Childrens likes/ obsessions?

[Calluna]

Isaac is OBSESSED with vacuum cleaners. Everytime we walk past one- at home or at the shops, everytime an add comes on TV, everytime he hears one he HAS to look at it, gets all excited and wont stop talking about it for ages. ("argonkeener")

He was glued to the steam mop infomercial before because it has a vacuum cleaner on it.

He also likes fans ("nan!")- ceiling and pedestal, he points them out everywhere we go, same with lights ("niiiight") and the switches.

The washing machine and the computer are fascinating too apparently.

What odd (or not odd) things are favourites with your little ones?

[tanyaya]

my DS (nearly 2) is interested in the usual boy things - garbage trucks, busses and trains.

He went through a baby stage last week (it has been on/off for some time, as we are expecting).... hope he likes the real thing!!!

[FabFiona]

Opening and closing doors, whether they are big doors, cupboards, anything. Drives me batty!

Here's hoping that Isaac's obsession with the vaccuum cleaner will mean he will clean your house until he moves out.

[Calluna]

Opening and closing doors, whether they are big doors, cupboards, anything. Drives me batty!

Here's hoping that Isaac's obsession with the vaccuum cleaner will mean he will clean your house until he moves out.

lol I can imagine!

Hahaha yea maybe, we joke that he'll be doing all the housework before his 2nd birthday.

[helle]

boobs. mainly mine -.-;
he also has an iphone obsession... so much so that i bought him one from woolies (a toy one) so he'd stop having the tanties when I took mine off him after he sneaks it! thankfully it has diverted the fascination from mine! (Luckily because it went for a dip in the pool yesterday)

[Livinthedream]

Ooohh, mines obsesed with fans too. Those huge 10mt diametre ones at bunnings (on the ceilings) have him in raptures.
He also has a thing about the moon. "Moo moo moo" at anything in the sky, clouds, planes etc. I think it comes from Luna in Bear in the big blue house, he looovvves Luna.
My favorite though is Buster the dog from Toy Story, he is only in #2&3 and only for about 2 mins total, but my DS always does the biggest belly cackle when he sees him.
So cute

[beckoes]

not so much a 'thing' but something DD does, and ive wondered for ages if other kids do it....would love to know....If she has a fav book or show or just something she thinks up, we all have to be a character and have to call each other the names etc..... for example, Bob the builder, which she currently loves, She is Bob, Im Wendy and DH is Scrambler and if we accidently use normaly names she will say ''im not ..... im Bob'' or she is Leo Lion, Im Tracy Tiger and DH is Mick the Monkey.

If we are out and someone asks her name she will often give her 'pretend name' i.e 'Im Bob'.....which gets a few funny looks!!!!

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

DD1 has a thing for airplanes, the airport, motorbikes, shoes and bags.
She has more shoes than i do and chooses her own, she can spot an airplane from miles away and is hell bent on spending as much time as possible on our motorbikes.

Outside of those slightly boyish but normal things DD1 has an issue with bottle tops, if she finds a bottle with no lid she gets frustrated and HAS to find the lid, she also does this if she finds a lid with no bottle.
She has an issue at times with closing doors, if she walks through an outside door she MUST close it or make sure someone else does... i swear she borders on OCD at times.

DD2 is shoes, the minute she spots them she wants them on and she will continually repeat SHOES until she gets them. Oh and apples.

[ss_storm]

that is so cute, love his name for it!

DD loves animals ('ammals') and as you know she is a real nature kid and when we go out for walks is always stopping to pick up little sticks/twigs until her hands are so full she can't possibly hold anymore! Then will suddenly dump them all and go off to pick a flower We have a fairly regular route and she knows where she can get out of the pram and walk by herself, there are some arrows painted on the concrete in a couple of spots that she has to point out everytime, and a small patch of sand on the path near the river which she *must* go and have a quick play in! Then a bit further along there are two stars engraved into the concrete so she has to point them out too..you get the picture!

She loves books too, and is always going "story story story" and trying to drag me over to the lounge so we can read them.
Think she is a bit obsessed with playing peek a boo lately too, but she is so cute when she does it you can't resist going along with it. Her little "where is hay-yey (Hayley)?" just sounds so gorgeous!

[feeb]

DS1 is obsessed with:
Buzz light year (Toy story in general) (screatches if sees anything in shops, has to have buzz book EVERYNIGHT)
Toot toots (train)
Iphone
Ipad
Boobs
Pies
Toast
ITNG

[Jennie13]

aww thats so cute!

Freya is obsessed with shoes! all day shes going and getting her shoes and wanting to wear different ones, and if you (myself, my mum or brother who we live with) arent wearing shoes she goes and gets you a pair to put on lol. Its so cute watching her try carry my mums big work boots over to her

[Party-of-five]

DD2 has a thing for birds she can spot them a mile away and if she hears them outside she crawls to the window and gets so excited when she spots them...so cute

[Calluna]

DD2 has a thing for birds she can spot them a mile away and if she hears them outside she crawls to the window and gets so excited when she spots them...so cute

*like* that's very sweet. I love nature babies.

[Amity]

DS1's was trains.

DS2 loved loved loved brooms, vacuum cleaners, and cleaning. Unfortunately at the age of five that obsession hasn't kept up with the mess he creates...

DS2 loves babies too.

[Calluna]

Tanaya- love seeing little boys enjoying babies. Very sweet.

Isaac loves the usual cars, trucks, motorbikes too. Not buses though. Funny kid.

Oh yes, shoes! He likes them too. Though not as much as Freya. Lol Sounds very cute.

[~Hestia~]

Aw I love how he says 'argonkeener', soo cute!

Moo is totally obsessed with trucks ('TAA!") as well as lights & door knockers. He has fav ads that he'll run in to watch too, I always feel sorry for him when I know he's not going to make it I think the mozzie repellant one is his fav at the moment where it has the mozzie buzzing around that lady.

[Calluna]

Aw I love how he says 'argonkeener', soo cute!

Moo is totally obsessed with trucks ('TAA!") as well as lights & door knockers. He has fav ads that he'll run in to watch too, I always feel sorry for him when I know he's not going to make it I think the mozzie repellant one is his fav at the moment where it has the mozzie buzzing around that lady.

he says "argoncar" for motorbike, maybe argon means noisey? Lol
haha, too cute

[Shades]

Cars, shoes, socks, clothes (even if he's dressed already if he finds a clothing item he'll bring it and make us put it on over whatever he's wearing) - he loves helping with hanging out laundry on the clothes horse - even once the stuff is dry and I'm trying to put them back in the basket to take upstairs he'll remove them as I go and hang them back out! It's cute but very frustrating!