Wednesday, 29 October 2008
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toy joy
I didn't time it but we spent an hour or so in the toy aisle at BJ's (like Costco or Sam's) Monday evening. The girls were both ready to go before I was. It seems that once I got into the right frame of mind I could really enjoy checking out all the cool stuff. We played with everything that caught someone's eye. They both loved the Fur Real dog that rolls over. Selena gasped in awe at the Disney Princess vanity and stared at all the different high heels in the Disney six pack they had. Sam focused on the cars and the toy cash register. She loves to push buttons.
I had talked with Selena before we went in, "There will be all kinds of cool stuff to look at and we can spend as much time as you want looking at everything. We don't have to feel rushed or like we need to buy it all in order to enjoy it." I asked her if she needed to spend some money and suggested $20.
I almost pushed the cart right by the aisle and I'm really glad I didn't. At the moment we were about to pass it they were occupied and I felt that rush of anxiety I get. I overcame it though and we ended up having a great time. Selena first wanted the littlest pet set, and then the zippy cars, but she ended up getting a really cool kit of moon sand stuff. Sam still isn't aware of the buying stage of all this. She wants stuff but then transfers all that desire to the next thing she sees and never really picks one thing. They seemed willing enough to enjoy a single toy together. And they've both had tons of fun playing with the moon sand. It makes a mess but the cleanup isn't so bad (consider that we play with flour a lot already).
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