When you reach a certain age, alright I won’t be so coy about it, when you get old you don’t get to spend very much time around little children.
Those little ones are like opening a window and letting fresh air into a stale room. That fresh air energizes me and puts a little more oomph into my steps.
This week I took my granddaughter to her first theatre production. We went to our local community theater and saw Sleeping Beauty.
I don’t think a New York City theatre first night cracks with as much energy as a theatre full of preschoolers waiting for the show to begin.
The look of amazement on my granddaughter’s face when the actors came into theatre and took the stage was priceless. She literally sat there with her mouth forming a great big O.
The children were enraptured by the performance and completely entered into the dimension of suspending disbelief. When Aurora approached the spinning wheel they shouted out warnings about not touching it and finding her Mom and Dad.
The audience for Sleeping Beauty was predominately girls and the actors wanted a volunteer to play the part of the prince. A little boy Lev, who was 4, volunteered and with the most earnest seriousness, donned his costume, and proceeded to play the part until he had to kiss Sleeping Beauty. At that point he decided he needed to return to his seat and Mom.
I am celebrating this week a chance to enter the wonder of the world as seen through my granddaughter’s eyes before I returned to adulthood and had to create my own magic.
Wishing you a chance to reenter the magic of childhood,
Bernadette
Our grandchildren are reminders to us to start ‘playing’ again!!!
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Children are full of freshNess and wonderful innocence.
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What a wonderful post. It made me smile to think of an audience full of preschoolders–oh what a happy place that must have been.
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I love your story about your theater experience with your granddaughter. How magical for both of you. I babysit for my grandson (age 2+) once a week. I get tons of exercise and laughs. It keeps me young at heart.
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You’re right about the energy and magic in a theater full of young children. What a beautiful memory you just made with your granddaughter. Love that prince story, not surprised! Have a great weekend!
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It is indeed invigorating spending time with young children. All of my grandchildren are grown but I have one great-granddaughter who brightens my life with the wonderment of seeing things through her eyes… Diane
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Lucky you! I can just picture it. Nothing like moments of awe.
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Bernadette, this was lovely! I smiled the whole time reading this! waiting for grandkids!
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I remember taking my now 23 year old to see Barney Live when she was 4, so I know what you mean about “that look” on their faces. Such joy!
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I don’t have grandchildren yet, but my classroom is down the pre-k hall. I love engaging those little ones in conversation. Nothing like a four year old to brighten your day.
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Absolutely delightful – magical in fact!
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Kids definitely have us re-experiencing things we missed out on. I love it when they get to experience something as magical as theater.
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