When we were at the library today, I let everyone pick out two DVDs. Shep picked out Bob the Builder: The Live Show. He doesn’t really have the patience to sit and watch the show, but it’s obscenely cute how he tries to sing the theme song.
Even though it was Shep’s pick, it was Neko’s first choice of what to watch. Since lunchtime, I think we’ve seen it five times. (Please don’t judge my parenting, I did all the laundry AND cleaned the house…some days are like that.) From a production standpoint, I am totally amazed at the fine job they did translating the animation into a live show. Kudos to whomever is responsible.
The DVD re-ignited Neko’s interest in Bob and his friends. By bedtime, she had pulled out all our Bob toys, and headed off to her room for some pre-bedtime play. When we went in to tell her it was time to turn in, we instead received an invitation to Bob’s live show. She had set up the “stage” and then meticulously lined up Fisher Price and Playmobil people to be the audience. The little details, like putting kids in their parent’s laps, make my heart swell extra big.
We never really got past the introduction. Like any stage manager, she was running into some technical difficulties of getting everyone lined up and moving in the right direction. We captured the whole thing on tape, which is sure to be a short iMovie someday if I ever get time to edit. We finally had to con her into bed with promises of watching the whole show in the morning.
This is the stuff of parenting that’s so very good.