When Kids Toys are Dirty - And We're Not Talking Mud

JeanneSager — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:28:00 GMT

Why do they call it being childish when you figure out how to make your kid's toys say naughty words? You don't REALLY want a child doing it.

OK, so it's immature. But Ms. Stick up Your You Know What, it's kind of hilarious. Right? Right?

If you can ignore the hyper-annoying Billy Mays-style excitement of the guy from Jeepers Media ( just tune out whenever he's talking), his toy test of the Fisher Price baby grand piano has fodder for plenty of adult fun. Press the keys in the proper order, and they play out the basic musical notes - Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So . . . and so on. Play them in fast succession in the wrong order and Fa, Me sounds rather like . . . something you did to END UP WITH a bunch of kids' toys lying around your house.

He can't be the only one out there doing this. I clearly remember a Christmas gift exchange for two-year-olds where the fathers delighted in the alphabet toy, because pressing "S" followed quickly by "X" spit out a sound rather like . . . another word for what you do to end up with a bunch of kids' toys lying around your house.

Some parents get indignant with the toymakers over these kinds of things, but frankly, grown men will act like little boys. And grown women will act like little girls. We're going to have our own fun with our kids toys. And if we can't, please, please, send us back some pre-pregnancy senses of humor, stat.

What have you discovered playing with our kids' toys?

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Babble Talk: Elmo's Heart of Gold

Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) — Wed, 30 May 2007 21:02:00 GMT

Was your child's first word "Elmo?" If so you aren't alone. There's a reason kids love Elmo so much and that reason has largely to do with the man behind (inside? underneath?) the little red puppet, Kevin Clash.

In her latest Babble column, Jennifer Baumgardner writes that Clash's book, My Life as a Furry Red Monster, is E.T.-level tear-jerking when it comes to Elmo's ability to bring joy.

I found myself close to tears many times as I read her article/interview, and I don't think I'd be able to make it through the book without an entire box of Kleenex at my side.

Clash talks of his life-long love of puppets and performing, his family triumphs and struggles, and Elmo's ability to bring joy to children even in the most dire situations. Whatever you think of Elmo, his kid-appeal is undeniable. I think I love him a little more after reading the article.

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