We parents and grandparents spend a jillion dollars on toys each year. Toys that help with development. Toys that improve speech. Toys that make their brains big. Toys that make them socially acceptable citizens of the United States. Toys that help them learn how to sing, pee, and jump. BUT, all they want to play with are empty boxes, plastic bags, the cat (tail is the actual NNT...he wouldn't need the rest of the kitty if it didn't have to be attached), and kitchen rugs!
Kitty: "Don't even think about it kid!"
Kid: "If I could just touch his..."
Use #101 for tongs...
...straightening out magic carpet.
I don't get it. Bryce would much rather open and close a bottle of my lotion or squeeze a toothpaste tube (and hope to get a taste before I yanked it out of his little hands) than be bothered with an "age appropriate," store bought toy.
"Got to smell good for the ladies"
He'll sneak into my closet and close the door behind him. I have one of those rolling Tupperware, stackable bins in there filled with extra bathroom goodies like lotions and perfumes (aka crap I will never use but can't seem to let go of- we all do it, don't kid yourself). He opens one of the drawers and pulls out a tube of body lotion and pops open the lid, smells it, puts it on his lips, probably takes a shot or two. This goes on for a few minutes (which is an eternity in 17 month old time) and then he's on to the next NTT. Deodorant (old time favorite of is), soap, my toothbrush (loves to brush the cat with it....yes I throw it away....), you name it- the kid is obsessed.
We went to my Grandma's (his Nona's) house this weekend in Ellenton (actual blog on visit to Nona's house to follow.) We walked in and his eyes just lit up! He surely was thinking, "I have died and gone to heaven." Everything in her house is a NTT and as an added bonus, BREAKABLE! He hugged me and I swear I heard him whisper, "Thank you mom. Thank you" as the front door closed behind us.Let the "NO, DON'T TOUCH IT's" begin!
Here is a list of NTT's that interested Bryce the most at Nona's house (in random order):
1) cane
2) porcelain do-hickies (times 1000)
3) ceramic ducks in Florida room (at least one of the duck's bills had already been broken before Bryce got a hold of it, wooh)
4) Brillo pad under the sink
5) Glade in the guest bathroom
6) glass bowl of candy
7) candy in glass bowl referred to in #6 (although it can be debatable whether candy is a true NTT...)
8) remote control (a given)
9) phone in Florida room (I think it was his first time seeing a phone with a cord. It had been awhile for me too!)
10) basket of plastic Easter eggs (can be declared a NTT due to the purpose of the eggs-an accessory/part of the decor in the room and not meant to be found by any small child on Easter day...plus they were in a basket filled with potpourri)
11) battery powered mini-vacuum (which had to be put to use within the first 15 minutes of our arrival due to the spillage of the basket referred to in #12...potpourri is the darnedest to vacuum up.)
12) the usual Tupperware and wooden spoon (a universal NTT played with by children of all ages, all around the world)
13) the mirror in the bedroom (the mirror itself would be the NTT. The little boy in the mirror he was playing with- questionable. That might be under the "imagination" or "who in the heck is this kid and why is he in my Nona's house" category)
Lesson learned: Don't feel bad when you buy a new pair of expensive shoes (shoe box) or a plane ticket to Ireland (empty suitcase pre-vacation and clothes in suitcase plus suitcase post trip (no Mike I didn't buy a plane ticket to Ireland). Your child will love you for the new NTT's!
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