When the usual playground frequent by us was overcrowded with older children just now, we decided to bring little Zo Ee to another smaller playground; which was actually meant for pre-schooler or younger kids with its lower build slide. The only setback of this playground is the less roaming space for my little Zo Ee to run freely but nevertheless, going there today gave us another surprise on little Zo Ee's motor development.
Little Zo Ee actually climbed the 5-steps (usual step size) while holding onto the hand grips, crawling quickly through the tube tunnel, before finally sitting down in front of the slide and sliding down it with a little pull on the slide sides without any help from us. When Mummy and Daddy saw this, we actually exchanged glances; as if agreeing in silence, "Wow! that's our independent little girl. She doesn't need our help at the playground anymore, managing well all by herself. " Of course with our praises, little Zo Ee was more than excited to repeat this a few times by herself again, and was happily looking at us each time she had completed the whole feat. Our confident and creative little Zo Ee not only slid down on her bum but tried to slide down on her tummy (legs first)too. We did not object her in experimenting a new style with this lower slide as we were standing nearby to help her - just in case. Moreover, we could sense that little Zo Ee was proud of her achievement today and with this new independent skill, she can enjoy herself more at the playground.
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