Playtime schedule

Do you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you?

I am playing every day lately. I have been hanging out with three adorable kids who have different ideas about what is fun.

They finally decided that they liked Monopoly. It took a few tries though, because none of them liked paying taxes or going to jail, or anytime their turns went badly. Getting all three to agree on anything is a big win. Monopoly was a hard sale. My son said it wasn’t designed for this generation. We had a few laughs, but then, guess what happened? They started begging to play, somehow all of them turned into deal making real estate moguls.

Tag and catch at the park. I’m getting ‘styled’ today by the girls. There is a doll house waiting to be set up. New markers to try out, a bat and a ball, a drone with a camera and a video to make. Thank goodness the grownups all have to work, I’m not sure how we will fit it all in…

Later…. Well, we did. Plus we made cookies, raced in teams to the park, played impromptu two on two baseball, walked the dog which turned into a game of ditching and spying and ended with more Monopoly and then more pretending with the doll house people. A full twelve hours of mostly uninterrupted playtime.

The best thing about kids is that they really just want to have fun. We probably all do, but kid energy seems to insist on it. They turn everything into a game and all they need is someone to play along. The more the merrier,when G joined after work and gave us all baseball nic-names they were delighted. Plus he could throw.

The day before I left New England, I went to a yoga class that included dance and music making. I had been avoiding this yoga line up since joining the studio, but a few people were talking about it and it was my last day before getting on a plane. It was also the last day of 2023. I decided to be a little brave…

I had fun. It was playful. I have been living in an ultra serious situation with a lot of chore doing and grownup conversations. I might want to bump some play into my schedule when I go back.