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Mom2Mom's Mr. Potato Head Giveaway!
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Marbles Kids Museum is opening up its new exhibit The Adventures of Mr. Potato Head this month. And we've got a prize for two Mom2Mom readers: a gift certificate that admits up to four people to the museum (and the exhibit) for free.
What do you need to do to win? Just answer the question below by posting it in the comments box.
The question: Mr. Potato Head is a classic children's toy. It's even in the Toy Hall of Fame. What's your favorite classic toy?
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Contest rules: To enter, make sure you are registered as a member of TriangleMom2Mom.com and participate in the"Mom2Mom's Mr. Potato Head Giveaway" forum by noon, Sept. 18. Banter back and forth is welcome and encouraged, but should be relevant to the topic of discussion. No purchase necessary. Must be 18 years or older to enter. Employees of The News & Observer Publishing Co. and McClatchy Interactive and their immediate families are not eligible to win prizes but may join TriangleMom2Mom and participate in site activities. Prize winners will be selected by a panel of TriangleMom2Mom judges from all registered users of TriangleMom2Mom who participate in the "Mom2Mom's Mr. Potato Head Giveaway" forum as of 12:01 p.m., Sept. 18.The winner must accept the prize by noon, Sept. 25, or a runner-up will be selected. The winners' names will be posted on the site.
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I loved playing with Barbie Dolls. My mother actually made most of the clothing that I had for my Barbies unless they were the clothes that came with the doll. I had a beautiful wedding gown for her and I played for hours "Here comes the Bride". Later I was lucky enough to receive the RV as a gift and she actually got to go on a honeymoon. I am not sure if Ken got to come along ...that part was never important to me!
My favorite classic toy is the slinky!! It's fun for a girl and a boy!! A slinky, a slink!!
Lego! It's so fun being able to play with them again with my children now.
my favorite toy as a child was etch-a-sketch!
Mr. Potato Head is a classic children's toy. It's even in the Toy Hall of Fame. What's your favorite classic toy?
My favorite classic children's toy is Mr & Mrs. Potato Head. My children love their potato head family & it's a great toy for younger kids to work on their fine motor skills!
Barbies. My sisters and I would play with them for hours. We would use Kleenex boxes for our cars.
My favorite classic toy was the etch-a-sketch! I would play with it for hours!
MR. AND MRS. POTATOE HEAD! AND NOW THEY COME WITH ALL KINDS OF DRESS UP THINGS...LOOK FOR THEM @ HOLIDAYS, ESPECIALLY WITH HALLOWEEN COMING UP. HE CAN BE A GHOST OR IN ANOTHER COSTUME. MY 2 BOYS PLAY WITH THEM, NOW. AND I HAVE IT AS A TABLE ACTIVITY IN MY KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM!
My all-time favorite childhood toy was the game of Life - although becoming a Doctor gave you the best chance of getting through the game without being totally broke, I actually liked becoming a Teacher instead. Much more fulfilling I think. Oh, and getting twins was awesome, seeing the car overloaded with people. And don't forget the chance to win the lottery! Hated paying the taxes, that was a drag...They just don't make games the same way these days......
I loved playing and making things with my Easy Bake Oven. I would bake all kinds of treats for my brother and myself. Every Christmas my brother would buy me bake mixes to go along with this oven. I guess he really enjoyed my oven too!
The favorites in our family were probably Weebles and Tinker Toys, but my personal favorite was the Spirograph.
My favorite is the Barbie doll, hands down.
My favorite were all my Barbie dolls! I would play with them for hours on end and played with them sooner than my other little friends and continued playing even when my friends stopped! I cannot wait to play Barbies with my little girl!!
My favorite classic toy is legos. I enjoyed playing with them up until I was 8 or 9 years old!
I don't know if you'd consider them classic toys, but Star Wars figures. My sister and I were sort of tomboys and inherited most of our older brother's toys instead of getting a lot of our own. We'd build Luke and Leia houses out of Lincoln Logs and dig out snow forts for them.
I know I will be aging myself, but my favorite classic toy are " jacks. " My grandmother in her granny shoes, silk stockings and apron would sit on the kitchen floor and play with me everyday !
My favorites (I had 2) have to be the weebles treehouse. The weebles that looked like eggs - not the weebles with arms! And the spirograph - that was the coolest thing EVER!!!
I probably played with my Barbies the most! They had the most exciting lives with me dressing and redressing them! I even made a minature school for them with little books & tests.
fisher price little people were my favorite. you could set up towns with blocks and paly for hours by yourself or with others.
I loved playing with my Cabbage Patch Kids :)
Barbra is a my favorite doll and I used to play with my favorite doll and doll's house for many years. Now I am getting elder and my mom says that I must pass the ccna test with good marks.
the original Fisher-Price Little People with the A-frame house/swiss chalet! Loved those.
My favorite all time toy is Mr. Potato Head. When I was little all you had to choose from was the basic facial features. Now you have sooooo many choices. Both my kids LOVE to pick out different themes to dress the potato as. :)
My favorite classic toy is Monopoly. I was an only child and Monopoly was a game I enjoyed every weekend with my cousins. We had so much fun accumulating huge amounts of money. Ok, we played with so much money (and for many hours) that we’d combine the paper money and hotels pieces from our games into one. Each weekend, we’d play past our curfew and we’d get caught because of our tummy aching laughter; I’m sure we woke everyone up. We of course developed a system to “borrow money” from the bank and frequently created our own rules but these had to be established before the game began. Every now and then, a new player came along and my female cousin and I tried our hardest to swindle him out of his money or property. This game brings back great memories of laughter, competition, and all types of mischievous behaviors from the creative minds of ten year old girls.
Legos, but I didn't get any until I had my own children! Now when they want to play with mommy, that's typically what we play with!
My favorite classic toy would be one that dates back further than my actual age - it was a Kewpie doll. Given to me by my doctor's wife when I was young and dressed in a red and white striped one piece outfit with no moving parts or anything animated about it but it was just such a cute little doll and was a companion for years.
I'd have to go w/ legos and whats funny is my son loves them too
AAHHH!!
My Little Pony!!!
sorry, my little pony, for forgetting how magical you were.
Barbiessssssss, i remeber having the piano, cars, beach set, think a sleeping bag lol everything barbie related :]
My favorite classic toy is Tinkertoy. I was so happy to see it back on the shelves a few years ago. I bought a box for my son who was 2 then. He loves it too! He builds so many things. My favorite is an airplane. I love the most that I can still play! It inspires so much and allow kids to use their imagination.
I loved my Raggedy Ann doll. I still have it too. Also loved my View Finder.
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