windcatcher 0 #1 August 9, 2006 Okay, sue me...I've got baby on the brain... I saw a book the other day that I read when I was a kid and really enjoyed, and since I am having a baby, I thought it would be really awesome to incorporate some of the toys I loved as a kid, and introduce them to my kids. What cool toys do you want your kids/future kids to have, that either aren't around anymore, or you plan on buying for them? I'll start! I read the book about the bear Courdoroy when I was a girl, and I loved that book! I found a set with the book and a plush Courdoroy bear that I want to get. I also enjoyed Gloworms, board games, baby bottles with milk that disappeared, etc. I can't think of anything else right now; I think I always wanted a Teddy Rukspin? bear too, but I never got one. What did you guys enjoy as children? Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #2 August 9, 2006 QuoteOkay, sue me...I've got baby on the brain... is the the result of being fucked in the head I still have my Voltron. I know its lame, its geeky and I'm dangerously close to hanging out at sci-fi conventions. but I used to love transformers and voltron. I have a few of those left. If I have kids I'll probalby play along with them but on a serious tip. Soccer, football, frisbee, volley ball....anything that keeps themoff of the fucking game stations. I despise gaming.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windcatcher 0 #3 August 9, 2006 What's a Voltron, you freak? ? Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #4 August 9, 2006 QuoteWhat's a Voltron, you freak? ?only the coolest cartoon ever... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VoltronLivin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windcatcher 0 #5 August 9, 2006 I'm giggling at you and JT! Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #6 August 9, 2006 QuoteI'm giggling at you and JT! that's ok... I think its funny that I watched/liked it as a kid... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #7 August 9, 2006 Thanks for gettin my back. Its ok that you giggle at me windcatcher. I totally expected it If I posted that expecting someone to tell me hwo cool I was, than I should go hide in shame. but I was shameful whenI told you, so thereMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydemon2 0 #8 August 9, 2006 Loved Voltron, dont forget the Thunder Cats!!Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone! I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #9 August 9, 2006 QuoteWhat did you guys enjoy as children? I had all the usual childhood stuff, plastic bags, broken glass, refridgerators with the doors still on, lawn darts, fireworks, gasoline, matches, plastic army guys, and so forth. Oh - and rope, too. Don't know if that's the right stuff for kids nowadays, though. Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #10 August 9, 2006 thunder cats?! GEEK Wasn't really into them but I had to push the geekdom away from meMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #11 August 9, 2006 QuoteQuoteWhat did you guys enjoy as children? I had all the usual childhood stuff, plastic bags, broken glass, refridgerators with the doors still on, lawn darts, fireworks, gasoline, matches, plastic army guys, and so forth. Oh - and rope, too. Don't know if that's the right stuff for kids nowadays, though. BWAHAHA no. all those damn hippy tree huggers don't let us have the fun stuff anymoreMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #12 August 9, 2006 QuoteOh - and rope, too. Don't know if that's the right stuff for kids nowadays, though.I used to climb 25-30 feet up into trees as a kid... seriously who needs toys... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #13 August 9, 2006 Books. Lots of Books. Goodnight Moon Richard Scarry Dr Seuss Pat the Bunny My brother and I hardly ever watched television when we were little; we didn't want to. My mom always had something we could do, like books, tinkertoys, lincoln logs, legos, etc...stuff you can use your imagination with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #14 August 9, 2006 QuoteBooks. Lots of Books. Don't forget Shel Silverstein! Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #15 August 9, 2006 QuoteDon't forget Shel Silverstein!oh... how I love Shel Silvertein... There are a lot of great ones... my favorite was always... Nobody Nobody loves me, Nobody cares, Nobody picks me peaches and pears. Nobody offers me candy and Cokes, Nobody listens and laughs at me jokes. Nobody helps when I get in a fight, Nobody does all my homework at night. Nobody misses me, Nobody cries, Nobody thinks I'm a wonderful guy. So if you ask me who's my best friend, in a whiz, I'll stand up and tell you that Nobody is. But yesterday night I got quite a scare, I woke up and Nobody just wasn't there. I called out and reached out for Nobody's hand, In the darkness where Nobody usually stands. Then I poked through the house, in each cranny and nook, But I found somebody each place that I looked. I searched till I'm tired, and now with the dawn, There's no doubt about it- Nobody's gone!Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #16 August 9, 2006 Oh yes! Can't believe I forgot him! "where the sidewalk ends" was one of my favorite books as a kid. Can't forget "the owl and the pussycat" or "Where the Wild Things Are" either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misskriss 0 #17 August 9, 2006 We read Goodnight Moon a million times a day. I also bought the girls Are you There God? It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume when they were at "that" age. I loved those books . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #18 August 9, 2006 I used to love playing with matches, firecrackers, gasoline, pipe bombs, ya know, the usual. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #19 August 9, 2006 QuoteBooks. Lots of Books. Yup. Read with your kid from a very early age. Help give them an open, curious mind, and you'll have done well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #20 August 9, 2006 QuoteI still have my Voltron. I know its lame, its geeky and I'm dangerously close to hanging out at sci-fi conventions. You freak'n rock! I still have some transformers, I definately still have some of my GI Joes and my Legos are most definately still in tact. Actually I've got a Lego version of the BTTF Delorian (BTTF II version, with the wheels down) that I put together about 14 years ago.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #21 August 9, 2006 I'd like my son to ride a bike, get a baseball bat and glove and play some sandlot baseball - get the kid playing outside.But, if he had the stuff I had, I'd think of: 1) Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle 2) Atari 2600 3) Rubik's Cube 4) Legos 5) And above all - Lincoln Logs!!! My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #22 August 9, 2006 I still have the same board games that I played with my brothers when I was young and now I play them with my kids. The boxes are falling apart, but I have nostalgic moments every time we pull them out. On the top of the Yahtzee box it says, "I got a Yahtzee and beat Eric!" in my schoolgirl handwriting. It makes me smile every time. Oh, the sibling rivalry! Some of the games are: Yahtzee Scrabble Monopoly Life Careers Othello Clue Currently, we're stuck on Cranium and we play a lot of the Phase 10 card game. It's funny how those old standards last through the years though.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #23 August 9, 2006 qhat ever happened to chess, backgammon and checkers? i likeplaying those...oh yea and risk.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #24 August 9, 2006 We have those too, but they are only 2 person games.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #25 August 9, 2006 true. its amazing how long a deck of cards and some boardgames kept mebusy when I was a kid. well, that and voltronMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
