Tag: toys

• September 24, 2019Uncategorized

  How to make an Ewok

  Step 1: Get very furry cat. Step 2: Make it reach for toy in the air. Step 3: Success!

• 

  January 13, 2015Uncategorized

  The kindness of Swedes

  One thing that's nice about Stockholm is that when you lose something, about 95% of the people will put it somewhere in the hopes that you will find it.

• October 6, 2014Uncategorized

  Batteries

  When did they change remote control batteries to “AAA”? How am I supposed to steal batteries for toys if the remotes don’t have “AA”? What is this world coming to?

• September 29, 2014Uncategorized

  Nerf

  I saw a commercial for a “new” Nerf gun.  You know, the kind that shoots the foam darts?  You had that around when you were a kid, right?  Well they […]

• July 18, 2014Uncategorized

  Cuddle up with a disease

  My kids didn’t want these stuffed animals I found.  I don’t know why.

• July 7, 2014Uncategorized

  Slip-N-Slide

  When I was growing up, there was a new water toy called the Slip-N-Slide that you could set up in your own backyard for hours of fun during the summer.  […]

• October 9, 2013Uncategorized

  Solar powered toys not for northern kids

  While looking for a birthday gift for my sun last week, I noticed that half of the science toys were solar powered.  All I could think of were all the […]

• November 16, 2012Uncategorized

  McDonald’s in Stockholm

  What is the fascination with McDonald’s for children?  Growing up in the states, I always assumed it was because they had playgrounds and funny characters.  However, in Stockholm, it is […]