Art Giggles

Tonight we went to the opening of an art show here in town. We had no idea what to expect, not knowing anything at all about the artist or her work. But it was a blast! A-chan had lots of fun, even more than we did because she got to play with other children for a while. It was incredible how they made up their own game (basically run around the room in circles, lol) since there weren't any toys or anything. In fact, I think it went so much better because there were no toys to get possessive over, etc.

It was kind of strange to let A-chan run rings around the (fantastic) table of food with the other children. It's not something that I'm ever sure is okay with the rest of the adults in the room. This time I kind of just figured that if the other parents are letting their children run then why shouldn't A-chan join in the fun? And really no one seemed to mind at all.

But we are extra worried about A-chan's socialization right now. She doesn't see many other children, there are only 5 kids that she has ever known on a consistent basis. Three of those girls will be moving to another state soon and the other two she's at least semi-afraid of because they are more aggressive than she. A-chan longs to play with other children, though and we see that again and again with her in situations like the art show. No matter how much she wants to play she is reserved and always waits for us to say it's okay. So we've been wondering how to find other children for her to play with and get to know. It's a strange question because most people don't even have to think about it...their children are in daycare and make friends or they live in a neighborhood with other children, etc.

Here are 2 pictures of A-chan playing with her Yeni-bear and my glasses. *sigh* "look, A-chan dressed up like a tiger, go ROAR!" she pronounced upon seeing these pictures, lol.