...i felt like a pretty bad momma when I heard about the popularity of some Leap Frog thing like, the day after Christmas. But it didn't really matter because we discovered the real breakout present of 2011. At Hallmark.
We have a Hallmark across the street from our rental house and we've spent, hmm, more hours than I'd like to admit perusing the aisles while Clara takes her last nap of the day in the Baby Bjorn. Let's just say the owner knows our names. All of our names.
Charlie loves snoopy. And Charlie Brown. Which is funny because up until a few weeks ago, he'd never even seen anything Peanuts on TV. He would get so excited when we went into Hallmark to play with the "Peanuts Wireless Band." I could browse around the whole store and know that he'd still be standing up at that display, waiting for one song to end so he could start another.
Well, Santa must have seen him playing with those because on Christmas morning, Charlie unwrapped his very own Snoopy. And then his poppy went to the ends of the earth (or the Hallmark store in town. Twice) to pick up the rest of the band.
And now? The whole set is selling for ebay for double what we paid. Hallelujah! We know how we'll pay for college! In 2027 we'll sell the band.
Editor's Note: Rental house. Rental rug. Rental books. Not rental toddler or rental mess.
I will never get tired of seeing Charlie's happiness with this "band".
Love, MOM
Posted by: MOM | 03 January 2012 at 08:48 PM
Awesome! Great investment, too, apparently.
Posted by: Barb | 03 January 2012 at 10:12 PM
Haha! Alexy would love to hang with Charlie and his band!! We finally put away Snoopy and his piano :)
Posted by: Christina | 03 January 2012 at 11:02 PM
To Heck with the Frog thingie! Best way to learn(in my book) is through discovery - not force feeding stuff(in a fun way mind you) through a quasi computer. Did I ever tell you how Liam spent 20 minutes in the bath filling & emptying a squeeze bottle? When I finally winkled him out of the stone cold water I asked him why the bottle filled with water underwater - his response "because there is no air in it YA YA & the water rushes in!Mind you he was almost 6. Children's minds NEVER fail to amaze me!
Posted by: Brigid Kehoe | 04 January 2012 at 10:16 AM
I KNEW I should have gone to Hallmark - we are a bit Peanuts crazy around here - especially the singing figure version. Evie is still in love with the Hallmark Easter chicks girl band singing We Got the Tweet (think Go-Gos).
And the 2 leapfrogs we've had broke within weeks. Returned not replaced, good riddance.
Posted by: melanie | 04 January 2012 at 01:51 PM
Leappads are totally overrated :)
Posted by: Steph H | 06 January 2012 at 04:29 PM
Kids are very excited to receive gift this Christmas so if you don't have an idea what should be the best gift for them then you need some guide in choosing a perfect gift.
Posted by: Gift-Baskets | 21 October 2012 at 07:25 AM