Monday, October 3, 2011

2 On Tuesday: My Favorite Childhood Toys

2 on Tuesday


What were your two favorite childhood toys?

 
I have always loved toys of all kinds but when I think of my childhood, two things come to mind.  I had a pink bunny blanket that I had from when I was a baby until I was five or six.  The thing literally decinigrated from being loved so much.  I had it with me all the time, and slept with it on the rare occasions that I slept as a child.  (My mom says that if I ever have children she hopes they don't sleep until they are three so I get a taste of what I was like as a kid.  I wasn't unhappy.  I just didn't like to sleep.)  That's my blankie on my head there.  What can I say?  I've always been a ham.


The other central theme of my childhood was Barbie.  Now I know that people try to tell you how Barbie warps your mind and maybe that's true, but I just don't think that's true for me.  Chances are, I would have wanted cool clothes, a house with an elevator, and a convertible anyway.  (I'm just kind of high maintenance like that! Haha!)  I was lucky enough to inherit my aunts' and my cousins' Barbie stuff, plus amass a collection of my very own.  Of all the piece I had, my favorite thing was a four story dollhouse with an elevator inside that was bigger than I was at the time.  There was just something fun about all of the clothes, the never-ending soap operas we would create, not to mention all the teeny shoes that you would inevitably lose or step on.  Not too long ago, I found a re-release of a doll I vivdly remember. 

Hello, 1985 Peaches 'n' Cream Barbie!  Isn't she lovely?  Can't wait to hear about everyone else's favorites.  Bet there are a few other Barbie lovers out there!  If you aren't already part of the party, join up over at Andrea's blog, My Chihuahua Bites.

8 comments:

  1. Barbie was one of my treasure toys this week too! I was the oldest cousin, so while my grandparents showered me with the Barbie dreamhouse, I passed along my Barbies to the younger generation. :-)

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  2. At least you still don't sleep with your 'blankie' like someone else we know...

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  3. Happy 2 on Tuesday!

    I LOVED Barbies! I actually taught myself how to french braid hair on my barbies. My mom hated that their hair would get all nappy and tangled so she was always braiding their hair. :P

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  4. Visiting from 2onTuesday.

    I totally had the same bunny blanket, only mine was blue for some reason. I carried that thing until it fell apart when I was 5. I cried for a week.

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  5. Peaches & Cream....Love her!!! They just don't make the Barbies like the used too... I'm glad their are a lot of Barbie lovers out there. My youngest had a Blue blanket we got from Old Navy and they stopped making them we had to sew the holes up and everything he still has it.

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  6. Oh my gosh.. I have children who do not love to sleep either.. I can't wait until they are teens and I go and jump in their beds at 7 and ask for breakfast.. Or go and cry when they are trying to sleep.. Oh I do love my children and parenthood.. Barbies Rock..

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  7. I had the Peaches & Cream Barbie! I recognized her from her dress! Now I wish I could go back to those days, where we created the soap operas with Barbies & didn't deal with them in real life!

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  8. i was not a barbie fan. I had some, but I used to cut their heads off. wonder what that says about me??

    cooper has a blankie & i hope he loves it as much as you loved yours!

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