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Your childhood toys
Do any of your children play with any of your childhood toys?
Nora recently discovered my old stickerbook I had stowed away on a bookshelf. She's been having a blast looking through all my old stickers and putting some of her own in there as well. Can you believe the scratch-n-sniff ones still smell? I bet some of them are 27+ years old!
She is thrilled that she is playing with something that used to be mine and continues to thank me over and over for sharing it with her.
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Re: Your childhood toys
At my Grandmother-in-laws, the kids play with a FP Snoopy dog that was played with by my FIL and DH and his siblings. Both of my kids love it. They also sit in a booster chair that DH and his siblings used when they were kids.
At my mom's, Adah plays with a few dolls that were either mine or my sisters. They are pretty beat up but she doesn't mind.
A decent amount of the toys and books at my MIL's were DH's when he was little so when we are over there Nicholas plays with them.
I don't really have many toys of mine but the toy chest we just started using is the one I had in my bedroom and used as a little girl. I also just pulled out a shoe box of all the old cassette tapes my mom used to play on our daily commute (she is a professor at Sinclair so I would commute up to Dayton with her everyday and go to preschool there-- I have vivid memories of listening to these tapes and I still remember a lot of the words). I just found a cd copy of my favorite 'sleepy time' songs that I am getting Nicholas for his birthday. Listening to those songs still makes me sleepy haha
I had all of my Strawberry Shortcake figurines and a few accessories. K loves those. They still smell fruity despite nearly 30 years in my parents' basement.
DH saved his stuffed sesame street characters. K sleeps with Ernie in her crib.
THIS! I couldn't believe it when I went to squeeze my Strawberry Shortcake doll and the fruity scent came wafting out...oh the memories!!
My parents kept many of my toys, books, dolls and even clothes...despite being a military family and moving every three to four years. I am still in disbelief that they packed up and hauled our stuff all over, time and time again. And very, very thankful. I love that DD can enjoy them now!
We have a few of DH's favorite childhood toys too. It's so endearing to see DD sitting in his little rocking chair...knowing that at some point, he was a toddler rocking away in it too. Ok, now I'm an emotional mess.
Jennie
I always used to play with my mom's barbies at her parents' house. Her barbies even had handmade clothes from her aunt. I knew how special it was.
My parents' house has to have some toys from a long time ago in the basement. Audrey does have some of my old books and things already. I know my parents have my old stuffed animals... I should get them to get those out.