Handymen In The Making

A wheel from the mega fire engine toy fell out one day. 

Instead of asking me to fix it for them, the brothers had a different idea.

They dragged the toy to the room, pulled out the toy toolbox and went to work.

One boy hammered the wheel. The other focused on screwing and tightening. They were at it for a really long time - close to a half hour and totally fixated on the job. The 2yo even put on the toy protective goggles himself.

By the time they spotted me watching them from the living room, they were close to giving up.

The 2.5yo finally came out holding the wheel and hammer, "Mama, I am fixing the wheel for fire engine. Look! I can bang bang bang the wheel!"

It is always wonderful to see the brothers collaborating over their little projects. Be it building a tunnel and bridge or erecting a super tall tower which they later named the 'Big Ben'. Once they could concur on the tasks to focus on, they would work single-mindedly together. 

Just not too long ago, it was almost always the 4.5yo who would initiate ideas. Not anymore.

Now the little one is also full of suggestions and has a strong mind of his own. He doesn't waver easily once he made up his mind about how he wants his own building to look like or how high the pile of 'rocks' should be at the quarry. 

Sometimes, he even tries to convince M to do things his way. I just love his assertiveness!