Thanks to Grandpa Steve, Benji received a zhu zhu pet for Hanukkah. Despite our initial skepticism, this has fast become a favorite toy. Every time Benji catches sight of the little hamster, he starts pointing at it and demanding "button, button" until either we turn it on for him, or he gets tired of waiting and turns it on for himself (which he is perfectly capable of doing).

It is not entirely clear whether or not he understands that num num is not alive. He often redirects num num with the command "num num go", and when num num comes charging towards his feet, Benji tends to hide behind one of us or jump out of its way with a squeal:
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