New Favorite Toy!
I found one the cutest toys ever today--guess where?!
A thrift store.
Oh come on, you had to see that coming!
Gracie and I negotiated one thrift store stop today during other errands and stops around Winchester with Daddy today. I found tons of other bargains like pillows for $2 each for Gracie's bedroom...a new sheet set also for her bed $5. We got those deals at Gabriel Brothers. We also went to Costco, Wal-mart and the library. But, I was able to squeeze in a trip to Goodwill. Daddy of course stayed in the car.
At first, Gracie and I found a huge stack of super nice books that we didn't have. We found no new dresses; but when we got to the toy isle my eyes bugged out when I found this Playskool sewing machine shoved to the back of a shelf. It is a toy machine and I payed a lot more for it than I would ordinarily pay for a toy. It was $4, but I had to have it!!!
When I got home I pulled it out of the box to find it was made in 1989, and it had all of it's peices. I made a quick trip to Dollar General for some $1 "C" batteries and Gracie and I tried it out.
It is a super cute idea. You see the things that look like spools of thread on top? Under the "spools" is a colored marker of sorts. You place the marker you want and snap in the "bobbin" design you want, press the pink pad and it makes colorful design stitches.
I found some scrap material and Gracie "sewed" for over and hour until bedtime. I looked on Ebay and other places, but no refills are anywhere to be found. But, I am thinking that if I can find markers about that width, we can use it for a very long time.
Anyway, this near the top of my list of "Coolest Toys Ever!" The Fisher Price stage is still my all time favorite.
Gracie,
ReplyDeleteYour "machine" sounds really cool! Maybe you could let me play with it sometime. I would love for you to show me how to use it. We could make something together! Hope to see you soon. Love Ya!