Jacob and I went to Pretend City yesterday and it was so neat!! It has a bank, fire station, restaurant, farm, house, and other “grown up” structures where kids can play. He loved unpacking the grocery store shelves and stacking and reloading items. He also loved sitting in the play cars and turning the steering wheel (big surprise there!). It was so great to see him moving around and exploring independently. He didn’t need me there at all! I followed him around to keep him out of trouble and just watched. What an interesting thought process he has! It was amazing to see him experience this place. He could play with everything–the toilet and bathtub in the house, the big model teeth and huge toothbrush in the dentist’s office…all the drawers are packed with relevant and safe items and he was in heaven finding them and taking them out.

I really geeked out over the farm with its planters full of rubber mulch “dirt” and faux veggies, trees holding oranges and apples, and incubator with live chicks. There is so much going on here!