For three days now the boys have had these airplanes and space shuttles carefully arranged on the floor in the foyer. At first I thought they were playing “lining up for the runway” (the same play they’ve been playing with their toy airplanes for the past few years). I soon learned, however, that this is a whole different ball game (so to speak). According to K & O, the airplanes and the space shuttles are both in their separate team “huddles,” talking strategy for their big rival match against each other. K & O spend lots of time on the floor making sure that every plane/shuttle is just so, pointing them in precisely the right direction, and making sure that everyone is accounted for. It seems we have ushered in a new era of play.
That’s so awesome, love how K&O are imaginatively and creatively combining two of their passions – interesting for the sociological imagination to ponder!
– Kate
Cute! It looks like the “turn-left-at-the -bottom-of-the-stairs-or-eventually -you’ll-kill-yourself” mode, too!