Activate Imaginations and Children’s Books
Almost everywhere you read about activating your child’s imagination begins with reading to the child. Being an active reader myself, it is easy to resort to reading stories to children. I enjoy them and appreciate the active imaginations of the authors. You can take your children off on sideroads during the reading of the book to try to imagine things hinted at by the author.
Great flights of fancy can be encouraged with statements such as, “If I had a horse, what would I do?” Open ended questions can bring new thoughts to mind in yourself and in the child. When I sometimes need to wait for a doctor appointment, for the show to start, for a ride to come, I find it makes the time much more interesting if I can think of a wonderful story I have read, or a beautiful place I have been. Picturing these images in my mind can make a rather dreary time or place turn into something beautiful, or exciting, or educational. Children’s books are a great tool for the imagination.
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