Imagination

I love listening to and watching my boys play! When they play pretend, I find myself immersed in their activities; it is so interesting to me! At our house, all the toys are separated into "buckets" (see-through plastic boxes). Each bucket contains a specific kind of toy, for example: monster trucks, army men, farm animals, puzzles, blocks, legos, etc. Seriously, we have almost 30 buckets. The rule is: no more than two buckets can be opened and played with at any time, because it's easier to clean up that way. But, for various unknown reasons, sometimes more than two are opened. This is what usually happens...the boys' creativity switch turns on, and the different toys join together for one greater cause...IMAGINATIVE PLAY!
Seen here: Army men, cars, and marbles have been meticulously placed and put in order on and around the farm--ready for the upcoming pretend "war" to begin!