When I was a kid, my best friend was Michelle B. who lived just a few houses down the street from me. We didn’t have many toys to play with but our favourite thing to do was play Barbies.When my brother and cousin weren’t pulling off my Barbies’ clothes and hanging them by drop-down basement ceiling while I watched in horror, I’d play with them for hours.
Other than my precious Barbies and hunky Ken, Michelle and I would play with the dirt. We’d hang out in her garage, make hamburger patties from the mud and play restaurant.
At home, my dad built me a chalkboard and hung it up in my little playroom, which was a tiny little nook under the stairs in the basement. I’d pretend to be a teacher or librarian.
When my cousins would come over, my brother and sister would hang blankets from the ceiling and we’d take turns performing skits like on The Gong Show. I would, on occasion, bust out my moves like a Solid Gold dancer.
We didn’t have much growing up but boy did we use our imaginations!
Today I have two beautiful boys and they have every toy a kid could ever want. Big toys, little toys, useful toys, useless toys, educational toys, ride-on toys, blow-up toys, action figure toys, licensed tv and movie toys, dollar-store toys, expensive toys. With so much to choose from, there is just way too much!
The Barbie dolls I cherished were MY all-time favourite. What was YOUR favourite childhood toy?
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