Through the Looking-glass

It's no secret that children have vivid imaginations and that simple things can open up a whole new vista.  While helping Mummy put the dishes away, Mimi (whose almost 5) decided to have a play with 2 plastic cups.  It wasn't what I was hoping for, it certainly wasn't helping me clear my kitchen bench, but... it did remind me of a quote from Alice in Wonderland:
“In another moment Alice was through the glass, and had jumped lightly down into the Looking-glass room.”
The great thing about this experimental activity is that she discovered a few things all on her own; 

• when you put coloured plastic over your eyes the world changes colour;
• when you put plastic cups over your ears the world sounds different; 
• when you bang cups together end to end, side to side or opening to opening they make different sounds, and those sounds change again when your hands are inside the cups;
• when you speak into a cup your voice sounds different;
• when you look at yourself in the mirror you can make yourself into all sorts of strange creatures such as 'robots' 'cats' and 'aliens'.

Mummy went from being a little flustered that putting the dishes away was taking longer than expected, but ended up enraptured watching her little experiment unfold... gotta love the unexpected!
(And the activity could be very useful as a game for an upcoming Halloween party if I organize a few more orange and green cups for everyone to play with!)
As always, Mimi helps me learn another lesson; housework can wait - enjoy the moment! Agree?   Linda.