One thing about Jayden is that he is a ‘karang guni’ who would much prefer empty bottles to real toys. So we kind of banished the idea (not to mention desire) to splurge on presents for him a long long time ago. We did however draw up a wishlist (for fun!) vs a wantlist (we’re getting!).

Quite easy to tell which is which in the collage above.

The boy has discovered the power of the pen (the whole jazz about it being mightier than the sword) and has been unleashing his hidden (lack of) talent on any scrap of paper he finds. Thankfully, he has not started on the raw table nor the walls. So we figured it is about time to get a set of crayons and maybe a Magna Doodle board. Next shopping trip, we’d get some

So hopefully, he’d leave our pens alone.

And oh, the cute teddy bear dog over there in the bottom right corner is a timer. It is supposed to teach children time, responsibility *yawn* and all that jazz by effectively being a timer used when said child is naughty and sent to the ‘naughty zone’. Deceptively ‘cute’ I say. I can’t decide whether the huge oven-like timer is scary or interesting.

** Clockwise from top left corner :: Little Heart Flat Cards : Love Bird Mobile : Family Tree : Time’s Up Puppy Dog : Magna Doodle : Crayola Crayons ::