Playing with My Cousin Once Removed

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How do you play with a three-year-old boy?
(OK, so he’s three and a half.)
I probably can’t even tell him a joke
That he’d understand well ‘nough to laugh.
It turns out his father, my cousin-in-law,
Had told him that I’m a good choice
For helping to build things with small LEGO blocks
(Not the big ones for littler boys).
I gladly obliged and spent who knows how long
On assembling his racecars and carts
According to printed instructions, although
He no longer had all the right parts.
Despite his insistence I stick to the rules,
I did find the time to create
A miniature cart with a safety belt on it.
I’d say that he thought it was great.
If the boy had his way, then I wouldn’t have left,
Since he can grow overly fond.
I felt very tired on leaving that night,
But it sure was a nice way to bond.