The toy I thought I would never buy
When we had Gabriel, the toy market was exploding with affordable electronic toys. I was snobbish about them. I moaned over the fact the little people suddenly had sound effects. To me, it was a great toy the way it was. Sound effects were for the children to make themselves. I would deliberately not put batteries in certain toys. If they didn’t have play value without a battery, I wasn’t going to buy it.
I wasn’t going to do licensed characters either.
Now it is six Chanukahs later.
Hannah who is three has not gotten far beyond the put-everything-in-her-mouth stage. We are working on actual playing with a toy. The ones she plays with involve buttons. If she can push it and it sings, she loves it.
Gabriel can swim in the amount of Star Wars Galactic Heroes collection I helped him build.
(Sigh)
I should have bought stock in Duracell. Both kids now have a collection of electronic licensed characters. To top the list today, I gave Hannah the toy I thought I would never buy. I remember one time shopping with Roberts’s parents in a toy store and finding them eyeing this particular toy. I told them, "Put your hands down and walk away from the toy."
Hannah is now the delighted owner of a Tickle Me Elmo. This new one is amazing. It rolls over, sits up, and even stands up. I found myself giggling along with her.
--Mom
