ryan and his coin box(es)
Like many people, I leave loose change lying around in my room. If you live with a kid, what can you do to maintain the habit and easiness of placing your coins everywhere after emptying them from your pocket or bag, while ensuring that the coins do not end up halfway between the kid’s throat and stomach?
Just make sure that you put the coins at a place three times the kid’s height lah. By the time they are able to reach the shelf (or grab a chair, climb on top of it to reach the shelf), they’d already wise up to the fact that the notes and coins are better off exchanged for shiny new toys instead of being food substitute.
Apparently all the loose change in my room are already Ryan’s. “Ryan, give me back my coin please?” “No, it’s my money! It’s mine, it’s mine!!!” “Uh, okay…”
I told him that I’d get him a piggy bank to store his ‘new found’ money. I did; it was in the shape of a cute pink piggy with a fat stomach that I got at one of those stores that sell cuteness-overload, space-consuming and pretty much useless stuff.
Ryan liked his piggy bank
Two problems: 1) it was made of polyresin; 2) I forgot that Ryan’s a 4 year old boy. The next day I saw bits and pieces of the piggy bank in the bin, and felt my heart sank a bit. I really liked the pig.
Oh well. Off I went in search of a coin box that won’t easily break. I took the boy with me and he picked out this plastic orange teddy bear, which was honestly the best of the lot. Doesn’t say much about the selection, but at least the boy’s got taste.
Ryan loves his teddy bear coin box
I pray for the teddy bear coin box’s longevity. After all the two coin boxes already cost way more than what I leave lying around in my room.
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Hahahah false economy FTW.
I liked the pig too. The bear’s a little overwhelming don’t you think. By the time he fills it up he’d be ready for college.
i like the piggy!!!! poor piggy.
ah but this one’s transparent, where’s the mystery?
i think i had the sameone from pasar malam. very fragile.
OMG the pig is too cute to be brokennnn T____T
i been wanting to get that teddy coin box
AT is right, big piggy banks (or rather, teddy banks) are very discouraging… but ryan looks happy!
though when i was a kid, my bro had a big green plastic piggy bank and i had a small red one and his was filled up waaaay more than mine. only because he had more pocket money.
Bloody meat eaters always killing off innocent little piggies to turn into bacon burgers!
Thta’s a very big coin box. Now you better leave more coins lying around or the coin box would be rather empty!
ST: yes. a bit sakit hati
AT: he needs to do what i taught him — go around asking ppl to feed his teddy
FA: indeed
KY: he doesn’t like mysteries
aeroplane: the cutest are always polyresin or clay. doesn’t last with kids
pinkpau: i know
got red spots one
kellster: but it’s so BIG
wan2: oO i had an arab malaysian camel coin box! i loved it
dabs: i doubt ryan understands the concept
eiling: i think he forgot about the coin box already la. have to prompt him one
the teddy piggy bank got a bigger head than ryan.