Ian Gets Geared Up

Ian's favorite toy at the Seattle Children's waiting room during both visits was the gears they have mounted on the wall. He was so captivated at how moving one moved all of them. I could hear his little brain buzzing over how it worked.

We found something called Gears Gears Gears on Amazon.com and bought a super set. It's a kit of platforms and the gears snap onto it...you (or your kid) can stack the gears, add handles, etc. Shawn fastened the platforms to Ian's bedroom wall and added the gears with the idea that we'll continue adding to it.

He really enjoys it, but he knows that if he pulls hard enough, he can rip them apart. He can often be found carrying a gear around the house, rolling it across walls, the floor, the dog, etc. Whatever floats your boat, kid!

Ian at Children's Hospital, December 2007

Ian's new gear wall. We'll slowly add more gears to it and add some other lights/sound gadgets

He's got it all figured out... first, turn the handle THEN rip it off the wall

Ian likes to carry toys around in his mouth like Polli