This weekend held a special treat, as I took my four year old niece to the Maryland Ren Fest.
The drive was a little longer than an hour, and I decided to pass the time with some silly made up games.
It got to be my turn.
I’d cover my eyes, and my niece would make an animal sound, and I’d have to uncover my eyes and guess, just as she had done before.
“Moooo….” went my niece.
“A cow?”
“Yup!” as she burst into giggles. She took my hands and covered my eyes.
“Oink! Oink!” squeaked out.
“A pig?”
Again, more giggles interspersed with vigorous nodding. I covered my eyes again.
“Vrrmm. Vrmmm.”
I uncovered my eyes. Was that a car?
She grinned. “Uh-huh!”
“That’s kinda tricky since it’s not an animal.” I closed my eyes, for what now would be the last one.
“Vrrmm. Vrmmm.”
I opened my eyes again, sure she didn’t get the point of the game, where every animal was supposed to be different.
“Was that a car again?”
She nodded, quite seriously, adding: “yes, a red one.”