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Hi, I’m Hannah from Making Boys Men. I have three boys and a while ago I had a rare moment alone with just the oldest, Bud who’s 4. I let him choose what he wanted to do and he requested some chalk drawing outside.
So, following his lead we started drawing and he started to tell me what to draw and began creating a story around the picture (if you squint hard you’ll see some trees, a river then at the top a park & a school!). Next up he wanted some children to walk to school so inspired by the chalkboard people at Picklebums and Nuturestore we decided to make some chalk people on stones.
He started chalking people on some large stones we had in the garden and I created some houses as requested.
Here’s our expanded playscene…
It was great to have him completely direct our playtime and also fun to see how great he is at story telling, this inspired a whole heap of imaginary play and was a nice one on one moment. Making a mental note now to create more one on one time with each boy…. who knows where it might lead!
Hannah is a British stay at home Mum to three boys under 5. She blogs over at Making Boys Men sharing their play, outdoor fun, art, crafts and general adventures. Making Boys Men can also be found on Facebook and Pinterest
