I was messing around with the giant building blocks on your family room floor, going for maximum height.   How high could I go before the whole pile collapsed?  That’s what I was thinking.

Observing my project, you soon joined in and started building with me. You are instantly sucked into any kind of crafty artsy endeavor.

Our skyscraper began taking on a new shape as our imaginations intertwined.

“Hey, what if we add a block there? That looks like an ear.”

“These purple things could be arms.”

“This phone could be eyes if we flipped it around.”

Tape was introduced as we re-imagined the project… watching what was formerly a skyscraper in-the-making … morphing into a… person/creature.

“Let’s put those blue things on the bottom for feet.”  This was the hardest part…the upper blocks kept falling down… but I held on and you taped like crazy… soon our perseverance paid off.

“He needs a hat.”

You loved doing the taping.

After awhile, our creation was A-L-I-V-E…

“It’s a Robot,” you exclaimed.

Indeed it was.

We never took it apart… you were so pleased the Robot became a permanent fixture in your room, positioned on your window seat.

That was fun… but I guess I need to buy you some new blocks…