picked up the 'remote' and clicked the movie back on. Once in a while he'd pause it again, saying he's thirsty and he'd pick up his cup of OJ and tell me to drink my tea... He even said "we're having a tea party mommy...cheers"...I love when he toasts. He'll do "cheers!" followed by "prost!" and "salud!" and sometimes, when he's with his Ayi..."gan bei!"and "kampai!" taking a small sip each time. (a little bit of East and West this one..) The movie night went on for a short bit, until I was finished with my tea.
Last night he slept in a fort/tent at the end of my bed. His imagination is growing. I love it.
