I love watching the toys or small items that my children decide to love. Often, it's the strangest of things. I've laughed over the stupid kids' meal toys that have hung around for much longer than I ever thought they would have. We actually have an "Arthur" phone/calculator (looks like a phone, but surprisingly, functions as a calculator) that we got at Wendy's when S was about three years old. It's still here and the twins play with it all the time.
As I've mentioned before, N is in love with most stuffed animals and babies. But her very most favorite of all is a stuffed dog that belongs to S. N could be holding three stuffed animals in her arms, and she'll drop all of them if she sees that silly little dog. Which, of course, doesn't sit well with S. But I think it's adorable. She hates to put down her beloveds to eat meals, so sometimes I'll just set whatever animal she's in love with for that day behind her in her highchair.
A2 has recently become obsessed with balls—balls of all shapes and colors. But mostly, he loves to hold onto a teeny, tiny bouncy ball. He lost his original bouncy ball when he chucked it onto the ground at his brother's soccer game and we couldn't find it. After that, we bought him five replacements. Most of his babbling phrases begin or end with "my ball." I love that he'll hold onto it for a solid hour. And I love that he can be totally sad and will totally cheer up at the sight of "my ball."
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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I love this post because its so true! I'm amazed that it really is a guessing game as to what toys/gifts will make the "grade" so to speak and be treasured. At my house, it was cars for K1. He ALWAYS had a car in his hand (and still, at nearly 7, often does). In fact, when he broke his leg at 2 and was in the full body cast his surgeon painted on a little car on the cast while in the operating room.
And for K2, its her yellow blanket. It was actually K1's yellow blanket originally (and there were two - a yellow and a blue that were made by Sarah's mom Wanda, until the blue got chewed up by our dog and boy did K2 let him have it). But anyhow, now its just her yellow blanket and its her never ending source of strength and comfort.
And all those toys and play things in the basement that cost so much $$? Well, I'm thinking of having a garage sale...
Yea I'm with your friend. Especially preparing to move, I go a little nuts thinking of how many of our toys only get played with once in a blue moon and then those precious few that become the favorites for whatever reason. C has always loved a blue fitted sheet that he snuggles with at night and a very ugly snowman stuffed animal that was purchased at the school store for about 50 cents. Yep...both treasures for sure!
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