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gfrancieYesterday Senor Onion had a field trip to the Fire station. Always a good time. The kids had made brownies to bring to the firemen and from what I heard, the kids got to see a fire truck and an ambulance go out to help someone. Lights! Noise! Guys putting on equipment and all that thrilling stuff! Senor Onion told me all about the things he saw on the truck (they even got to see inside) and his eye was drawn toward all the electrical/computing stuff. His mind was blown by the fact that they had a computer onboard the engine and there things that hooked up to the truck that were related to electronics.
One of the other things the kids did was bring toys for the toys for tots program. It is one of those good first experiences with service projects that kids might begin to understand, along with a good conversation about giving, and getting their heads around the idea that some people just don't have much. I remember doing something like this with my Mom when I was little. It was kind of funny when talking about it with him. His first concern after learning that some kids might not get Christmas presents is, "What about a tree? Will someone be able to get them a tree???" I assured him that a number of people end up being able to get a tree. He had many questions about why someone might not be able to get presents. Once that was explained, Senor Onion announced he wanted to get some toys for some kids.(he decided there needed to be one for a brother and one for a sister)
I let him have free reign over picking things out in the toy area. He found a Pixar Cars toy. (Lightning McQueen's eyes change!!!) Then he found a Polly Pocket set (that came in a case so it was easy to carry/store all the clothes and accessories) which I thought was pretty nice.
We brought the toys to school and as we were putting it in the bag to bring, one of the parents from the class said to me, "Yeah. I wanted to apologize/warn you about the present that my son gave Senor Onion for his birthday." The toy in question is a construction vehicle that has buttons you can push that make a great deal of noise. Toys that make noise are kind of a bug-a-boo of mine but you know, a present is a present. Plus as Mr. Jenner likes to tell the kids, "yeah batteries on these toys run out kind of fast." Gosh.Darn. The parent told me that her son found the toy and was really really keen to give it to Senor Onion and she said it was a case of not wanting to intrude because her son did pick it out and put thought into it. I completely respect that. But I did laugh that she wanted to offer an apology for the toy. (she is kind of on the same page about the ear-splitting noisy toys) I promised her I wouldn't engage in revenge when it was her son's birthday.
One of the other things the kids did was bring toys for the toys for tots program. It is one of those good first experiences with service projects that kids might begin to understand, along with a good conversation about giving, and getting their heads around the idea that some people just don't have much. I remember doing something like this with my Mom when I was little. It was kind of funny when talking about it with him. His first concern after learning that some kids might not get Christmas presents is, "What about a tree? Will someone be able to get them a tree???" I assured him that a number of people end up being able to get a tree. He had many questions about why someone might not be able to get presents. Once that was explained, Senor Onion announced he wanted to get some toys for some kids.(he decided there needed to be one for a brother and one for a sister)
I let him have free reign over picking things out in the toy area. He found a Pixar Cars toy. (Lightning McQueen's eyes change!!!) Then he found a Polly Pocket set (that came in a case so it was easy to carry/store all the clothes and accessories) which I thought was pretty nice.
We brought the toys to school and as we were putting it in the bag to bring, one of the parents from the class said to me, "Yeah. I wanted to apologize/warn you about the present that my son gave Senor Onion for his birthday." The toy in question is a construction vehicle that has buttons you can push that make a great deal of noise. Toys that make noise are kind of a bug-a-boo of mine but you know, a present is a present. Plus as Mr. Jenner likes to tell the kids, "yeah batteries on these toys run out kind of fast." Gosh.Darn. The parent told me that her son found the toy and was really really keen to give it to Senor Onion and she said it was a case of not wanting to intrude because her son did pick it out and put thought into it. I completely respect that. But I did laugh that she wanted to offer an apology for the toy. (she is kind of on the same page about the ear-splitting noisy toys) I promised her I wouldn't engage in revenge when it was her son's birthday.
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Date: 2011-12-09 04:21 pm (UTC)hurrah for batteries dying in toys. even the rare, battery-operated things we have gotten (or allowed to stay in the house) seem too much bother to recharge batteries once dead.
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