Dan: Thomas the tank engine video

Posted by spots (Singapore, Singapore) on 30 October 2006 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

So I borrowed a Thomas & friends DVD from the Palo Alto Library. We've watched it maybe three times max. Then I borrowed another Thomas & friends DVD the week after and we watched that maybe four times max.

Then we go to Toys R Us over the weekend and with Dan in the shopping cart, we casually whiz by the DVD section. Mind you, it's not even a huuuge dedicated Thomas & friends section, it's a DVD section with all kinds of DVDs, different cartoons, different kids characters. But somehow, Dan manages to spot the three column rack of Thomas & friends DVDs on display and actually physically hurls his entire body towards the rack with a jungle-like howl that goes something like, "HUUUWWWWWOOOAAAAA!!"

*DOPE*

What is it about Thomas & friends that makes little toddlers go mad? All the mothers I've talked to agree that their toddlers (1+ or 2+ years old) are pretty much obsessed with Thomas the tank engine. Why? Why? Why? What's the draw of a bright blue train with a face?

Well, I was not keen to encourage such obsession and wanted to not buy anything for Dan that day. But Husband, who was both tickled and impressed at our son's new found "passion", took both pity and delight and bought him a DVD, which came with a free wooden Thomas the tank engine! Later on, I lightened up too and found it funny watching Dan scamper round the house, a firm immovable grip around the little wooden toy. Here's a video of us "pretending" to take his toy away from him:

Don't worry, Dan eventually loosened his grip and even shared his toy with the lovely A., who dropped by for a visit. The train is one of his favourite toys for sure, but he's not too obsessive over it yet. But what is it about Thomas & friends, you think??