Posted on June 8, 2008 by mrsvierkant
1. Disrespectment: Something disrespectful that causes embarrassment to another party. Example: According to my daughter “making fun of the president in a video game is disrespectment.”
2. Combinated: When a combination is combined. Example: According to my son “they were combinated to make the ultimate defense” (I’m sure he’s referring to a video game.)
3. Paradimensionalalienaphobia: This [...]
Filed under: children, family, funny, imagination, things kids say | Tagged: children, definitions, english language, family, fun with words, funny, imagination, things kids say | 8 Comments »
Posted on February 26, 2008 by mrsvierkant
My husband told me this story awhile ago. He had a childhood friend, P. who loved the movie Star Wars. (What boy didn’t back in the 1980’s?) Anyway, P. talked about playing “Star Wars” by himself out in his backyard and how much fun it was. So, my husband decided to try this out. (Huh?) [...]
Filed under: children, family, imagination, observations, school | Tagged: children, imagination, observations, play, school, siblings, stories | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 25, 2008 by mrsvierkant
I remember using my imagination and could play for hours on end. Both of my sisters had imaginary friends and had great imaginations too. My two children at the ages of 9.5 and almost 12 have fabulous imaginations and rely on them for their “games” they play. They tell joint “stories” together that are quite detailed [...]
Filed under: children, imagination, observations, parents | Tagged: children, creativity, free play, imagination, reading books, television, video games | 2 Comments »