I’ve heard talk that once you have a kid, your inner child gains clout to buy all those toys you were denied in your own youth. Here’s a few toys that you might consider buying yourself after you’ve hit adulthood. Mr. young-at-heart, Kevin Kelly, suggests many of these.
radio controlled toys: Planes, helicopters, boats. previously seen by rural folk only at the strip-mall camera store… or I suppose Kaybee, if you were were a suburban kid.
three person slingshot: I remember some guys in high school had one of these and wreaked havoc on graduation ceremonies.
extreme pogo stick: Fun with gravity, when a trampoline feels too immobile.
water cannon: For when the fence doesn’t keep the neighbors away.
kites: Best for beach dwellers and flatlanders.
giant silly putty Make the huge super ball, or copy pages-n-pages of comics, your call.
gigantic frisbee: For when catching a disc with one hand gets too boring.
“There’s no point in being grown up if you can’t be childish sometimes.” ~ Doctor Who
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