For this week's blog, please describe your favorite childhood toy. What was it? How old were you? Why was this toy so special? What eventually happened to it?
As I think about my childhood toys, several come to mind. I think about the baby dolls I had, or my ferbie and even the black sheep stuffed animal my grandmother gave me when I turned 5. I loved the sheep my Grandma gave me, but I didn't like to play with it. She had passed away later that year, and so, I always wanted to keep the stuffed sheep in the pefect condition, on my bed, next to my pillow. It was so special that I didn't want anything to happen to it.
Because I didn't play with my stuffed sheep as much as I treasured it, I would have to say that absolute favorite toy, or toys, were my Polly Pockets. I remember playing with them ALL the time. I hated Barbies, and Bratz dolls, but I remember all loving my Polly Pockets. I had a backpack full of them. I think I had them when I was 5 or 6 years old. But I guess they were special to me because they were the only toys I really ever played with, and I brought them everywhere. They hold a place in my heart now, because I look back at my childhood and the dolls and I remember my Grandma's house and the time I spent there with her.
Eventually, I ended up losing them. I went to the daycare at the gym where my mom worked out. I would always bring them because I would play with my friend who's mom also worked out there. But one day I forgot to bring them home- I didn't notice until the next day. My mom and I went back to the gym to look for them, but they were gone. I was pretty much devestated.
I LOVED POLLY POCKETS! Yay for childhood toys. Your post was so cute until the end where I almost felt devastated for you only because toys are such a large part of a child's life. I remember all the things Polly Pocket's came with. I had a runway, tiny cars, a mall, a salon, etc. etc. I could spend hours sitting there changing their rubber clothes and centimeter width shoes. The memories that childhood toys bring back are truly precious. They were during such a time of innocence, where nothing but this doll's clothing, 'job', or 'relationship' mattered. What did we know about anything then? It is so fun to look back and wonder what exactly was going through our minds or what our biggest worries were as compared to today's. At times, I wish for that innocence back. The carefree attitude and lifestyle is definitely something I miss.
Posted by: Amanda Rigby | 02/17/2011 at 06:43 PM