We were sitting on the end of the sofa which has an end table abutting the sofa arm. This end table is STACKED with papers and other stuff. So, Sunday night, Taki was sitting on the sofa arm, and started dabbling with the piled stuff. She hit at it, and hit at it, and pushed it, and slapped at it. Well, she unbalanced the stack so a few papers fell off. She kept at it, and she did a little more, and a little more.
For the time being, I left the stuff on the floor. I do not want Taki to think this is an acceptable game, because there are papers stacked all over my house (I am a "mini hoarder.)
On the other hand, Haiku likes to play "the pen game." But, it does not have to be a pen, it can be a pencil, an eraser, a white out container or even a thumb drive (but we stop that in a hurry.) The pen game consists of Haiku slapping at a pen, like you might a hockey puck, until it falls off the desk or TV tray next to the desk. Then she sits, looking down at the object, until you retrieve it and she can do the same all over again. We have played this game for hours on end, when I have been at the computer. She does not play in the living room or at the dining room table, however. She could reset the game by jumping down, getting the object and jumping back to her perch. But she is not motivated to that. I think this is designed to be an interactive opportunity with me.
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