Wordless Wednesday: When You’re Three, You Can Own an Island


Wheelbarrow Island

About the photo: I call it Wheelbarrow Island. I just sat back and watched my kids turn an old wheelbarrow into a magical little place, with captains lost at sea, mysterious creatures of the deep, and a luau back at the beach. This thrills me to no end.

11 Responses

  1. Karen October 31st, 2007 at 6:04 am

    OMG! Thomas has that exact boat!

    What darling play they had!

  2. mrs darling October 31st, 2007 at 7:48 am

    How cute. Thats how my kids play. Who needs fancy toys! LOL

  3. Jen October 31st, 2007 at 11:13 am

    Karen, haha, it’s a small world. My kids have all had great fun with that boat. It was my 8 yr. old son’s when he was smaller, but all the kids share it now. It used to be a bathtub toy, but it’s been out at the property for a while and is too dirty for me to bring it back in the house! You know how grime can just get in those hard to reach places…

    Mrs. Darling, I agree. :-) Dirt, sticks, stones and water are really the best “toys” of all. We do have plenty of other toys, but the kids always go back to the dirt.

  4. RecycleCindy October 31st, 2007 at 12:25 pm

    Cute pic for WW. You and I have the same wordpress template too.

  5. And Miles To Go.... October 31st, 2007 at 12:50 pm

    that is so adorable!!

  6. Robert at Kintropy November 1st, 2007 at 3:01 am

    Very cool - I like your kids’ creativity. Wheelbarrow Island puts sim games to shame ;-)

    As kids, we did some of that play indoors: an afghan for a raft and stuffed animals for raft companions (at least until they fell overboard and needed to be rescued).

  7. e-Mom November 1st, 2007 at 12:31 pm

    Catchy title!!! LIke it, and love the concept of a whole world within a wheelbarrow. Delightful. :~)

  8. e-Mom November 2nd, 2007 at 10:00 am

    P.S. You’ve won (another) award! When you get a chance, come take a look here.

  9. Jen November 2nd, 2007 at 1:12 pm

    RecycleCindy, thanks, and I guess we both have good taste in templates. :-)

    And Miles To Go: I just love the title of your blog - miles to go before I sleep. Thanks for the comment!

    Rob, the afghan raft sounds equally creative and exciting! When the inclement weather hits, indoor play must take on the creative elements of the outdoors somehow, and leave it to kids to figure out how to accomplish that!

    e-Mom, wow, thank you. So, I’m “interesting” - that could go either way!

  10. Jane November 3rd, 2007 at 8:29 pm

    He would get along so great with my boys! They love to do the same kind of play and plus my 2 year old is crazy about Bob the Builder. He loves his Bob shirt!

  11. Jen November 5th, 2007 at 8:02 am

    Jane, my little guy just sang the Bob the Builder song and really impressed his Daddy!

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