Half-an-hour on the porch with a 5 year-old, in one act.

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 3:30 - 5-year-old is sitting outside, practicing her sight words on her drawing pad. Mom goes outside to clean up a few things leftover from storm. 5 year-old asks, "Mom, will you sit outside with me?" 

3:35 - Mom joins 5-year-old outside on the porch. 

3:36 - Mom notices 5-year-old still diligently working so she opens a notebook to try to complete a task. At the same time, 5 year-old stops working and shouts, "Mom, watch me do a cart-wheel!" 5-year-old does cart wheel. Mom watches.

3:37 - Mom looks back at notebook, 5-year-old announces she needs water and runs inside, slamming porch door. Door handle falls off, 5-year-old fears she will be stuck inside forever and begins to cry. Mom gets up and fixes door. 

3:39 - 5-year-old returns, slams door, door handle falls off. 5-year-old fears she will be stuck outside forever. Mom fixes door. 

3:40 - 5-year-old sits down with drawing board. Mom opens notebook... again. 

3:41 - 5-year-old announces, "Mom, watch me climb this railing!" She climbs railing. Mom watches. 

3:42 - 5-year-old cries because 7-year-old brother can climb higher. Mom comforts 5-year-old. 

3:43 - 5-year-old goes inside to inform 7-year old brother that he can, in fact, still climb higher, she slams porch door, handle falls off. 5-year-old fears she will be stuck inside forever. Mom fixes door. 

3:44 - 5-year-old comes outside and asks, "Can we go to the park?" Mom responds no because the boys are having screen time and the 5-year-old wanted some time on the porch. 

3:45 - 5-year-old goes back inside, slams the porch door, handle falls off. 5-year-old fears she will be stuck inside forever. Mom fixes door. 

3:49 - 5-year-old comes back outside with tablet and unicorn stuffy. 

3:50 - 5-year-old pokes herself in the eye with the horn from her unicorn stuffy. She cries. Mom comforts her. 

3:52 - 5-year-old goes back inside to get a hair band because she is angry at the wind for blowing her bangs into her face. She slams the porch door, the handle falls off. 5-year-old fears she will be stuck inside forever. Mom fixes door. 

3:54 - 5- year-old uses back door to get to porch. She is carrying her entire box full of hair supplies. 

3:56 - 5-year-old is still trying to pull back her own hair. 

3:57 - 5-year-old wants snuggles and selfies with Mommy because nothing is working! 

4:00 - 5-year-old steals Mom's phone and films a video of her unicorn while composing a song. 

End Scene. 





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