What To Do??
- Woman In The Middle
- Mar 24, 2020
- 3 min read
Updated: Mar 26, 2020
Stuck indoors with a 4,5,6,7,8 year old? Have you already tried all the activities that fill Facebook these days?Perhaps it's time for a different approach.
Meet Thomas, the Ultimate Indoor Survivor.
Thomas: "I remember that when I was 3, I had a sort of zen-garden serenity."
He did indeed.
Thomas is a very very happy stayhome-er. To the point where I get worried. He does not even comprehend the concept of cabin fever. He feels at liberty (strangely) to discover the whole world from the safety of his home.
To be honest, as you will see below, some of the best projects in his life happened within these walls. Because where else would he find the resources to make his ideas real? I was his best resource and he used me well.
Being a normal mother, I had doubts. Am I doing the right thing? Should I do more? I am sure all of you out there feel the same. But I tell you what: looking back at these pictures I can safely tell you that I put in all my time, energy and attention. I was in lockdown for 12 years, my friends. I have experience, I can tell you.
Helping him transform his ideas into reality was really, really important. Vital in fact. It validated him and made him stable and happy. (Also, by the way, his ideas were pretty funny).
Like for example he wanted to be the Statue of Liberty. Not dress up like. But BE. Yes, that happened. All I did was to help him with the crown and then document this for the future generations. He stayed like that for a while. He got tired.
The devil is in the details. Please note the notebook in his hand.
The parks were more a source of anxiety than of fun, adventure or pleasure. He wanted to have a picnic once. But of course, NOT in the park. We had a lovely one in the living room. We had a pleasant conversation about the weather.
He broke my teapot by accident. We were sad together. It was a lovely teapot.
There was the News Anchor moment when he made me cut a hole in a cardboard box and then he presented the news. He then turned the box into a private TV set.
The same activity, different setting. It feels novel.
And then there were the pots and pans, the alchemy, the coffee mill and other kitchen paraphernalia.
He spent hours grinding that mill.
The lure of Chemistry.
Covid much? The gas mask was a must.
There was a Golden Antique Shop. I had to buy a few.
And then it was The London Souvenir Shop where I had to make a few.
Yes, I made all that.
We made little books...
.....and we made big books.
He made his own Apple computer.
And he typed a letter to his grandfather on a typewriter.
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