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1. They pour water from one container to another and splash it on people. They do similar things with sand if they get the chance.
2. They dig in the dirt. With tools, but more often with sticks or their own fingers.
3. They stare at bugs and worms and squirrels and other assorted critters.
4. They turn over or pick up rocks and see what's underneath.
5. They pick up gravel and scatter it. They pick up rocks to put in their pockets.
6. They pick up branches and leaves and look at them and pretend they're food or pretend they're swords, or pretend any number of things.
7. They dump dirt in other people's hair.
8. They chase each other, and hide from each other.
9. They do, unfortunately, get into fights, and sometimes hit. This is a good chance for the offended party to practice standing up for themselves, as in "Don't hit. If you do that, I won't play with you."
10. They take dolls or stones or, in a pinch, imaginary friends and pretend that they're the adult and the doll/stone/imaginary friend is a baby. Then they act out the appropriate role(s).
11. They sing songs, both that they've heard before, and of their own devising.
12. They bang on things and shake other things and generally endeavour to make a lot of noise.
13. They go as far away as they dare, then run back.
14. They help their baby sisters stand up, and encourage their baby sisters to explore things, and give their baby sisters toys, and take an active role in protecting their baby sisters from the dangers of the world.
15. They put on blankets as capes, and call themselves Superman, and run around a lot.
16. They climb things. Lots of things.
17. They make up games to pretend with each other.
18. They read, if they can, or pretend to.
19. They lie down or sit down and think.
20. They spin in circles.
21. They jump, hop, skip. They practice doing these things.
22. They jump down short flights of stairs (only three or four steps) one step at a time while you pretend they're getting away with something.
23. They draw on appropriate surfaces, such as paper.
24. They draw on inappropriate surfaces, such as walls and baby sisters.
25. They pretend lots of things, did I mention?
26. They build things out of blocks, or sticks, or rocks, or dirt, or pillows and blankets, or whatever.
27. They make long paths on the floor out of books, and then jump from one book to another and back again, over and over and over again.
28. They come up to you and suggest you make popcorn or cookies or go to the playground or whatever.
29. They stare out the window at thunderstorms, construction, firetrucks, people in the street.
30. They nab Metrocards from bus windows, and start out said windows and think.
31. They also nab gum and pretend they haven't, which is never pleasant and results in a time-out.
32. They throw balls in the air to catch them.
33. They roll or throw or kick balls at each other.
34. They dress-up in other people's clothes.
35. They make silly faces.
36. They sneak up on you and give you a raspberry or tickle you.
37. They sneak into the fridge to get food (verboten), or the pantry to smell things (verboten only because she always spills something expensive - she's allowed to do this with help, though).
38. They take out all the plastic bowls and play complex games you're not invited to participate in.
39. They take out the dominoes and build houses and snakes.
40. They spontaneously take naps. No, really!
41. Ditto for the toilet.
42. They whisper a lot, then, when asked what they had said, go "Oh, nothing" or "I just talking to the doll".
43. They fall down, but pick themselves up again and don't ask for any kisses because they're all right.
44. Sometimes they kiss themselves, to save time.
45. Occasionally, they will try to turn on the TV. Unfortunately for Ana, this is never successful as the complex interactions of turning on the TV, DVD player, and then correct channel - they have yet to be explained to her.
46. They play with play-doh for ages by themselves.
47. They make imaginary food and find people, real or otherwise, to eat it.
48. They find friends. Or they don't.
49. They play with their hands, or their feet.
50. They teach each other games.
51. They practice spelling words, or signing words and letters.
This isn't even the half of it!
I think I may have posted this before. Sorry for that if I have.... It's just that Certain People really got on my nerves, and I wanted to get this out of my system. The baby's list would be much shorter if I made it, she's a baby.
2. They dig in the dirt. With tools, but more often with sticks or their own fingers.
3. They stare at bugs and worms and squirrels and other assorted critters.
4. They turn over or pick up rocks and see what's underneath.
5. They pick up gravel and scatter it. They pick up rocks to put in their pockets.
6. They pick up branches and leaves and look at them and pretend they're food or pretend they're swords, or pretend any number of things.
7. They dump dirt in other people's hair.
8. They chase each other, and hide from each other.
9. They do, unfortunately, get into fights, and sometimes hit. This is a good chance for the offended party to practice standing up for themselves, as in "Don't hit. If you do that, I won't play with you."
10. They take dolls or stones or, in a pinch, imaginary friends and pretend that they're the adult and the doll/stone/imaginary friend is a baby. Then they act out the appropriate role(s).
11. They sing songs, both that they've heard before, and of their own devising.
12. They bang on things and shake other things and generally endeavour to make a lot of noise.
13. They go as far away as they dare, then run back.
14. They help their baby sisters stand up, and encourage their baby sisters to explore things, and give their baby sisters toys, and take an active role in protecting their baby sisters from the dangers of the world.
15. They put on blankets as capes, and call themselves Superman, and run around a lot.
16. They climb things. Lots of things.
17. They make up games to pretend with each other.
18. They read, if they can, or pretend to.
19. They lie down or sit down and think.
20. They spin in circles.
21. They jump, hop, skip. They practice doing these things.
22. They jump down short flights of stairs (only three or four steps) one step at a time while you pretend they're getting away with something.
23. They draw on appropriate surfaces, such as paper.
24. They draw on inappropriate surfaces, such as walls and baby sisters.
25. They pretend lots of things, did I mention?
26. They build things out of blocks, or sticks, or rocks, or dirt, or pillows and blankets, or whatever.
27. They make long paths on the floor out of books, and then jump from one book to another and back again, over and over and over again.
28. They come up to you and suggest you make popcorn or cookies or go to the playground or whatever.
29. They stare out the window at thunderstorms, construction, firetrucks, people in the street.
30. They nab Metrocards from bus windows, and start out said windows and think.
31. They also nab gum and pretend they haven't, which is never pleasant and results in a time-out.
32. They throw balls in the air to catch them.
33. They roll or throw or kick balls at each other.
34. They dress-up in other people's clothes.
35. They make silly faces.
36. They sneak up on you and give you a raspberry or tickle you.
37. They sneak into the fridge to get food (verboten), or the pantry to smell things (verboten only because she always spills something expensive - she's allowed to do this with help, though).
38. They take out all the plastic bowls and play complex games you're not invited to participate in.
39. They take out the dominoes and build houses and snakes.
40. They spontaneously take naps. No, really!
41. Ditto for the toilet.
42. They whisper a lot, then, when asked what they had said, go "Oh, nothing" or "I just talking to the doll".
43. They fall down, but pick themselves up again and don't ask for any kisses because they're all right.
44. Sometimes they kiss themselves, to save time.
45. Occasionally, they will try to turn on the TV. Unfortunately for Ana, this is never successful as the complex interactions of turning on the TV, DVD player, and then correct channel - they have yet to be explained to her.
46. They play with play-doh for ages by themselves.
47. They make imaginary food and find people, real or otherwise, to eat it.
48. They find friends. Or they don't.
49. They play with their hands, or their feet.
50. They teach each other games.
51. They practice spelling words, or signing words and letters.
This isn't even the half of it!
I think I may have posted this before. Sorry for that if I have.... It's just that Certain People really got on my nerves, and I wanted to get this out of my system. The baby's list would be much shorter if I made it, she's a baby.
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Date: 2006-07-29 12:00 am (UTC)Too cute! XD I'm sure it's not so cute when you're trying to clean up the result, but including "baby sisters" on that list killed me.
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Date: 2006-07-29 12:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-07-29 01:50 am (UTC)Once my former boss walked into her bedroom and found her 3-year old grandso wearing her glasses and pretending to read the newspaper!
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Date: 2006-07-29 11:24 am (UTC)It's doubtful he would have been able to feed this special bottle to the baby as the cot had high sides and was in my parents' room. We laugh now but it could have turned out quite differently. My brother now has 3 children of his own - 15 years, 13 years and 5 months and my mum often gets called on to repeat this story.
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Date: 2006-08-07 01:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-07-29 12:00 am (UTC)Too cute! XD I'm sure it's not so cute when you're trying to clean up the result, but including "baby sisters" on that list killed me.
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Date: 2006-07-29 12:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-07-29 01:50 am (UTC)Once my former boss walked into her bedroom and found her 3-year old grandso wearing her glasses and pretending to read the newspaper!
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Date: 2006-07-29 11:24 am (UTC)It's doubtful he would have been able to feed this special bottle to the baby as the cot had high sides and was in my parents' room. We laugh now but it could have turned out quite differently. My brother now has 3 children of his own - 15 years, 13 years and 5 months and my mum often gets called on to repeat this story.
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Date: 2006-08-07 01:46 pm (UTC)