He couldn't wait for us to get home and pull it out of the box. However, "some assembly required" means that a 2-year-old will be pretty upset until the thing is together.
When I finally had it assembled, including airing up the little basketball and football that came with the set, he excitedly threw both at the hoop. One bounced off the upright and landed somewhere next to the couch. The other missed entirely and bounced off the wall. I retrieved the basketball and showed him how to toss it up so it will go through the net.He had me keep tossing 2 pointers and then tried once more. It didn't work and he was suddenly more interested in the box that it came in.
I think that I'd make a fortune if I opened a "Boxes R Us" store and only sold boxes for kids to play in. Those of you experienced with kids understand how it goes, especially on Christmas. The toys are tossed aside after the newness wears off, or the batteries die, or a piece is broken, lost, bent or eaten. Then, they discover the boxes and their imaginations run wild.
This is the front door to Benjamin's new house. He asked me to put a door handle on it, so I cut a little slot he can grab from the inside.
Climb inside, turn around, close the door. Tell Daddy "Hi". Ask Daddy to knock on the door to see if Benjamin is still home. Ask Daddy to come inside and laugh because you know he is simply too fat to fit through the door.
"Son, I think you need to talk to the contractor who installed your walls, they seem to be a bit off square."
"Dad, can you install a deadbolt for me?"
In the background are our fish, a couple of Koi, who are always interested in what is happening. There are times when I'll look over and realize they're actually watching tv. They were interested in what big contraption was eating up Benjamin and then spewing him back out.Yup, that new "Deluxe Basketball & Football Set" has some serious competition from the box it came in.
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