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.
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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Haha, I just rewatched the video myself...I forgot about my goofy "gibberish" near the end. Gabe and I have fun speaking "gibberish" with each other :)
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