![]() ![]() “We can use a giant pillow,” shouted another.īefore I knew it, they had the entire scene set.Īnd, hail bursting from the clouds outside, I climbed the stairs and entered their world. “We don’t have a paddle board,” shouted one. Without pause, my three kids immediately began to collaborate, build a fort, open the pens and set up the plates. I took the kids home, set down my bags and said, “Should we play rug island?” On one randomly stormy Spring day, as thunder and lightning boomed and sparked, all of our outdoor afternoon sports were canceled. They create an island and use the pens for everything from plates to fish to wild animals. In a family favorite episode, “Rug Island,” Chilli gets the kids (pups?) new felt connector pens, and Bluey and Bingo know exactly what to do. I can be irritated, but not take that irritation out on my kids. ![]() īandit and Chilli aren’t perfect, and they don’t always have just the right response for each other or for their kids - Bandit goes any entire episode without talking, because he doesn’t talk while camping - but they have responses I can use with my own kids. These cartoon dogs are more real than pretty much any parents I’ve seen in children’s programming, and I want to be more like them. Chilli plays, but usually finds a way to guide the play in her favor. Our youngest learned that we couldn’t resist when he asked for “Booey and a kicky” (translation: Bluey and a cookie) after bath.Īnd then, after hours of Bluey Immersion, something clicked.īandit is visibly irritated that Bluey doesn’t want any of her drawings thrown away, when he tries to recycle them, but he takes a breath and explains about how paper is recycled. I giggle as the mom, Chilli, gently teases Bandit, even when immersed in the family’s imaginative play.įor a few weeks we watched and laughed. My husband laughs out loud as Bluey and her little sister, Bingo, thwart their dad, Bandit’s, attempts to pick up his takeaway dinner. Our kids learned that asking for “just one more episode” would likely be met with a “yes,” because it’s only seven minutes, right?Īfter ten years of watching children’s cartoons, we found one that, as parents, we were eager to watch this one. Who knew that a seven-minute cartoon could change me so much?Īs our toddler son happily shared a toy SUV and trailer with our friend’s toddler, our friend said, “You haven’t seen Bluey yet? It’s life-changing.”īefore I gave into the temptation to order the adorable SUV my two-year-old now obsessed over, we had to watch this cartoon family of Blue Heelers, living in Australia.Īnd we quickly became obsessed. ![]()
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