Samantha loves it when I make up stories and pretend to be made-up characters. For stories, I use the Little Bear TV show (still love it!) as a base and make up new situations. It's pretty easy when you have a set of characters already made for you. I'm surprised at how well I'm doing with the storytelling. Adam and I thought for sure that these "imaginative" things would be more his domain than mine, so I'm pretty impressed with myself.
Then I have two main characters I play for her: Whale and Cajun Lady. Whale talks really slow and low...well, like a whale. She lives in the ocean and eats plankton and that's all she does, except the funny-talking. I can count on Sam cooperating with just about anything if I ask her as Whale. Cajun Lady is the latest addition to my repertoire. I just started talking in this weird Cajun accent one day and Sam fell in love with it. That one is much more fun for me, but it's a bit embarrassing at the supermarket.
Another fun part for me is when I'm tired of playing the funny character, I close my eyes for a moment, open them and sort of shake my head and say in my usual voice, "Did I fall asleep?" Now I just need to teach Sam to respond, "For a little while."
When she wants a new character, have her say that it's time for your treatment. That's selfish parenting!
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