Aminal game

"What kind of animal could we be?"

That's the question that prefaces Isaac's new favorite game, although he pronounces it aminal. (The seeds of the game were planted last month when he became concerned about the animals living in the woods.) It's a sedentary game, as he usually insists it be played while we are sitting on the bed or the couch. He likes when the animals have a den or a nest, which we usually make with pillows and blankets.

I suggest a variety of animals -- deer? foxes? coyotes? -- and he chooses one. Then we snuggle together in our den until it's time to eat. Then we venture out to seek appropriate food, be it leaves or rodents. Most often we are foxes, and we hunt for voles and moles (usually represented by wooden building blocks) and bring them back to the couch to nibble on them. The snuggling is important, but the game is mostly about eating.

It's kind of a boring game, honestly. Once you've discussed the food chain and animal diets, there's not much to it. Although after we're done pretending to eat, we do get to pretend to sleep.

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Yesterday Craig and Isaac went to the Lindsay Wildlife Museum, where they got to see the actual fox get fed. To make it more interesting for the fox, its food was put in a box, then in a bag, then hung from a branch via a bungee cord. This fascinated Isaac. I wonder if it will change the game?