I
have such a fantastic time watching my children play with their toys. Toys have
definitely advanced by leaps and bounds since I was a child. My mode of
transportation was a big wheel that was passed down from sibling to sibling
until my feet graced its pedals. Being the second youngest of five children,
this was the way of the world and it worked well for our family.
Now
I can look out in my garage and see a child motorized Ford F150 truck, a Little
Tikes police cruiser, a ride on Thomas the train toy, and a vintage looking
Radio Flyer tricycle. Spoiled… I have a tendency to spoil my children, just a
little bit.
If
I am being perfectly honest I will own up to the fact that these toys are just
as much for me as they are for my children. I have a great time playing trains
with my two boys. I love pretending we are in a diner and letting them prepare
meals in their play kitchen. If I could fit in the motorized truck I would
drive it around the neighborhood. My children give me the excuse I need to play
with all of the fun new toys being made today and I am perfectly okay with
that.
I
find that a majority of the toys that my children like to spend their time
playing with are simple toys that allow their imaginations to run wild. They
can create anything they want at their work bench and they can build any kind
of track going to any destination they so choose when playing with their wooden
railway system. These types of toys provide endless hours of entertainment.
Then
there are the really cool mechanical toys that grab their attention and simply
won’t let go. A prime example is the Playskool mechanical dinosaur a friend
gave us. This dinosaur makes noises, moves, and responds to touch. It is a toy
that my boys cannot get enough of. William likes to sit and ride it and Steven
likes to walk right up to it, pet it, and then run away. It is a toy that I would
have loved as a child.
My
boys’ latest thing is to dress up. Although they do not have dress up clothes
per say, they like to put on a hat or a cape and take on a new persona. They
turn into Super Hero William, or Worker man Steve with the addition of a simple
accessory. Apparently this dress up game has now extended to their toys as
well. Worker man dinosaur has made his debut and is a fun, new, and unexpected
playmate in our home.
Oh
to be a kid again! I loved my childhood and I have a fondness for the pound
puppies and cabbage patch dolls that made it big when I was little. But the
toys these kids have today are amazing and provide the parents with just as
much entertainment and joy as they do the children they are bought for.
Although not everyone may feel this way, as a mother who spends most of the day
crawling around on the carpeting playing trains with my tots, this has been my
experience.
If
there was a single modern toy that I could have had as a little girl it would
have to be one of those motorized cars that kids have today. I would have loved
driving down my driveway and around the block in one of those two passenger
trucks.
If
you had to pick only one, which modern toy do you wish you had as a child?
