Please tell me somebody else's kid does this!

[Mommy22alyns]

Do your kids ever pretend to be animals? :001_huh: Even kids who are a little older, like... 8? :001_huh:

[Mrs Mungo]

I still pretend to be an animal sometimes, is that bad?

[The Girls' Mom]

My 14 year old still does. In fact, she's been hitting me up to make her a hat with fox ears. (felt, not real)

[Medieval Mom]

What child DOESN'T? :001_huh::)

[Sushi's Mom]

No, but when I was in 5th grade, all the girls in my class belonged to the cat club; all except me. They pretended they were cats and meowed all during recess. I didn't get it, so went in a corner and read a book. So, since I am NOT normal and the rest of the class did this, it must be normal, so don't worry! :)

[RegGuheert]

Do your kids ever pretend to be animals? :001_huh: Even kids who are a little older, like... 8? :001_huh:

Nope. Only your kids and Mrs. Mungo ever pretend to be animals! :D

[Firestar Academy]

mine is 11 and yes, she does. I think it's called imaginative play.

 

it's waaay better than what the other 6th graders in town are playing.:glare:

 

Robin in NJ

[*Lulu*]

I cannot count the number of times I say, "walk like a human in the house", on any given day. :glare:

 

ETA- DS just got in trouble for swiping his "claws" at his sister!

[edelweiss]

My 11 year old pretends she is a horse daily. ;)

[mom2scouts]

Yes, my son is almost 9 and he flaps his "wings" and pretends to be a hummingbird. He's other animals on other days.

[kalanamak]

Yes. I think he only gave up stretching out on the floor and "nursing" his stuffed animals when he was 7.

[Mommy22alyns]

I cannot count the number of times I say, "walk like a human in the house", on any given day. :glare:

 

 

 

Oh my gosh!! Me too! We have to tell the girls, "No animals after dark."

 

Sylvia has been Bolt a lot lately and she even puts "Bolt" on her school papers. DH and I thought, what would an evaluator think of that? :lol:

[KathyBC]

Do your kids ever pretend to be animals? :001_huh: Even kids who are a little older, like... 8? :001_huh:

 

Yes, my dd is fairly persistent with this.

[Farrar]

Your dd hasn't lost her imagination! That's all.

 

I think school knocks it out of most kids.

 

I have on several occasions now met kids in the 7-10 age range where the parent says, "my kid gets along better with younger kids." You'd think it would mean the kid was a little "slow" or immature. But not in the cases I saw - all smart, intelligent, with it kids who just still liked to play pretend.

[JulieH]

My son is 9 1/2 and is something different every other day..lizard, sloth, fun stuff. LOL

 

I was singing Hakuna Matata today...acting like a warhog or whatever that thing is called... LOL

[linders]

The first thing we have to ask DS8 each day is if he is a platypus, a kitty, a puppy, or a meerkat. And the answer defines his morning behavior.

[Mommy22alyns]

Your dd hasn't lost her imagination! That's all.

 

I think school knocks it out of most kids.

 

I have on several occasions now met kids in the 7-10 age range where the parent says, "my kid gets along better with younger kids." You'd think it would mean the kid was a little "slow" or immature. But not in the cases I saw - all smart, intelligent, with it kids who just still liked to play pretend.

 

I feel so much better now. Imaginary play is the girls' biggest occupation right now. They hardly play with actual toys.

[ChristusG]

DD is 7.5. She definitely still pretends to be animals....and anything else she can think of. 8 is still very young. I'd think it is VERY normal.

[Mommy22alyns]

I watched my almost 13yo and another almost 13yo friend be horses at the lake for hours today.

 

 

I'll tell DH not to expect this to go away anytime soon! :001_smile:

[EKS]

I was sent to a psychologist for *years* because I pretended to be a bear in a cave (under the desk) in preschool.

[Geo]

My 6'6'' 17yods would do a running stomp through the house as a hungry Raptor on the hunt...we all screamed and ran from him (except dh)...he was terrifying! Ah, good times.

[Joker]

My 9 year old will sometimes put her hair in pigtails (for dog ears) and pin a tail (usually a sock) on the back of her pants. She will even go so far as to eat try to eat her food without hands. :tongue_smilie: Older dd grew out of this at about 10 but I don't know if younger will ever tire of the game.

[Sue G in PA]

8? Try 14! y 14yo can play "doggies" with her little sibs all day. It annoys me. The "barking" gets on my nerves. I tell them if I had wanted dogs I would have gotten dogs and not had 7 children. :D

[theYoungerMrsWarde]

Ds4 spend an entire afternoon of shopping going between a baby elephant (arm-trunk engaged) and calling me "Mama Giraffe," and a ballerina (ballerino?) doing buree (can't spell it, but arms up curved above his head, walking on tip-toes.) Did I mention we were walking down the street going like this? Yeah :tongue_smilie:

[Mommy22alyns]

8? Try 14! y 14yo can play "doggies" with her little sibs all day. It annoys me. The "barking" gets on my nerves. I tell them if I had wanted dogs I would have gotten dogs and not had 7 children. :D

 

 

I tell the girls this all. the. time. :tongue_smilie:

[twoxcell]

Yes, every day! All of them.;)

[nova mama]

I thought you were going to say something WEIRD! :D

[blondeviolin]

You guys aren't giving me much hope for the future concerning this...

[Sparkle]

My 8 yo likes to lick her hand and then use it to clean her face like a cat. And today she was riding on the bottom of the shopping cart at the store and barking like a dog. She's always pretending to be animals.

[MamaAkins]

Oh.Yes.Almost everyday!

If my 7 1/2 year old is not pretending to be an animal, then she's pretending that her 4 year old sister is the animal and she is the vet, trainer, owner or some other person in a position of authority over the "animal."

[homeschoolally]

Yes, much older than 8 here!

 

No worries!:001_smile:

 

I've also noticed plenty of older kids doing that at the park over the years. Now that I think of it, there are some middle school girls I know who bark like dogs to eachother.

Edited September 1, 2011 by homeschoolally

[kitten18]

Your dd hasn't lost her imagination! That's all.

 

I think school knocks it out of most kids.

 

I have on several occasions now met kids in the 7-10 age range where the parent says, "my kid gets along better with younger kids." You'd think it would mean the kid was a little "slow" or immature. But not in the cases I saw - all smart, intelligent, with it kids who just still liked to play pretend.

I totally agree.

[Annie Laurie]

My 9 yr old is a cat all the time, her meow is so good that I think she's one of the real cats quite often.

[claire up north]

You should try it yourself. It really is fun. Really.:D

[jewellsmommy]

dd (9) is a hippo, cat, dragon, pony... every day. I posted here before about her barking at the hot dogs in the grocery store :001_huh:. :D

[bellabee03]

This is my dd. She is always the animal when she plays with her friends, usually a cat, dog or pony. Oh, she was a goldfish the other day too =) I think it's much better than playing teenager like her friend wanted to play last week :tongue_smilie:

[Jean in Newcastle]

My kids were protozoa - they'd circle around their food to absorb it and then they'd try to split. . .

[Alphabetika]

When I was in 5th and 6th grade, we used to pretend to be ponies at recess. Sometimes I miss those days. :)

[Earth Angel_79]

I watched my almost 13yo and another almost 13yo friend be horses at the lake for hours today.

 

I hope this is us in a few years! I love it!!!

 

My 7.5 year old still does and I don't expect to see it change anytime soon. Fellow homeschool friends have a 12 and 10 year old who play these games with the younger ones all the time. :)

[readinmom]

DS was a raptor until he was 10. Very entertaining, somewhat frightening sometimes...

 

He was a big Jurassic Park fan

[AEC]

animals, vehicles, vegetables, rocks...DD was pretending to be 'sadness' the other day...it was a kind of interpretative dance sort of thing <shrug>.

 

FWIW, homeschool kids seem to do this sort of thing till they're much older than ps kids. I choose to believe that's a good thing.

[Grover]

um. picture this... me (already a fat chick) 39 weeks pregnant, crawling around the dining room floor being a fox looking for a tasty little chicken (DS). Look up to see courier watching us with his mouth hanging open through the large window next to the door. THEN struggle to get to my feet (39 weeks pregnant and already fat remember) while he's watching the whole time and go open the door for him :lol: apparently this is DS's favourite memory of when DD was growing in my tummy.

 

My guys are littler but they are often animals. They also have a fascination for pretending to eat things, as in 'nom, I ate the fence', 'nom, I ate the tree'. Kids are weird, it's their job.

[DarlaS]

My kids were protozoa - they'd circle around their food to absorb it and then they'd try to split. . .

 

Without helping with the dishes? Mine do this too. :toetap05:

 

(... and an 8 year old is not "older" yet. :001_smile:)

[Marie in Oh]

mine have lately been dogs, but over the summer in Germany they were tigers at the park. Our neighbor, an American, was quite impressed that our older girls, 12 and 10, still played like this rather than sat texting their friends.

[Joyofsixreboot]

Yes, all the time. My 7 and 10 yo do it with the 4yo.

[Denisemomof4]

yes, and her friends do, too. Innocence and child like play are extended for homeschoolers. In PS the kids are forced to grow up too fast.

 

It's only a stage mom. It will pass.:001_smile:

 

My oldest ds is such a great kid, and SO smart. When he was 6 or so, he kept fidgeting in the front seat of the truck. I finally said, "DS19, why do you have to constantly be playing with something? You're ALWAYS moving around!" His answer? "Because I'm a kid, mom, and that's what kids do." I've never forgotten that, and I've reminded myself of that MANY times!!!:lol:

[Occasionally]

My older three (3, 5 and 7) all made tails for themselves yesterday out of construction paper. DS3 then stuck his tail on his nose and pretended to be an elephant.

[Mimm]

Yes, it gets old. :p

[Hikin' Mama]

my oldest still pretended to be an animal at 8. He especially liked to pretend he was a dog and wanted me to give him commands. :confused:

 

He's getting close to 20 now, in college, has a job working with the public, and he no longer pretends to be an animal. He does still have a good imagination, though! :)

[HLDoll]

My almost 8yo son still pretends to be animals. When he's galloping around on all fours, he looks like Gollum in the The Lord of the Rings.