misskriss 0 #26 August 9, 2006 I loved LIFE... Does anyone remember Hi- Ho-Cherry-0? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveStMarys 0 #27 August 9, 2006 Velveteen Rabbit...great book. It is still a very close personal favorite of mine. It has a wonderful "meaning" behind it and it still makes me cry. BobbiA miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #28 August 9, 2006 QuoteDoes anyone remember Hi- Ho-Cherry-0? I remember that but we never had it. What about Kerplunk and Trouble? Gotta love that pop-o-matic dice! 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
SkydiveStMarys 0 #29 August 9, 2006 Remember Don't spill the Beans? Back then it came with real beans. Now the games comes with plasitic beans. BobbiA miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misskriss 0 #30 August 9, 2006 LOL...... I always wanted Mousetrap but I did have Don't break the Ice!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveStMarys 0 #31 August 9, 2006 OR.... Hungry, hungry hippo! Bought the game a couple years back and it was made very cheaply...damn Hippos wouldn't work right!! OR Color Forms??!! I LOVED those!!! BobbiA miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misskriss 0 #32 August 9, 2006 oooooohhhhhhhhhhhh............... the color forms. Those were the best!! Another favorite was Fashion Plates. That and jacks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #33 August 9, 2006 One thing that I would NOT want my child to play with is PSP or whatever new video game is out. It's too easy to use that as a babysitter and then deprive the child of social interaction, discussion and growth. I was adamant about my nephew NOT bringing his PSP on the trip that he and I took to the East Coast. We talked in the car..... Toys/Games that I do want: Skates, Bat and Ball, Bikes, Trikes and Big Wheels (Not an Escalade ) Chalk and paint Playdo Books (lots and lots of books... in fact I already have most of them... here are some, and others) Jumprope (traditional and chinese) Chess, solitaire, cribbage Risk, Trivial Pursuit, Stratego, Battleship, Boggle, Mastermind, Twister, Scrabble Edit.... I forgot LightBite Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #34 August 9, 2006 Oh skates! That reminded me of a few weeks ago when I was watching a movie with my son that took place in the early 70's. It showed a boy putting his skates on over his shoes and then tightening them with a key. I told my son I used to have a pair like that. He looked at me like I was crazy. He didn't get the whole key concept and had never seen those before! 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
BillyVance 35 #35 August 9, 2006 QuoteQuoteOh - 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... You got that right. I didn't need much in the form of entertainment when I had all those trees and a mountainside to climb just a short walk away."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #36 August 9, 2006 B-B guns, definitely. I'm not kidding. Our kids have them, and have been very responsible with them. I think it's a good way to teach firearm safety, rules, and responsibility. Gotta also have baseball gloves, balls and bats. Always great fun in the backyard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mailin 0 #37 August 9, 2006 Lots of books and arts and crafts stuff. No television if we can help it (although I'm guilty of putting on baby einstein DVDs for Ari) - but I'm not opposed to video games as long as they are non violent - they require more thought process than sitting in front of the 'boob tube' and I know for a fact that playing lots of tetris and pacman helped me get out of glasses faster and helped with my hand eye coordination - not to mention my love of game programming JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #38 August 9, 2006 Jigsaws....... just dont show them how to plug them in . (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #39 August 9, 2006 QuotePlaydo My mom has a reciepe for playdo. So if I wanted some I had to help her cook it, then I'd get to play. Actually I think that did me some good. It helped me learn how to read a reciepe, how to measure stuff in the kitchen, how to mix, etc. Its important to know how to cook.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
micro 0 #40 August 9, 2006 OMG, I can't believe none of you losers have suggested any of the following yet... my 4 kids have gotten great joy out of the following: 1. Chainsaw 2. Matches 3. Black widow spiders 4. Staple gun 5. Nunchakas 6. Power sprayer 7. Spray paint 8. Super glue 9. Rocks 10. Poo I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #41 August 9, 2006 I did already (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #42 August 9, 2006 QuoteOMG, I can't believe none of you losers have suggested any of the following yet... my 4 kids have gotten great joy out of the following: 1. Chainsaw 2. Matches 3. Black widow spiders 4. Staple gun 5. Nunchakas 6. Power sprayer 7. Spray paint 8. Super glue 9. Rocks 10. Poo ________________________________ 11. Mouse Traps! 12. Lawnmowers 13. 'Rattle-bugs' Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
micro 0 #43 August 9, 2006 QuoteI did already oops, sorry mate. i skimmed through the thread quickly... sorry to miss ya. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #44 August 9, 2006 Everyone ignores the old guy (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
micro 0 #45 August 9, 2006 QuoteEveryone ignores the old guy did someone say something? I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #46 August 9, 2006 Here are some neat ToysI'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
micro 0 #47 August 9, 2006 QuoteHere are some neat Toys aw, those are sweet! the tramp crip is quite nice, as is the sit and saw. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #48 August 9, 2006 QuoteQuoteHere are some neat Toys aw, those are sweet! the tramp crip is quite nice, as is the sit and saw. I was hoping that they hadn't discontinued the Zonkos Pneumatic tongue stapler, but I guess after they came out with all the kids piercings, it just faded away.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
micro 0 #49 August 9, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteHere are some neat Toys aw, those are sweet! the tramp crip is quite nice, as is the sit and saw. I was hoping that they hadn't discontinued the Zonkos Pneumatic tongue stapler, but I guess after they came out with all the kids piercings, it just faded away. ah hell, I just use the staple gun from the hardware store. and when the kids don't hold still and try to run away, the thing shoots staples like 20 feet! oh, and pneumatic nail guns are great too! esp. when the kids won't stay in time out, just POP POP, one nail in each foot, problem solved . of course a portable air compressor is needed then too. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #50 August 9, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteHere are some neat Toys aw, those are sweet! the tramp crip is quite nice, as is the sit and saw. I was hoping that they hadn't discontinued the Zonkos Pneumatic tongue stapler, but I guess after they came out with all the kids piercings, it just faded away. ah hell, I just use the staple gun from the hardware store. and when the kids don't hold still and try to run away, the thing shoots staples like 20 feet! oh, and pneumatic nail guns are great too! esp. when the kids won't stay in time out, just POP POP, one nail in each foot, problem solved . of course a portable air compressor is needed then too. They do have the gas bottle kind now. I wonder if there is a portable version of a power stapler that can do lips.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
