Pumpkin Hunt

Today I took the kids on a pumpkin hunt.

Lately I've been inspired to try new creative ideas with the kids. So this week we have been having fun with pumpkins. So far we have checked out a pumpkin book from the library, visited a pumpkin patch, and have eaten PBJ sandwiches in the shape of pumpkins. And today was a pumpkin hunt.

This game was designed with Elise in mind. I would hide the pumpkin in our room, then she would go on a hunt to find it. Then she would hide it for me. I expected Zion to not understand the game, but to smile anyhow. Instead I got a lesson on my limited knowledge of my children.

Zion loved the game. He spent a solid half an hour hunting the pumpkin over and over again. He thoroughly searched the room before letting out a gleeful giggle as he found his treasure. He was in pumpkin heaven.

Elise on the other hand was not fond of the game. She humored me for a couple of rounds then said gently, "How about Mommy read me a book while the pumpkin hides?"

It would seem that sometime when I wasn't looking, Zion grew from a smiley baby into a pumpkin-hunting toddler, and Elise grew into a book devouring preschooler.

At least that is the status today. I am learning not to make any predictions about their interests tomorrow.