Indestructible playthings

Complaints abound about how toys don't last very long. Pieces break off. Electronics stop working. And the list goes on.

Doesn't that make you yearn for indestructible playthings? Try as she might, the puppy next door couldn't chew that toy to bits. Your class bully couldn't break it by tossing it out the school bus window. A sibling couldn't trash it by knocking it down the stairs.

Now those were toys.

Tonka trucks come to mind. You could stand on them. Drop them from a treehouse. Crash them into one another. Leave them out in the sandbox. No matter what, those yellow trucks pulled through to see another play date.

Maybe it's a pail in a wooden sandbox. What's the worse that can happen? The handle might snap off your pail. That won't stop you from filling the pail up again. Your sand castle may crumble, but the sand is there for future play. Rain may flood the box or snow may temporarily bury the sand, but you know a little sunshine will restore everything to its former glory.

How about that Fisher-Price xylophone? You know, the bright and noisy contraption made of metal and wood. You could bang that instrument all day. Drag it around by its cord. Run over it with your ride-em toy. No worries.

What about Lego Duplo? Or maybe the tried-and-true drum (that wooden spoon and metal pot combo) swiped from the kitchen. I'm sure you had your own favourites. Comment away.

Hey, did you notice the other similarity between all these toys? Yep, absolutely no assembly required.

They're indestructible and easy to use, so it's safe to say they rank as

      AWESOME!!!

Comments

  1. MargaretThursday, May 03, 2012 8:12:00 am

    YES! my basement is over-run with boxes of toys from yesteryear -- yes, the tried and true Tonka, legos, even that FP xylophone...grandsons are ecstatic whenever they come to visit...despite the scratches -- evidence of happy playtimes.

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  2. UnknownMonday, May 07, 2012 8:19:00 am

    Those are lucky grandsons, Margaret.

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