"I'm bored"
I often hear this from our kids. It can be a torturous 20 minutes when the kids feel like they don't have anything to do.
But what happens next is amazing.
They build things.
Over the last 6 months we've had some indoor structures big enough to climb into. A house, a boat, a spaceship. Sometimes with multiple rooms and various windows and skylights.
We've also seen small things built such as rockets, planes and helicopters. These are usually made to just the right size to be held and flown around inside or outside.
Sometimes the boredom hits when I'm in the middle of doing something. I'm always trying to decide if I should drop what I'm doing and play with them. To play or not to play? Either way somebody is going to be upset. I've been trying to remember all these amazing creations, hopefully it will make the next time of boredom easier, at least for me.
... a one-word prompt every week, and you have the opportunity to free write for five minutes flat on that one word, then join the link-up...word prompt: BUILD
6 comments:
It is amazing how children become creative little innovators! Oh to keep some of that creativity as adults! Happy Friday
This is great! Boredom can be a wonderful motivation. We see this when we are on our summer break from school. Keep up the good work!
I love this! I get so inspired by young kids and how pure their imaginations are! The creativity is rich!
Sometimes, even as adults, the cure for our boredom is simply our imagination. I need to allow my imagination a little more freedom:) Just to be creative!
Something I am working on in my life is that instead watching something when I'm bored, creating something. Your kids have it right. I think we loose that as we get older.
I think kids need boredom sometimes to have the space to be creative and to learn how to amuse themselves! Visiting from FMF #32.
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