Okay... I’ve been sitting on this one for a while now. Perhaps its finally time to get it posted... In this installment of the Kiddles Kimbee learns to play by herself after Little Hiddles had his neck surgery.
“Play, play, play...” hummed Kimbee to herself as she made Rainbow Dash and Hulk dance in her hands.
“PLAY!” Kimbee called at Little Hiddles. She was hoping that he’d pick up his action figure and join her.
Little Hiddles groaned in response to her command, still in pain from his recent surgery. Kimbee put down her toys and stood to approach her friend.
“Play???” asked Kimbee as she held out Thor to LH.
“Kimbee, LH needs his rest. Perhaps you can play quietly by yourself for a while,” I suggested.
“No fun!,” replied Kimbee.
“I have a puzzle for you...”
“A puzzle is a picture which has been cropped up into tiny pieces... the fun of the game is putting them all back together. Do you want to try?”
“Okay!... How do I start?” asked Kimbee.
“Pick up a piece and look at it... now see if you can find a piece that fits together with that shape and continues the image from the front of your piece.”
“Oh?!.... um... um... where... uh... Oh!oh!oh! I found it!” exclaimed Kimbee, “Look, look, look... I did it again! and again! and again!...” she continued.
Soon Kimbee was quietly off in her own little world, mumbling and humming as she connected each of the pieces. She was absorbed with her work for nearly an hour before she called for me again...
“Kiiiim, there are only two pieces left. Will you help me finish it?”
“Sure thing, Kimbee. You are such a clever girl.”
Once her last piece was in place, Kimbee sat back to admire her work. Very pleased with herself she clapped and giggled... and then asked for milk and cookies!
