I WAN DAT!

Picking out toys is exhausting work

As our adventurous and lively little girl becomes more aware of the world around her...there are lots of things she thinks she wants or wants for Christmas. The phrase, "maybe for Christmas" seems to work in ending any pleads for things she finds.

Until the next thing catches her eye!

Out of curiosity, I let her brows through the big toy catalog to see what she gravitated to.

No surprise....it was to just about anything.

Funny thing is, most of the stuff pointed out....were things she had no clue about what they did. All she knew was she had to have the pink one. This is where I am glad we don't have cable where many kids are exposed to all the toy commercials on children's stations.

Even perusing the toy aisles....plastic junk lines the shelves. I have nothing against toys being made of plastic, and wooden everything isn't always better either aka Melissa & Doug.

I had fond memories of playing with Calico Critters when I had just turned 4 for that Christmas. A nice sized critter house and bear family were under the tree, complete with furniture. Well, CC have come back and at a crazy price tag. Houses do not come with furniture or families and rooms are about $30 a piece. Yes, they are nicely detailed with drawers that slide out, compared to their pink plastic Barbie rivals.

EXCEPT....

We have a problem if my daughters doll furniture is nicer than the real stuff in our own home! I mean...look at the play kitchens out today. They continue to get "upgrades" over the years.

They need to come out with a true life kitchen that comes with an outdated refrigerator, complete with rattling cooling compressor sound. A sink where the hot/cold knobs have been switched around and an electric play stove that burns one side of your dish while under cooking the other. Oh, and we can't forget that one drawer that keeps coming of the track when pulled out!

THAT, my friends would be the best real play kitchen.