As always, buying presents for someone is a tough job. More so, when the recipient is a kid who is not sure what he really wants. Aman said he wanted a push-around bike, like the one they have in the kid's play-area at ChicKing. But we could not find a similar one at the toy-shop.
It was when I was loitering around at Landmark last weekend, that I came across the demo for a remote-controlled helicopter. Looked fragile, but was pretty durable, given the umpteen falls it was taking with ease, during the demo session. Felt that this would be something Aman would love and picked it up for Rs.1575 after a 10% discount.
Not only did Aman love it, it was a hit with my nieces and sisters. They all want one now. Me and Aman had fun flying it around. And ofcourse crashing it many times during the initial sorties when he had not yet perfected the art of properly landing it.
But since this is not something that Aman can use without adult supervision, I had to pack it up and keep it out of reach along with his other such toys, only to be taken out when I am at Kerala. So, finally what Aman would actually end up using daily is this Clipo toy from Funskool - another gift he received on his birthday.
He is good with building-blocks and loves playing with blocks, but took some time to warm up to the idea of Clipos, which is more or less the same concept.
We had a small birthday-party at home for his birthday, with my sisters and their families plus a couple of close relatives. A 3-kg chocolate cake, shaped like a Teddy bear - so high on calories, it would be sinful. Lunch was Chinese cuisine, catered in. The kids had fun and the ladies did not have to slog in the kitchen, while I got to foot the bill. :-)
