Creative Grandchildren

Here I am, enjoying the pre-Christmas week with my grand daughter Kyleigh. We have made pies, and gone sledding, and played games, but one of her favourite things to do is go to her magical world of A'all. To get to A'all she must go through a portal she drew. The journey involves jogging around the downstairs until she has arrived. ...Since I am the Queen of the Fairies I can magically appear in A'all or the real world at will. 😉 

When Kyleigh arrives in A'all she becomes the Meadow Sprite and sometimes is the Goddess of Animals. Grandpa is usually the Ogre, her daddy is a werewolf, and her uncle Zac has recently joined our group as The Bard. Usually during her visits to A'all she goes on adventures to slay bandits or people stealing the magical animals for zoos or to take to other worlds. She uses a light saber as her weapon of choice and always bring the perpetrators to the Queen (that's me) to pass judgement. Usually it's a hundred years in the dungeon where she prepares butterfly egg stew or on a special occasion powdered tomato soup  made with buttermilk. (She believes those are pretty awful tasting dishes.) haha.

A couple of months ago, in A'all, we created 7 different potions. Dew Drop potion for levitation; Pine Drop potion for sleep; Sun Drops potion for fire (you do not want the sun drop potion used on you); God potion for super aid; Imagination Drop potion for giving spooky visions; Rose Drop potion for calm; and the Happiness potion (which is the only one that is a powder). Using essential oils and food coloring and baking soda for the powder, she imagined a rainbow of colorful elixers to give her power on her quests.

Yes, all in all, A'all is a fun place to be, albeit dangerous from time to time. But the imagination of a child is a wonder to behold. All the wonderful places and scenarios Kyleigh makes up. I know a lot of people don't think children should be allowed "magic" but really how are they supposed to understand or accept the things of science or even God if they are never allowed to let their minds wander to things that could be. I LOVE watching Kyleigh grow, and know that someday she will outgrow A'all (except maybe to write stories about it if she follows her grandma's footsteps) and imagination, but for now, I enjoy all the wonder in her mind and her stories. 💓