Today’s topic is the imagination: what is the imagination, how do you activate it, why is imaginary play so important. Kids have the best imaginations because we haven’t, as a world, killed their minds yet with all our imposed ways of thinking, being, and living in this world. So how can we learn from kids, theatre, and from the way we use our own imagination every day to live a richer more exciting and beautiful life? How best can we stop living mediocre, boring lives absolutely free today? We’ll kick off our show with The Raise a Glass Series, get on to our questions to explore, and end with A Short Story Before We Go. MFA is the sometimes-musical, dramedy, in 3 acts, 1 intermission, the length of a sitcom designed to give mama’s (and any caregiver) a break in the day to breathe and reset along with a much-needed audio hug. 

Act I: The Raise a Glass Series

·       The Raise a Glass Series is a space for reflection and gratitude centered around the topic of the day and inspired by lyrics from Hamilton the Musical.

Today’s lyrics – “I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory”

Act II: Main Questions

·       What is the imagination? How is it activated and why do we use it? Why is imaginary play so important? How does an actor engage their imagination? What are imaginative games to play as a family? If I knew it could be 100% achievable what would my ideal family life of my wildest imagination look like?          

Intermission: Angelica Interlude

Why don’t you like using the potty?

Act III: A Short Story Before We Go

The Scene That Never Ends

Episode transcript: available at https://www.mfaparentingedition.com/045

Freebie: Imaginative Play and Theatre Games for the Family here

Sources that helped inspire this episode: (full list on website)

·       Imagination is an Actor’s Best Friend (backstage.com)

·       Talking Play and Imagination with Peter Gray - Resilience

·       Play Games, Watch Videos Online & More! - Bluey Official Website

·       Improvisation for the Theater a book by Viola Spolin (bookshop.org)

·       Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life a book by Peter Gray (bookshop.org)

·       Podcast - Raising Free People™ Network

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