A List: Boys at Play {Sounds}

Do you ever listen to your kids playing? I mean when they're completely immersed in another world and totally in character; when they aren't arguing with each other or trying to get attention from mom or dad and just creatively and joyfully playing?

Well, sometimes I stop what I'm doing and sit listening to their sounds. Boys make such interesting sounds. Whether playing Cars or super heroes, special agent super spies, pirates or a combination of all of these there is no shortage of screeching motors, explosions, shooting, crashing and bashing. Perhaps girls do this too, but there was no need for those kinds of sounds as I played with Barbies and dolls {I admit I was a total girlie girl} and that's the extent of my knowledge of girls; my own experience.

Last night I took the time to record the sounds in this list, as best I could through letters instead of actual sounds, as the boys played out sequences of Cars 2, both from the movie and of their own creations.

They were oblivious to my eavesdropping as they fired off various sounds and dialogue back and forth between their legions of Cars {We have quite a collection of little Pixar Cars}. Their talent in making such interesting and complex sounds amazes me {many I could not adequately capture with letters; I hope you can translate these and use your imagination}.

• Da da da, da da da {the background music to their play – they always add music to their play}
• Hiyah!
• Grrrr
• Pow!
• Boom!
• Aaaaahhhhh
• Pee yow yow, peyow peyow!
• PShoo, Pshoo
• Mrrrrrrrr
• Rerererere
• Sputter
• Bam!
• Neenenenenene
• Crash!
• Bang!
• Kablooey!
• Pshhhhhhhhhh
• Rrrrrrrmmmmmmm
• Wwawwawwa
• SHhhhhh Bing!

Aren't kids interesting? I wonder if they'll retain these sound making skills as they grow and mature. Or do they lose this skill as they leave their little boy toys and games behind for big boy toys and games? I hope they always recall these happy sounds of play; I know I will. Over and out...

Anna

Comments

[Julie H]

This sounds like my house. I could easily figure out the sounds and mine also have background music. The joys of being a boy mom. :)