cars... remote control style

one of my favorite toys growing up were remote control cars. These sweet toys allow you, a child, to be in control of a real car! how cool is that? now although these cars were not lifesize and you didnt control them from the inside, they were still amazing. you could sit on a chair or the floor and chase people around, confuse a pet, or build a track and steer it through a maze. the possabilies for this inventive toy are endless. there are also many different brands and colors and styles of cars. There are realistic ones and more creative ones that flip over or climb over stuff or go real fast. You could collect a lot of them and play with friends. as the holidays are approaching i have found myself looking at toys in ads and stores and i have noticed that these sweet kid-controled cars are as popular as ever though nowadays kids seem less satisfied with just controlling a car. Designers have to be more creative and unique in order to grab kids attention.There are all sizes or cars now from a few centameters to a few feet. for example the other day i saw a "radio" controlled tank. but this tank wasnt cute and small, it was like 3 feet long! ridiculous i say. i also saw a gravity defying car that supposidly climbed up walls. though i have to admit that the idea is very cool, it makes me sad that we have to go to that extent to sell our products. what ever happened to the good old days when children were happy with just a toy car? i think they are still sweet.

playgound balls

ya know those big, colorful, rubbery balls you can buy for a buck or two at any toy store? well those although often underestimated are certainly sweet toys. they are ao multipurpose, fun looking, and cheap. you can use them to play almost any sport which is cool. they are pretty durable so if they some how land in a bush they wont usually pop and they feature tons of cool designs. they are sold at most general store (muijer, kroger, walgreens) as well as obviously toy stores. animals love (and often destroy) them too. my dog used to "play soccer" for hours outside in the yard with a ball too big to fit her mouth around. these balls are also great for kids because they arent hard like soccer or basketballs and there are also many varieties. one of my favorite brands is gertie balls. these ones are especially soft and flexible and can be glow in the dark, animal print, designed like actual sports balls, as well as tons of other designs and colors. though they are harder to find than most balls i highly recommend these extra sweet toys.

beanfuls

Beanfuls are a very very sweet toy. this unique and exciting toy is a stuffed animal with little babies inside. There are many many different types of animals beanfuls come in including: hippo, pig, leopard, turtle, and many many others. These toys are so sweet because the number of babies is a surprise. Also sometimes there will be a baby that is different from most of the others (ie: most baby pigs are light pink and one is dark or most leopard babies are black but some have spots- i unfortunately didnt get any of the 'special' babies. These toys were amazing and really really fun to collect. "They have been out of production for several years and I am not sure if
any one is still selling them," says Paula Billingsley Shimizu of Playmates Toys Inc. This comes as very very sad news as they are not common on ebay or other auctions. But Beanfuls are still just as cool as they were in the 90s and are fun to show off. I only wish i could find some more. but maybe these sweet toys will someday be among the lucky ones to be 'brought back.'

Here are other posts about beanfuls.
http://sweet-toys.blogspot.com/2011/04/beanfuls.html