Childhood is an endless opportunity to imagine

When you're a child, you have the ability to be whatever you want to be. You could be a princess, an evil villian, a doctor, a teacher, or read stories to unlock a completely different world.  Having an imagination is one of childhood's greatest gifts...

When I read a book to my children, it allows them to play along with the adventure -to be the character in the story and open their minds to far away places. One of my daughter's favorite past times is to sit and "read" a book on her floor. She'll tell the story based on the pictures (she could do that for hours) and her brother will listen as long as she's speaking. My son squeals to certain parts and helps flip the pages, I'm guessing it's because he's also eager to hear what happens next.

My daughter puts on her Cinderella dress (pretending it's Elsa's dress) adds her cape and gloves, then acts out scenes to Frozen. My son also dons an outfit and follows her every move, just to be part of the story. They play Elsa and Anna running through the snowy mountains, or running through the Ice Palace trying to save the village. He'll also wear his Superman outfit and fly around the house, rescuing toys in need. These aren't just dresses on a rack or costumes in a box, these are a gateway to another world, a world that creativity is the only ticket to participate. 

My daughter plays she's the teacher and her brother is the student, or she'll line up all her dolls in the open chairs and teach preschool. They all have names and they all work diligently on assignments. She's not only learning, she's thinking too. 

Hours of play at their fingertips... 
Hours of bonding.
Hours of creativity.
Hours of thinking.
Hours of developing.
Hours of imagining...

Endless time to imagine... Because, that's what childhood is all about, play through the learning and using your imagination to figure out different social situations.

A child will never be bored if they use their imagination.