Freya and Finn both started going to Cubs about a year or so ago, Finn moved up from Beavers and Freya from Brownies (which was 'boring', her words not mine!). They both enjoy Cubs and have been involved in some great activities, campfire nights, cardboard box cooking, kayaking, archery etc.
Above is Cuthbert the Cub (St Cuthberts is the pack) a child is chosen to take Cuthbert home after each meeting, and Finn was chosen this week, we have never had Cuthbert to stay before so there was great excitement...
This week Floss did a post about favourite toys...
This is Freya's favourite toy 'Hippo' who has, still is and probably always will be well loved by Freya. She was given to her by her Great Aunt Eleanor when Finn was born. Freya would have been 15months.
Auntie Ellie also gave Finn a similar toy cat at the same time, 'Cat' was lost ,we think on the way to Nursery when Finn was 3, we searched and searched but he was never found, Finn was obviously upset (so was I !), but 'Cat' was replaced by 'Monkey'...
and all was well.
Hebe came next and 'Jelly cat' arrived from Father Christmas in her stocking on her first Christmas...
Jelly Cat 1 was joined soon after by Jelly Cat 2 (in case of loss), but Hebe says that 2 is a sad Jelly Cat, I can see what she means.....
Last (definitely) but not least came Clemmie and Great Auntie Ellie came along with 'Rabbity'....
So that's the four...much loved constant companions who are taken everywhere...
When I was working as a Nursery Nurse before I had children, there was a child who literally did not let go of her favourite toy from the moment she arrived at the Nursery until the moment she went home.
I remember saying to a colleague that when I had children I would not let them them become so attached to something.. ha ha.. I had no say in the matter, children become attached to what they will....with me it was a linen pillow case...
I had lots of goals (as an Infant teacher) about what my children would and would not do, and what I would and would not do to my children...
ReplyDeleteHmmm.
I think the biggest gap between the goals and the reality is that I vowed never to say 'mmmm' instead of trying to understand every word they say. It turns out that 'mmm' is actually pretty essential at times!
I love those toys - the two cats best of all, I think! Thanks for sharing them.
We have a Daffy Duck who was my son's bedtime buddy. Son is now 17 and Daffy hangs on his door handle. My daughter still loves her toy monkey and even I've come to believe he's real! He leaves comments on 'Mum's Monkey' blog:) xx
ReplyDeleteLove that monkey & thank you so much for the beautiful comment you left on my blog i have just re read Milly Molly Mandy for the 100th time & half the pages fell out whoops ! x
ReplyDeleteHiya - have just found you and love this post. My Finn has 'bear' (who has had to have several patches), Angus has 'teddy' and Islay has 'bun bun'. They are very well loved, extremely important, and all self-chosen.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit to a piece of cotton cellular blanket which still lurks in my bedside table in case of emergency! Julie