Children's Fun Fits Into Any Situation

To adults, stuff happens that is mostly no fun at all.

There's a huge rainstorm or snowstorm, or a flood.

"Yikes," groans an adult noting that the basement is flooded and those unnecessary fishing boots were just donated to the Salvation Army. "What should I do first?" fusses an adult, "get newspapers, figure out where the water is coming from, figure out how to evaporate the water, or call someone to take care of the problem?" To adults, these are terrible situations.
Adults have to ponder, deal with the frustration of time lost, and possessions destroyed. But children see it all as fun.

"Wow," one child shouts in laughter, "it's a large lake." How the water got there and where it will go is something fun for children to figure out. They will then give you a report on the complete experience.
"It's like the water parks that have to close up during the winter.

You just have to lock up the basement doors," offers one roving reporter.
"It's like a bathtub and you just have to find the drain and open it," explains another. They ponder interesting possible consequences such as if the furniture will float out the windows with the water. Or, will the water rise above the stairs as in Sorcerer's Apprentice? They consider the gleeful opportunity to throw brother or sister into the water. Adults have to call the experts--and pay the money.

Children are into the do it yourself rationale and will always offer you some fun suggestions.

Having Some Serious Fun When children are out of the house, the world is all a playground and a child's way of speaking is never serious, unless they qualify with "I'm serious". For example, children playing in the park will overhear another child using words they know are not supposed to be mentioned. No serious problem develops, and there is no tattling or discussion of friendship suitability. Not letting go of the playground's fun experience, one reports to the others, "they just need to go to a word hospital to fix up their words.
" The Fun in Stop and Go To adults, technology is just something there to make things move along smoothly and as fast as possible.
But when machines, connections or gadgets don't function favorably, they become things to yell at, or throw down in disgust.
Adults are often so hard pressed for time and impatient with waiting that they miss the opportunity to have fun coming up with explanations for stuff--working or not. But to children, life is always a source of explanations that are fun.
Take, for example, the traffic light.
To adults, this safety and organizing device is a fuming nuisance while getting the kids to school on time.
But to our little engineers of fun, they are a source of fascination and amusement.
A child pipes up, "Daddy, what's inside of the traffic lights? This is what I think when I look at the traffic lights.

I picture a bunch of little ants in there at little controls.
They have screens in those cameras up there and are watching the cars.

Inside on their controls are red, green and yellow buttons, and they hit the buttons and change the lights when they want to." If we take the time to look at the world the way our kids do, we may find life a bit less frustrating. And the kids are probably right about a lot of things.
Think twice before you go to step on an ant, and maybe you'll make that red light next time!