tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post4232771767540388204..comments2024-02-23T04:39:49.329-05:00Comments on Conversations in Klal: Gifts, Covers, Boxes and RibbonsProfKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954446826821665314noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-54676592784006615202009-12-15T03:08:09.213-05:002009-12-15T03:08:09.213-05:00This is so weird. “Spoil” you? That would never ev...This is so weird. “Spoil” you? That would never even enter my mind!free datinghttp://www.hot555.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-82839905126177053942009-12-10T09:18:58.648-05:002009-12-10T09:18:58.648-05:00Little kids still have great imaginations. They s...Little kids still have great imaginations. They see all kinds of possibilities in those wrapped boxes and all kinds of uses for the wrapping and ribbons. It's a real shame when they hit the stage where the inside of the box is all that matters.Lissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-44976580962663105382009-12-09T21:57:53.021-05:002009-12-09T21:57:53.021-05:00G6:
I would, indeed, have saved them; however, m...G6: <br /><br />I would, indeed, have saved them; however, my ever-vigilant mother routinely went on shelf-clearing sprees, and unfortunately, my collection is no more (we will not even discuss the loss of my complete Grimm Fairy Tales and the complete collection of James Blish Star Trek series; it is far too painful a memory). The Lovely Wife(tm), on the other hand, has held on to <i>every</i> book from her childhood, which means that I had best get my boys hooked on Terry Pratchett ASAP, or they'll wind up reading the complete works of Judy Blume... *shudder*efrexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-87430803361750165252009-12-09T17:07:02.222-05:002009-12-09T17:07:02.222-05:00My daughter, between the ages of 18 months and 3 y...My daughter, between the ages of 18 months and 3 years, played exclusively with ziploc bags. Every few weeks I'd give her several fresh ones, and she'd troll the house for the next few days, collecting stuff to put in each one (corks, yogurt lids, "menchies", etc.) She spent hours playing elaborate games with the stuff, and rearranging and sorting the material. Today (she's now nearly 10) she is the most self-entertaining of my children and almost never tells me she is bored. (she's also incredibly organized).simahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10558636036069396977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-74279270736029789792009-12-09T12:38:36.586-05:002009-12-09T12:38:36.586-05:00Cute story here. My sil is very creative and she w...Cute story here. My sil is very creative and she wraps her packages very artistically. One of my nieces fell in love with the wrapping and refused to let anyone open the package because it would ruin her beautiful gift. My sil had to go home and recreate the wrapping on an empty box to give to this niece so we could get the gift out of the first one. She really didn't look at what was in the box because she preferred the wrapping.Tovanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-2810886300220520622009-12-09T10:18:27.428-05:002009-12-09T10:18:27.428-05:00A few wooden spoons and a couple of pots...What ki...A few wooden spoons and a couple of pots...What kid wouldn't have a great time? We would also take all my moms or grandmothers plastic containers and build towers and cities with them. I wonder if our kids, with all the expensive toys, will remember back to when they were young and think of how and what they played with with the kind of smiles we do.Eliananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-57175892371727173212009-12-09T08:52:42.690-05:002009-12-09T08:52:42.690-05:00ProfK -
This even holds true for older children.
I...ProfK -<br />This even holds true for older children.<br />I can <b>still</b> vividly recall the summer that I spent building an entire intricately detailed "town" out of various cereal/oatmeal/food boxes.G6https://www.blogger.com/profile/15932781801654313054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-29707403630741633332009-12-09T08:32:06.813-05:002009-12-09T08:32:06.813-05:00Efrex,
I am the book mom/aunt not the toy buying m...Efrex,<br />I am the book mom/aunt not the toy buying mom/aunt. Yes, there are people who sincerely don't believe that books constitute a gift. I remember once getting a comment re the books that they are thrown out money--a child reads them once and then they are finished. Huh? Bet you read those Hardy Boys books a lot more than once.<br /><br />G6,<br />The greatest toy ever created is the tall round box that regular Quaker oatmeal comes in. You can bang on it for just about forever and it can become a treasure chest to hold other little treaures like all my funny shaped cookie cutters that the kids would abscond with. Your machatainista is a wise woman.ProfKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954446826821665314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-72143809311341688862009-12-09T08:07:48.259-05:002009-12-09T08:07:48.259-05:00efrex -
Please tell me that you've saved your...efrex - <br /><i>Please</i> tell me that you've saved your collections for your boys....G6https://www.blogger.com/profile/15932781801654313054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-58437461810763203532009-12-09T07:55:31.930-05:002009-12-09T07:55:31.930-05:00General rule of children's gifts: the more mon...General rule of children's gifts: the more money spent on the gift, the more the children will prefer playing with the box it came in.<br /><br />Of course, back in my day, I was the easiest kid to shop for: all anyone had to do was check with my parents to see which Hardy Boy books I didn't yet have... :)efrexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-74471901514215633662009-12-09T07:07:44.261-05:002009-12-09T07:07:44.261-05:00Great post!
I recently bought 2 new toys to keep i...Great post!<br />I recently bought 2 new toys to keep in the house for when my grandchildren come, but the empty Kix cereal box was still the favorite choice :)<br />(In the same vein, my daughter in law quotes her mother as saying, "If I have a kitchen cabinet, who needs a toy chest ...")G6https://www.blogger.com/profile/15932781801654313054noreply@blogger.com