Took Evey to her first Puppet Show at the library the other day -- we got on "the list" thanks to the efforts of my friend Kathrine who's a mom-pro with 5 lovelies of her own. It was very sweet -- they do a good job putting on a show for the kids.
I wasn't sure how Evelyn would react ... she tends to enjoy puppets in general (we play "Rooooaaaar Dinosaaauuur!!" with our dinosaur puppets at home). The room was full of little bitties, from younger than Ev up to about 6 years old. They all seemed to be seasoned veterans of puppet show protocol and sat nicely on the rug watching the show. The crowd (i.e. captive audience) impressed Ev far more than the puppets. She would not sit still and instead wandered through the mass of kids, tapping on shoulders, tugging on hair, squatting down in front of them to get face-to-face and cackle gleefully at them. I was wondering when we'd get kicked out. I collected her back a number of times and tried (yes, I did) to get her to sit on the floor or on my lap...to no avail. Each time I tried to impose on her I risked a full-on screaming melt-down, so I chose to ignore the sideways looks from the other mom's and rode the fine line of allowing her to move around just ever so much... She enjoyed the dancing and clapping we did near the end. They should start with that so kids (Evey) can burn off some energy right away (!).
Anyway -- we'll see if we get on the list next time. Good thing she's so darn charming.
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