Imagination!

Eli's imagination has really taken off recently and continues to grow! We usually tell him stories before nap and bed time, which usually include the usual ones like, 3 Bears or Jack and the Bean Stalk. But lately, Eli's been requesting his own stories that we have to make up. For example, the other day he wanted me to tell him a story of "Shooma" the giraffe. Sometimes we imagine before bedtime, too, like imagine he's a construction worker, or a bee, or a penguin. It's very fun to see his little creative mind in action! One not so fun thing about this growing imagination is that Eli's been having bad dreams. He has told us a couple times that Yoda came to see him in his room, and then he hid under the covers. Eli hasn't seen Star Wars, but he does have some shoes with Yoda on them. Yoda is pretty scary looking if you think about it, but we're trying to tell him that Yoda's a good guy. It's kinda cute, but I know it's scary for him. I'm also seeing the creative mind at work when Eli plays. There is definitely more pretend play going on. Yesterday, Eli was a pirate who has a broom for a sword, a fireman hat for a pirate hat, and an empty rice container on his foot for his peg leg. It's fun to play along. I can't wait to see what he comes up with next!