Kids Co-op Link up (#10 for me)

 
<center><a href="http://tamingthegoblin.blogspot.com/"></font></p><p><font color="#808080" face="'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/FkLk8.jpg" title="Hosted by imgur.com" alt="" /></a> </font></p><p><font color="#808080" face="'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></center> Its that time again: Time to link up your great ideas and browse through some of the other ideas linked up. And here is what I will be linking up:

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Cardboard Fire engine fun
(Goblin is 31 months)

We got a new coffee table last week. When the delivery men left, they offered to take the box with them. Before I had a kid I would have thanked them profusely for taking the litter away with them. But now that I have a child my response is

"ARE YOU CRAZY THAT'S AN AWESOME BOX, NO WAY ARE YOU TAKING THAT, ITS MINE NOW - MY PRECIOUS!"

So I kept my giant box but I didn't have any plans for it. It sat up stairs taking up space until last night when I decided to make it into a fire engine for Goblin. In my usual unplanned way I started painting the box before I'd really thought out how I was going to make it.

Fortunately Hublet was on hand to help.  He created a vehicle with a bit more structural integrity than I would have managed on my own. And hurrah for duct tape, and craft foam. The engine even has a steering wheel that actually turns. And you can't see from the pictures but the blue light on the top is painted with sparkly paint so it looks like its flashing.

Of course I had been so busy with the structure of the vehicle that I had forgotten about the accessories a fire engine requires. When Goblin came down in the morning he was delighted. But insisted he needed a hose and ladder. These were duly acquired from the recycling bin and bathroom - a shower that attaches to the taps makes a great hose. He also wanted me to draw buttons on the dash board so he could turn on the lights and siren - Of course! Silly Mummy.

We played in the fire engine all morning, we put out fires and rescued people (he even took one toy to hospital in the fire engine). We climbed the ladder and Mummy had to ride on a small fire engine because I could't fit in the big one. Normally Goblin's favourite imaginary play is fishing. It involves standing still with a stick in your hand talking about fish. Rescuing burning dolls and doing high-speed chases on mini fire engines is slightly more energetic imaginary play than I am used to. Thank goodness Goblin still has naps!

And now for the link up.

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