Although the magic of childhood can feel elusive to parents, our children are primed and ready to see, feel and hear the wonder of the world around them. They are willing to believe in the amazing, the mystical, the unimaginable. They find the joy in messy places. They find laughter in the silly moments. They can make memories with the ordinary. They can see the magic of what is possible – here is our story.
This story is part of our making memories series.
The Magic of Childhood
Luc - Aged 7
Interesting Possibilities
Magic. I am actually going to see some magic – and some science. But magic – real, actual magic.
I’ve been waiting in my seat for ages and ages and ages. I’m not sure I can wait any longer. Tomos has nearly finished his sweets already. I don’t want sweets – I just want the magic to start.
“Mummy! Is it starting yet!”
“Soon.”
“You said soon five times already.”
“That’s because you’ve asked five times in the space of one minute – so it’s one minute sooner than when you asked five times ago.”
Hmm. Smarty Pants.
I just can't wait for the magic.
It's starting!
They are swinging a bowling ball on a rope (and I know they are really, really, REALLY heavy) and it’s going to hit the man in the face. I’m not sure this is a good idea – I don’t really like gross stuff like blood. It might even come out of his nose – that is really gross.
Aahh! It nearly hit his face. But it didn’t. It was really close though. I mean. Really. Close.
And now they are taking one of his shoes because it’s a bit dirty. It doesn’t look very dirty to me – It’s a grown-up shoe and they always and try and hop around any tiny bit of mud they find. And they never go through the really squelchy, muddy, watery puddles – the best ones are when you can’t even see your shoes anymore. Just as you think you are never going to get your foot free, the puddle does a big burp and out comes your shoes completely covered in brown muddy goo.
I hope they make the shoe all gooey.
Oh. My. Goodness!
They’ve burnt his shoe. In the special magic microwave – I mean it’s all black and the bottom has fallen off. Oh dear – the man looks worried. Grown-ups worry about things like losing shoes and burning things – this must be a very bad day for that grown-up.
And now they are giving him a pink fluffy slipper instead. But they don’t match. But doesn’t the magic man know that grown-ups like their shoes to match?
And now they are going to shrink his head – to the size of a tennis ball.
“Mummy! Mummy!” I whisper. “Do you think they will put it back afterwards?”
“I’m sure they will.”
I don’t think she would be smiling if I shrunk Tomos’ head to the size of a tennis ball. I wonder if the magic man would let me borrow his head shrinking machine to try.
Oh, the magic man has reversed the head shrinking machine and put it all back to normal. Just in case you were worried.
But the man still only has one shoe. And the slipper.
“Mummy! What about the shoe?”
She laughs at me and gives me a cuddle and tells me not to worry about the shoe. Magic man says not to try this at home. But if Mummy’s not worried about burning shoes in microwaves – then it does open the door to some interesting possibilities.
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