Ian has taken a liking to watching a particular Elmo CD on Peter and the Wolf. He'll want to watch it every morning after his milk. And he likes me to sit with him and have a "conversation" about it.
Interestingly my father-in-law bought it because Ian grabbed it at the T3 toy shop. I only found out it's Peter and the Wolf later.
I studied Peter and the Wolf during music lessons in secondary school. At that time my classmates and I complained about having to learn a classical piece. Shouldn't we be singing during music class instead of learning about musical instruments?
Looking back now, I think it's quite a good thing my son is learning about music and new words through Elmo. This Elmo CD has funny jokes which Ian doesn't understand yet but I laugh heartily to. Am going to see if I can buy him more of such cds.
- top photo taken with my e71 in sepia mode. Ian will empty his box of Elmo CDs but always end up picking out Peter & the Wolf to watch.
If I need to do something or want some "lull" time, I just need to put some ice cubes in Ian's toy cooking pot, pass him another container, and sit him at the balcony. He will stir the ice cubes with his toy spoon, pour them from pot to container and vice versa... get entertained for half an hour. After that I just have to pour away the water into the water outlet at my balcony, change him if his top is wet, and air-dry the containers. Another reason why I appreciate having a balcony!
