Small Child. He is something. I come home from church on Sunday night to find he has rearranged my bedroom. Well, not the furniture. But anything else that an almost-three-year-old can move. My bed had turned into his "truck" full of "junk" and he had dutifully moved most everything that wasn't in the "truck" into a pile in his room. He was having so much fun moving the "junk" around that I couldn't put an end to his game. (Though I did make sure he helped putting it all away before bed.) There were clothes-clean and dirty, baskets, blankets, books (oh, help!), the kitchen broom, pillows , and the computer chair all piled in a heap in his bedroom doorway. At the very least, I guess I can say his imagination was brewing. And I'm glad I let it simmer for a little bit. Funny little guy.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
The Junk Truck
Small Child. He is something. I come home from church on Sunday night to find he has rearranged my bedroom. Well, not the furniture. But anything else that an almost-three-year-old can move. My bed had turned into his "truck" full of "junk" and he had dutifully moved most everything that wasn't in the "truck" into a pile in his room. He was having so much fun moving the "junk" around that I couldn't put an end to his game. (Though I did make sure he helped putting it all away before bed.) There were clothes-clean and dirty, baskets, blankets, books (oh, help!), the kitchen broom, pillows , and the computer chair all piled in a heap in his bedroom doorway. At the very least, I guess I can say his imagination was brewing. And I'm glad I let it simmer for a little bit. Funny little guy.
He is so funny! Just wondering...who was watching him that he managed to get so much stuff together before being noticed??;-)
ReplyDeleteMy girls play "picking berries" which simply means they take buckets and mix up all the toys so they have to be sorted out again later. How can I keep all my marbles in one bag that way?
ReplyDeleteI love this! Ben was just like this. It is the idea of putting things IN your TRUCK that is so appealing. Well - that and maybe lifting and moving things gives them a youngster's feeling of strength. :) I am glad you didn't get mad.
ReplyDeleteA game Ben & I used to play is that I would call him to make pick ups and deliveries (that's how he would clean) It is fun and entertaining and gets work done at the same time. I think Ben had turned 3 by the time he was ready to play ....... "BRRRRRRING!!! Hello? Speedy pick up. I have a pile of blocks that need to be moved. Can I hire you to pick them up?" (Great fun! I love this age!!!)