SOL26 Oct 27 That Mall

Today, I am sharing a slice of my life with my SOL Community

"I just live to build things," she muttered as she connected balls and sticks with determination and prowess creating walls, doors, and even a roof with sky lights. I smiled watching her create a store for food, clothes and make up that her sister insisted was necessary in their "mall!" In the minutes after this photo, the wooden blocks became store shelves and the Duplo blocks became walls to keep the walls to keep wild animals out. 

I smiled as they worked avidly creating their own image of what they know in a new way as images of  their cousins who created Carville with complex signage not that long ago. I thought of elementary students who created airports and developments back in the days when primary classrooms always had a block corner/shelf. A faded image of my own children building with similar construction supplies peppered my memory.. "This mall is absolutely amazing," I muttered as they gave me a tour before I served tea in fancy tea cups on mismatched saucers in the nearby Tea House. 

"Can we keep it up forever?" the older one queried, clearly proud of their creation. I agreed to leave it up for the rest of the day knowing I would tasked with the clean up, one more time, but grateful for the reminder that creative play is the real work of childhood.