I sometimes sit and watch the girls and try and think back as far as I can to my earliest memories. I wonder what & when they will begin to develop those cognitive memories. One of the things I remember most from my early childhood years is the toys I played with. I look at the spread of choices the kids have now and I wonder if it is to much. I loved some of the simple toys I played with as a child.
Recently I went to Toys r'us to pick up some Vick's Vapor shot plug in refills. (Hardly anybody carries them but I love them, Thanks Jamie!). Even though my quest was to only get that one item I went into shock from the sheer stimuli power of this store. I walked by one of the end caps to a row and saw a small popcorn push toy. You know the ones that have a long blue handle with a clear domed bubble on the end with two wheels and colored plastic balls on the inside. Then when you push it the wheels cause the balls to pop like popcorn in the middle.
I loved to pop-pop-pop my way around the room as a kid. I remember playing with one that was banged and beaten. The clear plastic dome was all scratched and hard to see through but still pop popped like a champ.
I decided to buy a pink one and bring it home for the girls to play with on Monday. Chris stayed home sick and so his mom brought the girls back over before I got home. I walked in and took the toy out of the bag and showed the girls how to use it. Wonderment filled their eyes
Within seconds Summer was zooming around the room vaccuming with her popper. Ava was excitedly chasing after her trying to get a turn. When Ava finally caught Summer we had to break the baby fight up so Ava could get a turn. Baby wars then ensued. Chris and I quickly decided to take the toy away and that the next day I would be spending another lunch break at Toys r' us to purchase a 2nd popper. I picked up the original colored one.
Needless to say on Tuesday night the girls were estatic. And Chris and I get to learn to love the sound of popcorn popping all the time.
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