Now that we’re smack in the middle of fall, I thought I’d take a snapshot of everyone’s interests at the moment.
Seven loves gaming and gamer YouTube videos. Right now he enjoys Feed and Grow Fish, Fortnite, and is just getting back into Minecraft after a long hiatus. He has put a pause on his favorite YouTubers Unspeakable and Crainer, and now watches a lot of a guy called Pungence. Seven made his first gaming videos, and we loaded them on YouTube! It was so funny watching them with him; he cracks himself up! When not gaming, Seven likes making up games and talking them out. His favorite person to do this with is dad.
Five likes watching these videos just as much, although he occasionally walks away to build with blocks or play whatever his baby brother is in to. He also loves playing tag and running games with Seven upstairs. He’s often found spinning on our rings or climbing on the climbing wall. He’s more info Fortnite at the moment, and likes a range of apps on the tablet. Lastly, he’s gotten back into Pokemon, so he and Seven will watch a couple episodes every other day.
Two it’s all about cars; watching and playing cars. This week he tugs me over to the rug and says “let’s build!” So we build with duplos for long periods of time. He lovs joining in on the running games with his older brothers. He also is fond of jumping into pillows from Five’s bunk bed. Two also likes puzzles and will sit at his little table and so them alone or with me. He quietly finds cars to play with on the windowsills upstairs when he needs a break from all the running around with his brothers. My favorite is his game of making a huge pile of pillows and crawling under the mound. Sometimes he does it to play peekaboo, sometimes it’s for having alone time.
As far as the grown-ups: sleep! And showers! We talk about mini-projects around the house, politics, pandemic updates, and unschooling. We’re real basic at the mo. And that’s us!
