It's no secret that 'wearing a mask' is liberating. From primitive fireside dances, to elaborate Venetian costume parties, to more modern dress-up games, people have always enjoyed hiding their true selves, if only for a moment.As an incentive for toddler-toilet-training, we took our two year old, and her big sister, to the movies. Upon the front counter were some promotional paper masks. I handed one to each of the girls and after explaining what to do, neither would put it on. Admittedly they were large and probably claustrophobic with me waving them in front of their faces.
After turning to face the corner of the theater lounge, I discreetly put one on myself for awhile, and was able to convince them to have a go. The youngest took hers off a few minutes later; it was a tad super-sized for her dainty noggin. The four year old on the other hand was transformed into a chipmunk for the rest of the day. Needless to say, the Mummy-Chipmunkette combo got plenty of smiles and smirks as we walked the strip shops, made a couple of purchases and then made our way back to the car. Thankfully, she did agree to take it off to bathe and sleep.
Hooray for masks... I think.
