The Cat in the Hat

Julia and Madeleine watched an episode of "The Cat and the Hat" this afternoon, during which I realized that Madeleine does not actually comprehend the idea that the characters on the tv are not actually in the room with us. After babbling gibberish into our phone for a few minutes, having a pretend phone call, she then attempted to hand the phone first to the Cat and then to a monkey. How to explain to a 19-month old that the Cat can't actually take the phone from her? I had been trying to get a video of her gibberish conversation when this occurred, so at least I was able to get the attempted passing off of the phone on camera:



Julia didn't try and give anything to the Cat during the show, but she did show off the wisdom he imparted to her during this episode about camouflage. After the show ended, she declared that she wanted to try and camouflage herself so that I wouldn't be able to find her. After putting a plastic bag over one foot (for goodness knows what reason), she demanded that I not look for her until she was fully camouflaged.

"Okay, Mom, you have to say 'Where did everybody go?' when you look for me!" she instructed once she was ready. I looked up and was shocked: Julia was nowhere to be found! She did such a good job of camouflaging that she blended right into the room. I even took a picture so you can see how she is nearly impossible to find. It's like she blends right into the room and doesn't stick out AT ALL: