How To Get A Shot of Childhood
Today's task: entertain three kids for two hours without switching the TV on. So the neighbor had to go out and she's left the kids with me. One's 8, the and the other is 4. Seeing this, the other neighbor's visiting 5 yr-old decides to join in. They plonk themselves on chairs and wait expectantly. Boats laid out to dry. In a house where the only thing with four wheels is the TV trolley, and "toys" are of the mobile-phone variety, having kids over can be a challenge. I fish out an old stuffed dog (thank god for complimentary Emirates toys), a pack of crayons and some paper and lay them out. I watch as the 8-yr old diligently makes " Chota Bheem " while his little brother attempts to make Tom (to his credit, it did look like Spike upside down). The 5-yr old - whose work is more of the modern-art variety (see this prank on the Museum of Modern Art) - acts as the critic, "Chota Bheem has a bigger stomach.", she complains (she then g