Toys

Sorry for the downer the other day. I figured I'd do something a little lighter this time. My online blog cannot be only about my hardships and the deeper questions of lief, so this week I want to talk about something that everyone loves. Toys!

The Christmas season is only beginning, and all of the christmas themed images and murals around the world seems to show pictures of santa clause and toys. So, in some ways, Christmas and toys are kind of synonmous. Everyone wants toys for Christmas, wether that toy is a stuffed kaola bear or a shaving kit. So, in honor of the season, i figured i would list my favorite 5 toys ever.

1. Stretch Armstong
   I know this is going to be a favorite for many of you, but that doesn't mean i can just leave it off my list to come up with something beigger and better. Stretch armstrong could stretch really far and provided hours of stretching fun, and I hope they make it into a movie like I think they have been planning to do.
2. Mighty Max tangles with the ape king toy set
   I really used to enjoy the detailed artistic effort put into the miniature sized Mighty Max toys, but this one was my favorite of them all. I spent so many hours tangling with the ape king to really use the toy to its fullest. I have always felt that its best to use a toy for what it was inteded for, and this playset made that very easy with its clear plot.
3. Gumball machine
   This is not exactly a toy in the same sense as the other two, but i got a gumball machine for easter that I used to use to give my other action figures bowling balls and things like that. Gumballs are great for being round toys, and the best part is that they are a sweet treat. That is why it made number 3.
4. Yak Bak
   This was a revolutionary technology toy. I never actually had one but you could play with it in the store so i used to sit in the aisle for hours talking to it and having it "yak bak to me. If you are confused, the name of the toy is a wordplay that describes the function of the toy, which is to repeat what you say. If it werent for the yak bak, i bet we wouldnt have those christmas cards you can record your voices into. or build-a-bear.
5. Bubbles
   I know its a bit unconvetional, but as my grandmother used to say, old toys are still good toys. I used to love blowing bubbles into the yard and popping them or catching them on my tongue. They werent number one because unlike the other toys on the list, this one runs out much faster. you always have to buy more.

Looking at my list, it turns out that non e of my toys were given to me for Christmas. So maybe christmas toys aren't the only toys we remember after all. I have some runnerups but i will add those later.

What was your favorite childhood toy?