Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Day 29: Game Day

Will has made up his own card game, complete with cards he drew himself. The game very much resembles Stratego, except that unlike Stratego, I understand it. In fact, I believe it was my inability to comprehend the rules of Stratego that forced Will to create a game I'm actually able to play.

Anyway, he made up the game yesterday afternoon, and we've been playing it nonstop ever since.

I love that Will makes up his own games. I love that 78% of the rules for his game make perfect sense, and the 22% of the rules that don't make sense to me don't make sense to anyone else, either, including Will. I love the fact that Will's a self-starter, an imaginative thinker, a creative human being.

And that is why I keep playing the game. It is tempting to burst into flames instead. It's tempting to melt into a puddle of dust. But I don't. I say, "Yes, sure, I'd love to play again." Because I want him to keep making up games and drawing cards and coming up with rules that make sense 78% of the time.

And, okay, it's the only game I can beat anyone in this house at. There's that, too.

7 comments:

Pom Pom said...

I've noticed that kids are enjoying making up games more than ever before. I like that, too!
I'm ready for your "A Childlike Christmas" post tomorrow! Yahoo!

Leslie said...

Will sounds like an interesting guy. And you are a great mom.

Gumbo Lily said...

Smart Will.
Smart Mom.
The nut didn't fall far from the tree, eh?

Tracy said...

That's quite a skill. I spent some time road-testing games made up by Year 4 & 5 students over the last few weeks. These are 10 and 11 year old students. Some kids never really get what it means to make up a game that other people can actually play.

Will is quite a clever lad. A fellow my Yr 4/5's would've loved to have had in their small groups!

Elderberry-Rob said...

Making is so much more rewarding than buying and it looks like your son has learned this from you and put it into practice in a really fun way.

magsmcc said...

You are so great! He is so great! Have you read Gladsome Lights' Childlike Christmas post- paragraph on Advent asceticism made me think of you! Grand finale coming up- yahay!

The dB family said...

Good for you on encouraging him in his game making! You never know, he might make a best selling game yet! Hooray for a game you can win at too. I'd like a game like that too :o).

Blessings!
Deborah