Everyday Super Heros

Last weekend Comic Con International: San Diego hosted it's convention by the same name.  The convention showcases comic books, science fiction/fantasy and film/television.  It is the fourth largest convention of its kind in the world.  We, as a family have not dabbled in graphic novels but our friend, Carter, is a real fan.  We decided to have some fun with the kids, introducing this hobby/media to our family.

Things got off to a good start when, while eating breakfast, a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episode came on and we watched how Goofy tried to become Super Goof, a super hero.  We talked about how he had to be fast, strong, and be able to fly. 

We decided to head to the park with our tennis shoes on and do what was required to become a super hero.  We stretched, jogged, went up and down the stairs several times, tried balancing on a wall, jumped repeatedly.  We even practiced good flying posture laying on the picnic bench.  Sophie decided all that was left to do was try and lift something heavy.  So we tried some immovable objects to build our strength.

Obviously, with our training behind us, we talked about how super heroes help people and that we can super heroes everyday.  We went to work the next few days finding ways to help others.  We used our super hero powers to help mom bring in the groceries, open doors for people, push each other on the swings,...

...bring games and puzzles to a local assisted living facility, walk newspapers up to our neighbors door step, and so on and so on.  We made sure we had healthy snacks and naps so we could keep our strength up. It was a lot of fun!

We also, borrowed several age-appropriate comic books from Carter and have been reading them with the kids.  We talk about villains and super heroes and who we want to be like and why.  It's been great!  We have decided that although it would be cool to fly, this power is not necessary to make others happy. My job as a mom is always more fun when I can get my kids excited about something.