Supervillains
Leo is Yuckyman. Bad Yuckyman. Power to make things gooey. Or yucky.
Mama is Dr. Shrinky. Power to make things small. Or tiny. Together, it is our goal to steal the key to the world. We are super-villains.
Papa is Captain Hammer, power to build anything.
Isa is WeatherWoman, power to change the weather. Together, it is their duty to keep the super villains from the key to the world. They are super-heroes.
Now I will admit that Leo did not invent all of this himself. It is from Backyardigans. But the imagination he uses because of this inspiration is quite commendable. He is always making things 'gooey', then getting a towel to clean up his invisible messes. He's always asking me to shrink things for him (never Yuckyman, he gets pretty upset if I shrink him), and loves when Captain Hammer 'builds' something to thwart him.
It's a lot of fun. Yesterday we spent half an hour running in circles searching for 'the Forest of Darkness, bwahhahahahaha').
He also 'surfs' on the couch, or when he goes outside he'll find a likely-looking scrap of wood to use as a 'snowboard'. He rides on the wooden horse and pretends he's a cowboy. He and Papa play polka together, Papa with his real tuba, Leo with his invisible accordion.
He found a magnifying glass in a store and became "the world's greatest detective", searching for footprints. He found a large hook in a hardware store and became a pirate with a hook for a hand. He found a pair of binoculars I bought him last year and became a lifeguard, searching for Tiki Beach. He found a piece of wide elastic and uses it as his super-villain mask. All of these treasures go into a box in the living room at the end of the day, and he delights in rediscovering them the next day, assuming one fantasy after another throughout the day.
Most often, he calls out for "Dr. Shrinky" to come make him a sandwich, or "Dr. Shrinky, I'm thirsty please!". Only sometimes am I 'mama' anymore. :)
Backyardigans is not educational in the strictest sense of the concept, but it is doing wonders for Leo's power of imagination, his curiosity in the world, and his joy of play.
Mama is Dr. Shrinky. Power to make things small. Or tiny. Together, it is our goal to steal the key to the world. We are super-villains.
Papa is Captain Hammer, power to build anything.
Isa is WeatherWoman, power to change the weather. Together, it is their duty to keep the super villains from the key to the world. They are super-heroes.
Now I will admit that Leo did not invent all of this himself. It is from Backyardigans. But the imagination he uses because of this inspiration is quite commendable. He is always making things 'gooey', then getting a towel to clean up his invisible messes. He's always asking me to shrink things for him (never Yuckyman, he gets pretty upset if I shrink him), and loves when Captain Hammer 'builds' something to thwart him.
It's a lot of fun. Yesterday we spent half an hour running in circles searching for 'the Forest of Darkness, bwahhahahahaha').
He also 'surfs' on the couch, or when he goes outside he'll find a likely-looking scrap of wood to use as a 'snowboard'. He rides on the wooden horse and pretends he's a cowboy. He and Papa play polka together, Papa with his real tuba, Leo with his invisible accordion.
He found a magnifying glass in a store and became "the world's greatest detective", searching for footprints. He found a large hook in a hardware store and became a pirate with a hook for a hand. He found a pair of binoculars I bought him last year and became a lifeguard, searching for Tiki Beach. He found a piece of wide elastic and uses it as his super-villain mask. All of these treasures go into a box in the living room at the end of the day, and he delights in rediscovering them the next day, assuming one fantasy after another throughout the day.
Most often, he calls out for "Dr. Shrinky" to come make him a sandwich, or "Dr. Shrinky, I'm thirsty please!". Only sometimes am I 'mama' anymore. :)
Backyardigans is not educational in the strictest sense of the concept, but it is doing wonders for Leo's power of imagination, his curiosity in the world, and his joy of play.
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