Zip! Boom! SchloooooooOOmp!
Ah, yes, the joy of sound effects.
I've been feeling in a bit of an uncreative funk recently and couldn't believe that I was out of ideas for this blog in such a short amount of time. I only started blogging in January! But I haven't been enjoying this stay-at-home mama gig that much these days; it is hard to stay in the present and enjoy the gift of being with LP when I really would like to hide in bed with a pile of good escapist novel for a few days. And those feelings and the thoughts that came with them are not so conducive to feeling creative and playful.
But ah...LP and I have rediscovered playing with sound effects. Easy to do, no need for much thinking, easy to repeat - perfect for this mama who is trying to play and have downtime simultaneously.
Toddlers by nature are connoisseurs of slapstick. They have a fine appreciation of physical comedy...a fake-out finger in your eye move? Hilarious. A bubble bath pie in the face of a rubber duck? Hysterical. And don't forget the playdough smush in the hair -- that'll keep LP going both in the moment and talking about it for a good day or two afterwards.
One way to both heighten and extend the fun is to add sound effects.
Sound effects are a great add-on to any playtime...really just play around with your voice. Add sound effects to books, to pretend play, to walking around a room or down the street - the possibilities are endless.
Often, little people find noises they can't get enough of. The past few days, LP is loving "schlooomp" and all its variations. I say it fast. I draw it out for as long as I can. I do it like a vocal rollercoaster. We monster "schloomp" and we mouse-squeek "schoomp"; we howl "schloomp" and we whisper "schloomp." It is a guaranteed laugh and even the least engaged rendition brings a smile.
Just what this big person needs.
I've been feeling in a bit of an uncreative funk recently and couldn't believe that I was out of ideas for this blog in such a short amount of time. I only started blogging in January! But I haven't been enjoying this stay-at-home mama gig that much these days; it is hard to stay in the present and enjoy the gift of being with LP when I really would like to hide in bed with a pile of good escapist novel for a few days. And those feelings and the thoughts that came with them are not so conducive to feeling creative and playful.
But ah...LP and I have rediscovered playing with sound effects. Easy to do, no need for much thinking, easy to repeat - perfect for this mama who is trying to play and have downtime simultaneously.
Toddlers by nature are connoisseurs of slapstick. They have a fine appreciation of physical comedy...a fake-out finger in your eye move? Hilarious. A bubble bath pie in the face of a rubber duck? Hysterical. And don't forget the playdough smush in the hair -- that'll keep LP going both in the moment and talking about it for a good day or two afterwards.
One way to both heighten and extend the fun is to add sound effects.
Sound effects are a great add-on to any playtime...really just play around with your voice. Add sound effects to books, to pretend play, to walking around a room or down the street - the possibilities are endless.
Often, little people find noises they can't get enough of. The past few days, LP is loving "schlooomp" and all its variations. I say it fast. I draw it out for as long as I can. I do it like a vocal rollercoaster. We monster "schloomp" and we mouse-squeek "schoomp"; we howl "schloomp" and we whisper "schloomp." It is a guaranteed laugh and even the least engaged rendition brings a smile.
Just what this big person needs.
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