Babysitting a toddler is a lot like being the narration in a point-and-click adventure game. Watching him knock on the doors of empty rooms and saying "hmm. I don't think anyone's in there". Watching him attempt to use [spoon] on [cat] and saying "I don't think those things go together". Watching him throw a cup of water onto the floor and just commenting "the floor is wet now" when he looks up at me to see if I approve.
I babysit my lil cousin sometimes and he loves his construction toys. The thing is though, I'm studying civil engineering and construction. I actually know quite a bit about how those machines work and what they're used for.
My aunt thinks it's hilarious to listen to me play with him. "Yeah, this is a cement mixer. Cement is just one component of the building material we call concrete. The other components are water and aggregate. Aggregate is usually sand or gravel, but recently materials scientists have been substituting-- Oh, honey, don't drive it over the dog, she doesn't like that. Hm? This one is a bulldozer, it's used for grading. Yes, they probably are friends now that I think about it."
