Ethan loves to play with shadows. We would watch him crawling or walking, with his gaze transfixed on the shadows he makes and he would make a conscious attempt to touch the shadows. It’s amusingly funny, I tell ya.
This morning, the sun was streaking through the curtains in our living room, casting gorgeous beams all across the floor. I noticed Ethan was just standing there and looking at the shadows on the ground and the walls. So I stood at a position where I cast a shadow right in front of where he was standing. His eyes looked at my shadow. Then I moved swiftly to the right, and he turned to follow. I jumped to the left, he turned to follow again. Soon he figured that I was the one making the movements and he giggled happily and clapped his hands in glee! I started making shadow puppets on the wall and he was truly amazed!
Ahh… the simple things we take for granted are the very things that amuses a toddler. Pete says playing with shadows will cause a kid to get nightmares - really ah?
3 comments
April 18, 2007 at 6:55 pm
huisia
my mum said so..don’t play shadow with kids else will get nightmare…but we always play with Jo lo..just try not to play outside..
Joyce says: Hmmm…not sure if this is true lo…
April 18, 2007 at 11:09 pm
WS
Ya kah? Never heard about it! Let me “validate” this with my “source”…
Joyce says: Please ask your source for valid explanation ah…
April 19, 2007 at 12:54 am
Shirley
Felicia plays with her shadow often but i did not observe that she had any nightmare ler. It’s fun & funny to observe the wonders about our babies. BTW, i like to read your blog, it’s so interesting.
Joyce says: Hey, welcome! You should start one for Felicia too - I’m looking forward to it!