Crab Apple River

Anna's imagination is finally starting to take off!  When Santa got her a kitchen for Christmas, and then she didn't seem to have much interest in it, I got a little concerned.  When is she going to start pretending.  I've noticed more and more this summer that she gets caught up in making stories up involving her friends/toys and finally that kitchen is getting some good use!  Her favorite thing to make is soup (it started out being normal, but now she's adding things like oranges, onions, ketchup, and mustard).  Sometimes she adds popcorn!  In any case, I'm very glad it seems to be happening now.

Her most recent dive into imagination concerns the sand bebow across the street.  One day a while back she had lots of fun helping some other kids make a big river using the sand and water.  Then she got very interested in burying crab apples so that the animals could dig them up.  So now she's combined the two interests, and she's made something that she calls "crab apple river."  She gathers as many crab apples as she can, puts them in the river, then fills it up with water.  She also occasionally says that the crab apples are taking a bath, which is pretty cute too.  I can't wait to hear what she comes up with next; now that school is starting she'll probably get all sorts of new ideas!