Tell Us About Your Child's Imagination

I heard Maggie crying the in dark last night so I went in to calm her down. She sat up in bed and said "Mommy, I was in my imagination and there was an inchworm on Minnie's nose and it jumped on me."

Giggle. So magical to have a child articulate the concept of imagination -- to feel it so real, but know (kind of) that it's not. The lines between real and imaginary aren't fully developed in Maggie (nearly every night lately she looks out the window in hopes of seeing Peter Pan), but she's starting to develop some distinctions.

What has your child imagined? When could they tell the difference between real and imaginary?

Please share stories about YOUR child's imagination by using the comment link below.

Amy

Check Out the Diggers!

Take a trip downtown to see where the new museum will be. There's a great view from from the University of Tampa. Just walk from the steps of the Plant Museum toward the river, and you can see the building in progress, along with lots of big machines.

Things to take along:

1. A camera so you can document the ages and sizes of your kids as this landmark building emerges on the banks of our city.

2. The book Richard Scarry's "Cars and Trucks and Things that Go" so you can name all the cool diggers.

3. If it's the middle of July ... sunscreen and a plan for getting back in the car. Ice cream works well.

Amy

Hello … I’m Amy, a Tampa mom of a preschooler who will be sharing in the excitement and anticipation of our city’s new museum. I moved to Tampa from Los Angeles a couple of years ago and decided before I begin writing for the Glazer Children’s Museum, the first thing I should do is find out who the Glazer’s are (had no idea – again, new in town). Once I figured it out (ah ha!), the second thing I had to do was tell my friend Erika, ginormous Bucs fan, about the museum. And of course, a woman who could not love the Buccaneers and thus the Glazer family more, now loves the Glazer family more for their gift to kick off the capital campaign to build a cool new museum for our city’s children. Yes, cheers to the Glazer Family. And cheers to ah ha moments. Yesterday, I secretly wondered if the Glazer’s were related to Starsky (as a child of the 70s, my first love). Today I can’t even believe that crossed my mind (s vs. z).