superman!

Over the Christmas break we got to watch some rubbish tv. (I know this is completely outside the boundaries of 'awe and wonder', but we're still human). Anyway there we were watching superman 3 and Rowdy was totally captivated. He didn't really get the plot, but he instinctively understood being a superhero - they fly, they have superpowers, they generally take care of things! And Rowdy like all other children wanted to be one.

So - a red jumper, a cut out blue S, a cape made from a scrap of red fabric, a load of safety pins and a huge amount of 3 year old imagination later - SuperRowdy flew into my world. (Who needs Woolies after all?) And it's been truly wonderful having him there.

Seemingly against my quest for awe and wonder this little bit of TV actually inspired many, many hours of imaginative, happy and great fun play. Not just the making of the costume and the role play of being a superhero, we've also spent a lot of time thinking up some cool new superpowers.