In retrospect, LOL! Typical little kid thing. Glad the little guy is OK ... and since it turned out fine, this is a story his family will enjoy telling for many years to come.
And it's not often that family stories can be augmented by numerous national newspaper articles....this story is being carried by at least 17 papers at the moment, and it's only a few hours old. Here are just a few:
Toddler walked 1.5 miles at 3am to find sweets - Telegraph