I added scarves to the loose parts this morning and Elias was suddenly creating Broomtree, a place we vacationed last year. Logan and Augustine are on retreat there right now.
He created a lot of true details, and also added lots of his own ideas.
He put the cabins at the end of the river for the people to sleep in.
The people were floating down the river in tubes, boats, pots, and canoes. Watch out for the rocks and seaweed.
Some of the houses wouldn’t stand up so he got frustrated but then imagined they were rafts. Levi stopped by with his trash truck full of rocks.
Here’s a perfect example of natural learning and creativity. The house became a raft. The raft became a math challenge…how many people fit on the raft? Does the size of the person matter? What would happen if it was a real raft? Would it sink or float?
“Isn’t this smart of me, mom?”
“Mom, now I know these [watch towers] don’t stay up very well. They’re not on a flat surface. The other one stays up because it’s on a flat surface.”
“Now I’m going to make an amphibious vehicle.”
