Astronaut Play = Soaring Dreams

Ignite a child's imagination and they will forever be learning... {Cool gift ideas for your young astronaut} The imagination is truly a wonderful thing… Watching it unfold in each of my children has been one of my favorite parts of parenting. Ignite a child’s imagination and they will forever be learning.

Back in 2009, Xander was getting into everything “space” related. One day, he ran up to me to show off his latest costume which consisted of his sleeping bag backpack, a small laundry basket and dog ears that stood in for his headset.

Just days before he had announced that he wanted to be an astronaut when he grew up.

He then asked me:

“Mom, when you grow up, do you want to be an astronaut too?”

Isn’t that “almost 5” age so magical?

This craze prompted the idea of gifting him a costume to further launch him into this imaginative phase. The costume was a hit and continues to be worn by his two younger boys to this day. It is a beautiful and extremely well made costume that has withstood the test of time. As you can see from this picture below, he still had to be a little inventive with a helmet…

Amazing astronaut costume. Pair it with a good book for a great gift combo!

The perfect gift combination for a kid who loves everything SPACE related! {Day 16 of a 31 day series on Gifts that Inspire Learning}

Well, fast forward a few more years and we were officially learning about astronomy in our studies. These three boys of mine were obsessed yet again. We discovered the book, Moon Shot, and fell in love. I promptly went out and bought our family a copy. It is a mesmerizing book that draws you into the drama and adventure of that first trip to the moon. I couldn’t help but think about what a perfect gift combination it would make with our astronaut costume. Sometime in the last several years, our space-obsessed boys also received this Space Mission playset. It has been played with so many times and still routinely comes out from time to time.

So here you go…