We got a new game for our Wii a week or so ago, called My Sims. G and I have been playing it together, since it's a bit difficult for him to manage on his own. It's fun, and cute, and all that. G likes it, and it keeps me interested for the most part, too.
Anyway, the last few days G has taken to pretending that he is in his own video game. He calls it "Super G__ World." He wanders around, jumping, making sound effects, and all that. If his Daddy or I call to him to do something else, he'll "pause" his other activity first. Earlier today, he informed me that he was "Player Two," and Daddy was "Player One." He even told me the made-up name of the kid who was playing his "character," though I don't remember it as it was a gibberish name.
He's becoming more and more imaginative as he grows older. It's rather gratifying, and entertaining, too. I indulge his fantasy as much as I can, while also reminding him that sometimes he has to live in the "real world."
Showing posts with label imagination. Show all posts
Showing posts with label imagination. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
Different Styles of Play
G's play is very vivid and bold; he enjoys things that are "big" and colorful, and fluid. He'd also rather use his imagination, turning ordinary items into something new in his head. Give him a can of colored cotton balls and he can entertain himself for an hour just throwing them around and making sound effects. Give him a bunch of Hot Wheels cars, and he isn't satisfied with simply driving them around making "vroom vroom" noises; he has to make them go as fast as he can by practically flinging them across the kitchen floor. He doesn't enjoy putting a puzzle together half so much as he enjoys "crashing" it. He has earned himself the mickname "Destructo Boy."
Contrast with Z, who is much more methodical and purposeful. Show him how to play with something, and he will imitate perfectly. He even attempted to spin a top-- and almost succeeded-- before he was a year old. He is much more interested in fine motor pursuits than his older brother. He enjoys things like pens and chapstick, that have caps that he can take off and put back on. As much as G enjoys throwing cotton balls around the room, Z is more interested in simply putting them inside a can and then pouring them out, over and over. He seems to be very interested in manipulation, and how things work. He is more interested in construction than he is in destruction.
Contrast with Z, who is much more methodical and purposeful. Show him how to play with something, and he will imitate perfectly. He even attempted to spin a top-- and almost succeeded-- before he was a year old. He is much more interested in fine motor pursuits than his older brother. He enjoys things like pens and chapstick, that have caps that he can take off and put back on. As much as G enjoys throwing cotton balls around the room, Z is more interested in simply putting them inside a can and then pouring them out, over and over. He seems to be very interested in manipulation, and how things work. He is more interested in construction than he is in destruction.
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