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Cute Elizabethism
Apr. 30th, 2006 07:46 pmA while ago, I explained to Elizabeth that people gave presents to people they loved, to show that they loved them. Since then, she's gotten into the habit of taking little bags that could double as gift bags (some of them were, at one point) and filling them with miscellaneous favourite toys. She will then bring the full bag to the favoured parent with the declaration, "I have a pwesant for you!"
Our job then is to take each item out, comment on it in an excited voice, and then thank her profusely. Then we put the items back in the bag, she takes it and puts it away, and everyone is secure in their love and appreciation for each other.
It reminds me of when my little sister was about this age. She used to find things around the house that we'd lost - for example, a watch - wrap it up, and give it back to me as a present. She came in for quite a bit of teasing for it over the years, of course, but it's an important concept for a little kid - the idea that giving is a way of showing love.
Our job then is to take each item out, comment on it in an excited voice, and then thank her profusely. Then we put the items back in the bag, she takes it and puts it away, and everyone is secure in their love and appreciation for each other.
It reminds me of when my little sister was about this age. She used to find things around the house that we'd lost - for example, a watch - wrap it up, and give it back to me as a present. She came in for quite a bit of teasing for it over the years, of course, but it's an important concept for a little kid - the idea that giving is a way of showing love.