The holidays are in full swing at our house, which means it's time to pull out the decorations and begin preparations for a busy, busy month of get-togethers and other assorted distractions.
With a soon-to-be-3-year-old and an 18-month-old in the house, this also means trying to explain to them what Christmas is all about, and one way that we've tried to do this is by getting them the Fischer-Price Little People Manger set. We got this so they wouldn't mess with the much-older, handed-down-over-multiple-generations authentic manger set, which is placed on a hutch out of their reach. The little people figures are more their style, and we can explain to them the Christmas story without having to worry that Mary or the Baby Jesus will be broken or lost.
So – about five minutes after opening the box, we discovered that many of the little people figures were gone – the kids had grabbed them and integrated them into the primordial soup of all their other toys. So last night before bed, we began a giant scavenger hunt of looking under tables, couches, chairs and other hiding places to look for Mary, a couple of shephards and some sheep to re-complete the set. During the hunt, I discovered lots of other figures and toys, and decided to build the "toddler version" of the manger set. Please to enjoy the result of my efforts:
Update: After my wife got home she told me about my daughter's secret "little people holding cell", and we found about five more of the missing figures, including Joseph and Mary.
And speaking of the holidays, don't forget to check out our holiday gift guide for tech-related gadgets and gizmos.
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Trust the toddlers
Trust the toddlers to bring joy to the holiday season. What a great story.
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Keith - that was a great story - thanks for sharing!
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