World of Make Believe

Michelle and I had some great times together. We used our imaginations and played make believe every weekend.

After playing with our Barbies (who always had interesting stories) we would put them away by pretending a tornado/hurricane/flash flood was coming. It always made cleaning up more fun.

We played school and baby sitter and doctor and dress-up and library and even lawyer. We used Michelle's dad's office as our lawyer's office. We each had a type writer and a phone to take notes and calls. Each book was a case file and we'd climb the ladder looking for Mr. Dickens' case (A Tale of Two Cities).

We played police on her tricycle and roller skates. We played detective at her house. We made gross food concoctions at mine. We constructed new inventions out of typing paper, scissors, and tape. We had scavenger hunts, fashion shows, dance recitals, and puppet shows. (Sometimes even with printed programs.)

We spent hours singing New Kids on the Block, Grease, and Pippi Longstocking in the back of her dad's truck.

I believe that that time spent imagining with Michelle was extremely valuable time. Not only sealing our friendship, but broading my mind as well. I know that physical activity is important, but I hope that my children will get as much mentally out of playtime as I did growing up.

What were your favorite things to do growing up?