Normally, after dinner, the kids are ushered immediately upstairs to pjs and bed. But last night I let them play in their rooms for awhile. Elliot spent his time creating rocket ships out of legos while Betsy searched the dress-up box for the perfect theatrical costume. She decided on a pretty pink dress which, she told me, was going to be a Sleeping Beauty dress. As it was nearing lights out, the kids asked to perform a play and have a rocket ship race in lieu of a bedtime story. I agreed and the next 20 minutes of my life counldn't have been more perfect.
Already being in full costume, Betsy wanted to have a princess play about Sleeping Beauty. But when I explained that she had to lay down on the ground and fall alseep she decided that a good costume wasn't nearly as important as a good storyline. So she opted for the Snow White play until, of course, I told her that she'd have to lay down and fall alseep. After working through her somniphobia, we finally decided on a Cinderella play.
Using a triceratops puppet as her cleaning sponge, our play opened to poor Cinderella scrubbing the castle floors. Luckily, Prince Charming quickly arrived to try the shoe on her foot. It fit! And the happy pair climbed onto their trusty toybox and rode off together into the sunset. The narrator (me) played a key role in the speed and interpretation of the play, but the audience (me) still thought it was a rousing success!
After our trip to Broadway, we escaped into outer space where an inter-galactic race was taking place. Each child quickly picked up their rocket of choice and joined the chaos. A couple of laps around the upstairs bedrooms and two winners later, we were all ready for kisses, hugs, cuddles and bed.
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