Nothing in my life has prepared me to answer that question, let alone to a 5-year-old.
Reality is what is still there when no one is talking about it or looking at it. You can make ideas real and/or change them, but you can’t stop reality by doing nothing.
Not bad, I like it.
How about “all the things that are true and none of the things that aren’t true?” (Not sure how well the latter part would go over.)
That’s a pretty good answer, but I think it might be beyond their desire to process.
The consistancy of our shared experiences and perceptions. The nutrients of a food is measurable and known without are reality, the tastyness of a praticular food is an opinion that may be mostly shared by our species but is not quantifiable or necessarily consistant. One person loves popcorn, another hates popcorn, but the amount of carbohydrates is agreed.
Again, not a bad answer, but I think maybe a bit above a 5 year old.
As I typed this response, they suggested that Santa’s reindeer are able to fly due to magic poop.
many mister rogers episodes talked about make believe and in some ways that highlighted reality vs. it. Not sure if they are available to stream.
