the best kind of toy

When you are a toddler

absolutely everything is a toy,

or a new place to sit,

or a new place to play,

or a new place to hide.

An old F1 tyre can give you,

quite literally,

hours of enjoyment

as you explore all things you can do with it.

You can climb on it

and in it

and through it.

You can roll it.

You can chase it.

You can hide things in it

or hide yourself in it.

The best thing of all

is that I remember playing with that same tyre for hours as child.

I used to roll my little brother around inside it,

around the garden.

It still remains a mystery to this day,

as to quite how my dad's friend managed to get his hands on a used F1 tyre

and have it sent through the post as a present to my brother.

But it definitely goes to show

that the best toys don't come from toy shops.