Hot Lava

I was searching this week for an activity to share with y'all that went along with our "L" unit. I couldn't find anything, couldn't find anything, kept searching... and still couldn't really find what I was looking for. I was a little disappointed, and tired of searching all of my favorite Preschool blogs, so I wandered over to Pinterest...

I am an admitted Pinterest Addict... it is a new-found obsession of mine (I've only been on Pinterest for less than a month) but it is seriously the best thing ever. And, I get a lot of my ideas from the homepage. (It is an invite only site, so if you need an invite - let me know in the Comments section).

Well, while I was browsing I stumbled across this:

 

It made me laugh, because it brought me back to my childhood. We totally played "Hot-Lava" as kids. We would tear off the couch cushions, throw them on the floor, jump from cushion to cushion and if you accidently touched the carpet, the Hot Lava Monster would get you!! Then you had to take your turn as the Hot Lava Monster. 

Then, when my Dad would get home we would sometimes turn off all the lights, hide in the dark hallway, and when we heard him coming we would run out to the living room and try to pass him before he would throw a pillow (from the couch) at us! 

Those were great times and some of my fondest memories.

Then it hit me. 

I don't always have to come up with some elaborate indoor activity for my Kidamerinks.

Some of the best activities are the ones that require a little imagination with the most mundane objects, i.e. Your Couch!

Hence, the Hot Lava Game!

Which is actually quite appropriate for "L" week.

So after Dinner tonight, I taught Adam about Lava and then we played and played and played. It was really fun to see him in his imaginative state, and for me to get down and play with him and encourage him to use his imagination.

We jumped from Cushion to Cushion, avoiding the Lava as best as we could for about an hour!!

This little Kidamerink got into it as well.
She was our Hot Lava Monster. Whenever we would fall on the floor, she would scoot over to us and "get" us! It was fun. 

Go and use your imagination this week. Play Hot Lava, or make up your own "game" with ordinary objects. Revert back to the Old School days where Hide-n-Seek was the best game ever. Or when Hopscotch was your entertainment for hours. See what you can come up with this week for your "Activity."