Starry and not warry afternoons

Star Wars continues to be a big theme in the kids' play and imagination.

What I love about this lego ship Gem made is that is modeled after a large lego Star Wars ship called Slave I that is no longer made and now costs about $150. The kids have been longing for this ship and I am pleased for them that this desire morphed into the practical creation of one of their own. (Gem really wants the Millennium Falcon which is still made by Lego and costs $500---I wonder if that'll be his next creation?)


Below is a creation of Sag's. I can't believe how "old" his hand looks in the second shot. Not the hand of a "my baby"!


I recently moved the chalkboard to a more visible and usable space. The kids didn't notice it really until a few minutes ago when I had Gem use it as a background for the photo of his Slave One.

That quickly led to their using it to create their own Star Wars themed backgrounds.




Finally, here's a scene from The Return of the Jedi, courtesy of Sag.


I do think that cutting down significantly on screen time has added some lovely and warm dimension to their play and time. After the requisite and unpleasant detox period, of course.