An egg is to break

I was sitting and reading to Alasdair last evening, and our chosen story was A Hole is to Dig.  It is illustrated by Maurice Sendak, and written by Ruth Krauss.  It is a book of definitions, but not adult definitions, more definitions that children would give.  'Hunh! Rugs are so dogs have napkins', 'The sun is to tell you when it is everyday', and 'A floor is so you don't fall in the hole your house is in' are a few of my favourites.  Alasdair likes the 'boodlyboodlyboodly.'

Reading this got me to thinking about how Alasdair sees the world.  For example, I was trying to teach him to look both ways before crossing the street on the way home one day.  We would get to the corner and I would say 'Watch for cars'.  I soon learned that his interpretation of this was to stand on the corner and wait for a car to come along, no matter how long it took, watch it go past and then cross the street.



We went to the new playground at Assiniboine Park yesterday.  What an amazing place!  Alasdair was nervous about the swings, but he enjoyed climbing up to the slide and playing in the sand and water.  He thought that the human-like frogs playing instruments were monsters.  I don't know where he even learned the word monster, but I suppose he's kind of right about those frogs.



Here are some definitions that I think he would give if he could:

A brake is a tool to fix handlebars.
Handlebars are to attach to a seat post.
A small lego plank with wheels is a skateboard.
Dogs (or Sadie in particular) are to torment.

Sidewalk chalk is to graffiti the house.
Pebbles are to pile up on a slide.
Curbs and flower beds are to use as balance beams

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