Horrors of the upcoming Christmas season

[Grey Fox]

I got a Leappad Explorer for my 18months old. Age recommendation? Fuck that, I want my phone back.

[sbr]

I have an old one (not sure how I came to acquire it tho) and my kid is terrified by it. It's hilarious.

I don't remember how the topic came up, but on Thanksgiving my kids (18 and 16.5) were talking about the horrors of the Furbys they used to have when they were small.  I had no idea but apparently they hid them in their closets and the Furby in the Closet was a running joke/horror story between themselves for quite a while.

[sbr]

This will be a Lego Christmas for Tommy.  No idea what to buy for a nearly 2-year old girl

Riley loved building blocks at that age. Things she could stack and knock over. Also, undestructible books - think cloth books, crinkle books, plastic-covered books, etc.

Building blocks for a girl?  What, do you want them growing up to have a non-traditional career goal?

Barbies and make make-up kits instead.

[derspiess]

This will be a Lego Christmas for Tommy.  No idea what to buy for a nearly 2-year old girl

Riley loved building blocks at that age. Things she could stack and knock over. Also, undestructible books - think cloth books, crinkle books, plastic-covered books, etc.

Okay, books are on the list now.  She doesn't seem to like building blocks, at least not those jumbo-sized things that Tommy doesn't play with any more except for "making guns".  She's not really into dolls yet but she does like stuffed animals.

[Ed Anger]

My. Little. Pony.

Best pacifier of little girls ever invented.

[derspiess]

I got a Leappad Explorer for my 18months old. Age recommendation? Fuck that, I want my phone back.

Good idea.  My wife made the grave error of letting her play with her iPad once and we've literally had to keep hiding it from her since. 

[merithyn]

My. Little. Pony.

Best pacifier of little girls and 30-45-year-old men ever invented.

[derspiess]

My. Little. Pony.

Best pacifier of little girls ever invented.

Okay, that's on the list as well now.  Thanks.

[merithyn]

Okay, books are on the list now.  She doesn't seem to like building blocks, at least not those jumbo-sized things that Tommy doesn't play with any more except for "making guns".  She's not really into dolls yet but she does like stuffed animals.

The pillow stuffed animals seem to be big. Might think about something like that.

[Ed Anger]

My. Little. Pony.

Best pacifier of little girls ever invented.

Okay, that's on the list as well now.  Thanks.

Show her the cartoon. She'll be hooked. Try to avert you gaze like I do to avoid the brony rays.

Also, there is a pony app. Don't let her see that.

[Valmy]

My. Little. Pony.

Best pacifier of little girls ever invented.

I looked at them because my sister played with them when she was a kid so I thought it would be funny.  But the toys are smaller and have more small pieces than I remember.  Maybe when she is four or so.

[Valmy]

Show her the cartoon. She'll be hooked. Try to avert you gaze like I do to avoid the brony rays.

The cartoon is not too bad at least.  Thomas the Tank Engine on the other hand

Though now David has moved onto this weird Canadian spelling show, Super Why.  I guess an Australian show is next.

[Ed Anger]

My. Little. Pony.

Best pacifier of little girls ever invented.

I looked at them because my sister played with them when she was a kid so I thought it would be funny.  But the toys are smaller and have more small pieces than I remember.  Maybe when she is four or so.

Yeah, I forgot the small stuff. 

I'm used to 4 year olds.

[Ed Anger]

Also, Power Wheels. You wife will panic when the kid hits warp speed down the road. Trust me. 

[derspiess]

Also, Power Wheels. You wife will panic when the kid hits warp speed down the road. Trust me. 

My parents have one at their house.  Definitely more entertainment for me than for the kids