I’m excited to have my inaugural post this week over at Project Mayhem, a cooperative of cool middle grade authors that blog together! I’m over there talking about Finding Your Childlike Wonder.
And, in writing about finding your childlike wonder, it got me thinking about other ways I get to be a kid again through my son like reading the same books and discussing them. My big to-be-read list at the moment is (some I am in the middle of reading right now. I have a problem with one at a time):
And I won a signed advanced reader copy of Mark of the Thief by Jennifer Nielsen. Woohoo!
What other ways do I get to be a kid again?
Taking silly selfies. Videotaping each other in random skits. Making up nonsense songs and phrases (chunky butt nuggets is a favorite…umm, don’t ask!). And creating our very own Dancing Sock Wars. This I recommend!
Dancing Sock Wars
All you need are:
Lots of socks
Music that gets you moving (We like Irish jiggy music by Gaelic Storm)
A big space (clear space in the living room)
Goal:
To not get hit with socks. And if you get all of the other person’s socks you win the war!
Start:
Turn on music loud and dance as fast as you can while trying not to get hit by the “enemy’s socks”. At the same time whap your enemy with your socks and grab away theirs (jumping on couches totally allowed here, Mom and Dad.)
I dare ya not to jig to Gaelic Storm’s The Hills of Connemara that was featured in Titanic. My husband and I saw them play years ago in the park behind our house.
Do you enjoy being a kid again with your own children, or grandchildren? What kind of silly things do you do with them?
Go.
Find.
The.
Wonder!
I love getting to be a kid again. Working at a school gives me lots of reasons to do kidlike things. 🙂 I think the sock dancing sounds like fun! I dress up for school theme days, dance with kids during library, read tons of kid books and laugh as much as possible to keep feeling like a kid.
I have The Eighth Day on my reading list too! It is on my shelf and I can’t wait to get to it. I read The One and Only Ivan and enjoyed it. 🙂 Happy reading!
Stephanie, you are lucky to work at a school and keep up with being kidlike! 🙂 Sounds like so much fun and a great way to keep from being a grownup!
I love this Donna! That game sounds like so much fun, we are definitely going to play it. I made up a game I called “laundry game” which was my attempt to fold laundry (a task I hate) and make it fun. I’d bury my kids with laundry and throw it at each other.
We also play Troll Toll where I’m the troll (obviously) and they pretend to pay me and of course it’s not enough so I have chase them and throw them on the couch 🙂
Dana, ah ha! The Troll Toll – love that! Fold laundry…oh yes, a big yuk for me too. I see how high I can pile it before it falls over…and then make a mountain range.
Anything involving snow, finding shapes in the clouds, playing board games and I’m going to give the dancing sock game a try. It sounds like a lot of fun.
Hi Brenda, we’ve had endless snow this winter in PA to play in that’s fer sure! 🙂 I haven’t found shapes in clouds in years – must do again. Thanks for the reminder. Yes, the dancing sock wars is a good winter thing too – great exercise!