I have a spatial kid. He’s a puzzle master. He’s a building dynamo. He’s (now) an animal balloon maker.
Here’s how it all went down: Lovely family members recently provided us with a bag of long balloons and a balloon pump. After these supplies sat on the table for several days, my nine year old asked me to make him a dog. (Although I can’t remember where or why I picked up this skill in college– I do, in fact, know how to make balloon animals. It’s the wonders of a liberal arts education. Hooray!) I quickly inflated, tied, twisted, turned, adjusted, turned and twisted the balloon animal before returning to other mommy duties (reading a book to my six year old). Fifteen minutes later I turned to find this:
Here’s how it all went down: Lovely family members recently provided us with a bag of long balloons and a balloon pump. After these supplies sat on the table for several days, my nine year old asked me to make him a dog. (Although I can’t remember where or why I picked up this skill in college– I do, in fact, know how to make balloon animals. It’s the wonders of a liberal arts education. Hooray!) I quickly inflated, tied, twisted, turned, adjusted, turned and twisted the balloon animal before returning to other mommy duties (reading a book to my six year old). Fifteen minutes later I turned to find this:
My son had made almost a dozen animals: The dog. A giraffe: An anteater. A kangaroo. Wowza!
That’s when it struck me. Although I was seemingly too busy to notice earlier– my son had found a great opportunity to use his motor skills, creativity, and spatial reasoning.
That’s when it struck me. Although I was seemingly too busy to notice earlier– my son had found a great opportunity to use his motor skills, creativity, and spatial reasoning.
Animal balloons are not just for the Saturday Market. They also make a great activity at home.