My boy has his own bag when we travel
When he was younger
we got him a pull along miniature luggage
it was a red one
an Elmo one
Now that he had outgrown his Elmo
we got him a back pack
a green one
with army prints
It comes with a main compartment
a front compartment
and 2 side pockets
Each time we travel
He will pack his own luggage
with his favourite things
a bagful of LEGO
big and small
He loves it
He loves packing his favourite things
Big chunks in the main section
Small chunks in the front section
and more chunks sticking out from the sides
It looks BULKY and MESSY and DISORGANIZE
and of course it doesn’t pass our inspection
and I have to shift some of his pieces
to ‘neaten’ it
so that carrying will be easier
I used to do so
SECRETLY
when he was asleep
so that he won’t realize a thing
The next morning when he woke up
he would screamed, MADLY
‘MUMMY! WHERE ARE MY THINGS ?!’
I swear
I did not remove anything
all I did was
‘reorganize’
After a lot of explanation, sorries and tears
I learned that
Big Chunks = Tank Bodies
Small Chunks = Tank Barrels
Chunks sticking out from right pocket = handheld pistols
Chunks sticking out from left pocket = mini planes
He knows where he put his pieces so that he can reach for them easily while strapped in his car seat
What seem to us as a mess is actually his way of organizing.
Order in Disorder
maybe it does exist
in a child’s world
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Haha… we can’t possibly imagine how big their imagination is!
Hi Rachel,
Indeed! Even my 2.5yo boy doesn’t like me to move his toys when he had placed them in his own way! And I have to apologise while trying to placate my crying boy.
BTW you take very nice pics
Rachel : Hey thanks Nic! it’s really interesting how kids have a way of doing things. I really enjoy observing them and listening to what they got to say
Awww Mal mal is so adorable lah!!! haha… He is such a big boy! Got his own way of managing his own life!
Rachel : Hey Ophe !!! ya they grow really FAST!! and they have a mind of their own !
Hmm… is my boy an exception? He likes to pack his bag but doesn’t mind if i “reorganise” his bag. But of cos he does often scream,”Mummy where’s my …?”
Rachel : Hmmm…it makes me wonder too…maybe they are just different.
ooohhh….very profound! easy to take out while he is in his car seat….seems your boy has put alot of thought into it!
Smart boy!
Rachel : Sometime I worry that he thinks too much for his age. haiz
Mal is really imaginative. Hopefully there will be no protest from him when you organise his stuff in his room?
Rachel : I will be more than happy if he insist on doing that himself one day. I think he realised that packing for a trip is more fun than packing his own room, the latter is a routine chore
Yo-yo!
Rule number one: Never touch a child’s bag after he/she has packed. Its privacy intrusion! *laugh*
Rule number two: Never organize their things with an adult mind, they’ll never find where is what…
*laugh*
Rachel : thanks angeline for your words of wisdom! agree!
You really have a way with words. Truly well-written. And I like the accompanying photo…
This order in disorder thing sounds familiar to me. But I’m the one who finds order in disorder, not my kids.
Rachel : hey ing, thanks, just some random thoughts and the pic was from our summer trip in tuscany.
cant agree any more. well writting and great picture. i too, forbidden to touch her messy toys on her play zone.
he’s so organised! guess he ‘sees’ the pictures better than u do eh? creative, tatz wat mal is. nurture it!