Today was Take Your Kid to Work Day at Dada of Ma'at's work. I wasn't there, but here is what I gathered from stories from Dad and Big Bro.
Big Bro was so excited he was practically giddy. He ran right into the building where he got his badge (it's a secure building), a goodie bag filled with swag, and a rubbery, squishy sunshine that looks part stress ball, part yo-yo. From there they got their breakfast in the cafeteria. Big Bro kept calling it his favorite birthday pie, aka apple pie. It wasn't really pie, but it was a pastry. He ate his treat in Dada's office with his artwork that he made as a backdrop. He did some of the mazes found in an activity book from his goodie bag.
Big Bro was so excited he was practically giddy. He ran right into the building where he got his badge (it's a secure building), a goodie bag filled with swag, and a rubbery, squishy sunshine that looks part stress ball, part yo-yo. From there they got their breakfast in the cafeteria. Big Bro kept calling it his favorite birthday pie, aka apple pie. It wasn't really pie, but it was a pastry. He ate his treat in Dada's office with his artwork that he made as a backdrop. He did some of the mazes found in an activity book from his goodie bag.
After breakfast Big Bro and Dada went to the Science Room. First they played with a giant air bazooka made from a 5 gallon bucket to make paper cups fly around.Then they saw the Efficiency Vermont booth where they had lots of different kinds of lights for the kids to see and switch on and off.
Then "Firedog" (a man in a fire dog suit) was walking around. Big Bro had been running around giddily since he arrived. He was so excited he went right up to Firedog and gave him a high five. Then they played some of the 9 hole mini golf course was set up on the other side of the cafeteria.
Next came bottle cap art. It was quite a cool idea to use different colored bottle caps to make a pretty picture of a flower. Big Bro was very excited that he "got to glue stuff!"
After a quick trip back to the office, Dada and Big Bro went outside to see a firetruck and a police car.
As we were preparing Big Bro for going to work with Dada we pointed out that it would be a lot like one of his books, "Caillou Goes to Work." In the book 4 year old Caillou goes to work with his mom for the morning. At one point the phone rings and the mother says the phone is for Caillou. It's Daddy calling to say hello!
Coincidentally, I was waiting in the cul-de-sac to pick up Big Bro and couldn't reach Dada of Ma'at on his cellphone like I normally do, so called his work phone instead. The office phone was ringing just as they returned from seeing the trucks. Dada picked up and happily told Big Bro, "It's for you! Just like when Caillou went to work!" Big Bro loved it.
As Big Bro walked out the front door with Dada of Ma'at he looked so tiny, but he was so happy. I picked him up early so we could go to a birthday party at the local arcade. He had a great time at the party, but on the way home he just asked when he could go back to Daddy's work and stay for the whole time. Then when Dada of Ma'at came home hours later he again asked when he could go back to Daddy's work.
I think he liked it!
As Big Bro walked out the front door with Dada of Ma'at he looked so tiny, but he was so happy. I picked him up early so we could go to a birthday party at the local arcade. He had a great time at the party, but on the way home he just asked when he could go back to Daddy's work and stay for the whole time. Then when Dada of Ma'at came home hours later he again asked when he could go back to Daddy's work.
I think he liked it!
The funniest part was as he got in the car he told me matter-of-factly "there were a lot of kids there who had to go to the dentist and they have their own dentist there."
Dada of Ma'at and I were both bewildered until Dada realized he was actually referring to the long line of kids waiting to get their faces painted!
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