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Yesterday, on a bit of a craving, after going to look at a new property that our congregation might be buying to no longer be the wandering UUs, I dragged the family to Wendy's* to get some fast food.
I bought the Little Man his own Kid's meal, just because it was easier than buying things piecemeal, though frankly Kid's Meals tend to be slightly more expensive, because they come with a toy. Well, with a 2 year old, even as big as he is, the toys we typically end up with are really way beyond him, and rarely rate more than a causal shake, rattle and roll, before he pretty much tosses them aside as useless. And the activities that come on the bag, while might be fun for a grammar school age child, are all too advanced for one quite so young.
In any case, as we drove the rest of the way home (the restaurant being only nominally out of the way) and my wife dug through the kid's meal to see what kind of toy he got. It was a CD. In fact, it was an Audiobook! Wow. This was pretty cool. It was a fairly appropriate to the season story called Zombies Don't Play Soccer. (By Debbie Dadey and Marcia T Jones) This has been the best toy that I've seen in any Kid's meal. We've already listened to it about four times. Okay, so not every time do we sit through the entire book, it's a bit long. But, honestly, it's a blast of a story, and he seems to be enjoying it.
Now I'll be honest, at his age, the interest does phase in and out. I think that's to be expected. But in my book, this is a win, because if we can pop in something like this, and he'll be entertained for a mealtime, it's a big help. He tends to eat better the longer he sits at a meal and is entertained. And what a great boost for the four books (and their authors) that are in this limited time give away.
Of course, what this makes me wonder is: if I can get him to sit through a story like this, can I get him to listen to some good old SF or F podcasts? I shall have to try some experiments, and see how he likes them.
Speaking of podcasts and audiobooks in general, it makes me wonder if this medium is much like the old radio dramas that my parents listened to as kids before the days of TV. (Yes, my parents are old enough to remember the days before TV.)
I bought the Little Man his own Kid's meal, just because it was easier than buying things piecemeal, though frankly Kid's Meals tend to be slightly more expensive, because they come with a toy. Well, with a 2 year old, even as big as he is, the toys we typically end up with are really way beyond him, and rarely rate more than a causal shake, rattle and roll, before he pretty much tosses them aside as useless. And the activities that come on the bag, while might be fun for a grammar school age child, are all too advanced for one quite so young.
In any case, as we drove the rest of the way home (the restaurant being only nominally out of the way) and my wife dug through the kid's meal to see what kind of toy he got. It was a CD. In fact, it was an Audiobook! Wow. This was pretty cool. It was a fairly appropriate to the season story called Zombies Don't Play Soccer. (By Debbie Dadey and Marcia T Jones) This has been the best toy that I've seen in any Kid's meal. We've already listened to it about four times. Okay, so not every time do we sit through the entire book, it's a bit long. But, honestly, it's a blast of a story, and he seems to be enjoying it.
Now I'll be honest, at his age, the interest does phase in and out. I think that's to be expected. But in my book, this is a win, because if we can pop in something like this, and he'll be entertained for a mealtime, it's a big help. He tends to eat better the longer he sits at a meal and is entertained. And what a great boost for the four books (and their authors) that are in this limited time give away.
Of course, what this makes me wonder is: if I can get him to sit through a story like this, can I get him to listen to some good old SF or F podcasts? I shall have to try some experiments, and see how he likes them.
Speaking of podcasts and audiobooks in general, it makes me wonder if this medium is much like the old radio dramas that my parents listened to as kids before the days of TV. (Yes, my parents are old enough to remember the days before TV.)
So, let me ask you: what's the latest Audiobook you've listened to?
Do you have a favorite podcast?
Do you like Audiobooks and or podcasts?