Monday, September 14, 2009

Working out a way to play


Noah built a big thing out of couch cushions, pillows, and blankets and invited Sarah to play with him on it. Of course, they had different ideas about how to play with it. Sarah started jumping on it like it was an inflatable bounce house.

Noah: Don't jump on it, Sarah! That is a dangerous weapon of the Empire, not a silly circus toy.
Sarah: No, it's not. It's a bouncy. Come on, let's jump!
Noah: I built the thing, and now YOU'RE trying to tell ME what it is?
Sarah: It's a bouncy, bouncy, bouncy. Boing! Yee-ha!
Noah (irritated, but trying to roll with it): Oh, so you want to pretend that the dangerous weapon of the Empire is disguised as a bouncy. Brilliant! The storm troopers will never figure that one out.
Sarah: Jump on it, Noah!
Noah: Ok, so let's pretend that it's R2D2's birthday, and we rented a bouncy for his party!
Sarah: Yeah, let's have R2D2's birthday party!

They spent the next half hour making a party for R2D2.

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