Don’t you love it when kids add humor to a day? Last night was one of those times for me. I was watching my daughter, Grace, play with her toy kitchen. She sported glittery silver dress-up shoes; purple polka-dotted sunglasses; and a long, shiny beaded necklace. She “cooked” some tea, handed me a plastic teacup, and then gravely warned me to be careful because the tea was hot. It was hard not to laugh at such a comical sight, but for Grace, playing with her toy kitchen is serious business. (If I didn’t heed her warning about the imaginary tea, I’m sure she would have cautioned me even more emphatically!)

Watching kids during pretend play is a form of entertainment that I never tire of. You can’t beat the price, and smiles are guaranteed. The really cool thing, though, is observing how much kids learn through play and realizing that a lot of what they do imitates adult behavior. Little details, such as a child putting her hand on her hip as she stirs imaginary soup or pointing out illustrations as she “reads” to her doll, make me chuckle. It’s incredible how closely kids observe adults. They take it all in, don’t they?

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