I don’t know about all of you other moms and dads out there, but improvisation has become a necessary skill at my house. I
never thought that I would be able to use a skill like that (since I take time to process my thoughts), but sometimes children push the scope of our talents. Children use improvisation all the time while playing. I use improv at bedtime. Our nightly routine looks like this:
- Take a bath or shower
- Sit on the sofa and read one story for each child
- Off to bed for each of them
- I go and “snuggle” with each one for about 10 minutes
That is so funny. My oldest has just started wanting me to do things like that. Before nap and bedtime he asks me to sing songs about Thomas Characters or Handy Manny. I am definitely glad no one is listening to me when I sing them though :)
I make up silly songs too. Not just at bedtime – just randomly throughout the day. I’m determined to make sure my kids are aware of just how much of a goofball I really am.
Improv definitely takes practice! Kids love it, though, and the wonderful thing is you’re creating something just for them and many good memories.
I stink at improv! But yes it is handy! Your little teapot princess song is far better than anything I’M capable of coming up with on the fly!
That’s awesome :)
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