Lego, a great toy for dads, err, kids…

Yesterday, the last day of spring break here in Ontario, my husband decided that he now needed to start a ‘project’ with the kids! So off we went to Toys”R”Us with all 3 of them…

My husband and his 2 boys spent half hour in the lego section while the baby and I browsed the rest of the store. I bought some lovely and inexpensive kiddy watering cans, in preparation for summer of course, you know… if you buy it, it will come… and all that.

My dear husband thought that it would be great fun to build something, like this Ferrari F430 Challengewith his 2 and 4 year olds! Clearly, he thought that the 670 tiny pieces would not be an issue!

Being the sensible and practical parent, I proceeded to discourage this purchase, but of course the 4 year old started crying in the middle of the store! In ‘brilliant mother’ mode, I convinced him that this lovely $9.99 modelcan ‘crash and everything’! And it’s blue! Wow! Just make it sound more exciting and hard to resist, and the kid will surely be convinced!

We left with 2 happy boys, 2 crashing racer Lego sets,a contented baby, a smarter dad, and a smug mom!

Last night and this morning, my husband and the boys spent their time building their Legos, it was great bonding for them. I know that the recommended ages for the toys were 7 to 12, but they really had a great time doing it with their father, and he with them, especially since he loves Legos and cars! (pictures here)

I think that the trick to spending enjoyable, quality time together is finding an activity that both parent and kid enjoys. My kids just happen to be turning into the ‘stereotyped’ boys… loving cars, trucks, and anything with an engine… I wonder what it would be like if we had a girl?