Making a Fort

“What are you doing Cutie Pie?” I say as he takes the couch pillows from the rumpus room to the living room, which is hard because they are big and heavy. In return I get a glare, then a cute smile with a twinkle in his eye. Soon Sweet Pea is there to help.

“Making a fort!”

I know this isn’t unusual, but the process the boys used, once they had every single pillow and cushion from the rumpus room on the living room floor, was quite interesting. First they tried to stand them up on end, then on another end, but they kept falling down. Then they tried leaning one against another, but only two at a time. Everything they tried seemed to fail. I tried hard not to get involved, and after a while they asked me to look at their fort. It consisted of all of the pillows laid out end to end making a path, although to them this was the fort! They took turns laying out blankets over their pillows, being very careful to not step outside of their fort.

I was trying so hard to let them complete their project on their own, that whenever I did go near with the camera they stopped what they were doing and got distracted so I decided not to take pictures. It’s amazing what our kids can achieve when they set their minds to it, and when we don’t distract them or cause their outcome to change unintentionally. It’s serving as a reminder ,once again, that it’s sometimes good to pause and wait for the outcome rather than trying to fix what’s wrong!