This will happen again,,,and again,,,and again,,,and again……until one day, wonder of wonders, they will learn the meaning of “Share” and “Give for the joy of giving” and become the responsible people they will eventually be.
well – that was weird – comment posted without my click. Anyway, to finish my thought – seems to me that T-toys would be considered too dangerous for kids that age nowadays.
I had Tinker toys and an Erector set as a kid, and always kept the unused parts stored, instead of scattered all over the house. At one time, I even made a phonograph out of tinkertoys (Plus a sheet of paper, toothpick and a sewing needle. Worked great on the old 78s. As far as erector sets. there is a company (80/20) that sells industrial strength erector like parts for protyping.Anyone else remember when the Erector 8 1/2 came in a metal storage chest?
Lizzie called Michael ‘Ugly Brother’ after awhile. When our kids fought like that, we just gave them a time out. It was a little hard with our older son since he had A.D.D. But they’re all grown now and I do miss those days.
hsawlrae almost 13 years ago
Memories are made of this.
Francine Long almost 13 years ago
This will happen again,,,and again,,,and again,,,and again……until one day, wonder of wonders, they will learn the meaning of “Share” and “Give for the joy of giving” and become the responsible people they will eventually be.
celeconecca almost 13 years ago
do they even sell Tinker Toys anymore?
celeconecca almost 13 years ago
well – that was weird – comment posted without my click. Anyway, to finish my thought – seems to me that T-toys would be considered too dangerous for kids that age nowadays.
psychlady almost 13 years ago
I always marvel at Lynn!!!! The expressions on those kids – who are being kids!
masnadies almost 13 years ago
They have tinker toys in my kids’ preschool (age 4-ish). Nowadays, you can get the wooden ones, but apparently the plastic ones are more common.
I hate cleaning up after T toys and legos, but I love them as toys. I guess I just need to work more on my kids picking them up better
tripwire45 almost 13 years ago
Old joke.
PShaw0423 almost 13 years ago
I thought that was her younger sister’s nickname for her, not her brother’s?
tuslog64 almost 13 years ago
I had Tinker toys and an Erector set as a kid, and always kept the unused parts stored, instead of scattered all over the house. At one time, I even made a phonograph out of tinkertoys (Plus a sheet of paper, toothpick and a sewing needle. Worked great on the old 78s. As far as erector sets. there is a company (80/20) that sells industrial strength erector like parts for protyping.Anyone else remember when the Erector 8 1/2 came in a metal storage chest?
iced tea almost 13 years ago
Lizzie called Michael ‘Ugly Brother’ after awhile. When our kids fought like that, we just gave them a time out. It was a little hard with our older son since he had A.D.D. But they’re all grown now and I do miss those days.
summerdog86 almost 13 years ago
My own sons, 41 and 39, still do this.
jbarnes almost 13 years ago
The logical parental response to this situation is: The toy is going away NOW!