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[rivka]

I have no ideas for Christmas this year. Zero.

Inspire me. What do you think Santa should bring my kids? What should I ask for?

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[matthewwdaly.livejournal.com]

When my nephew was just a little older than Colin but really into construction equipment, they were selling a computer game with a controller that sat on top of your keyboard and allowed you to virtually operate a front loader or bulldozer or what have you and perform various large-scale acts of construction. I suspect that it was this (http://www.amazon.com/Tonka-Dig-N-Rigs-Playset-Pc/dp/B00002SUW6) and that they don't seem to still be doing it. I hope at least someone still does that, because I will never give Z a present that he will love as much as he loved that program from what I'm told.

[ailbhe]

I'm really sad that Tonka Toys are so unapologetically sexist, because they make great toys.

[matthewwdaly.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear that. I was just looking over the Amazon page for the similar Tonka product that teaches carpentry skills (also out of print AFAICT), and there were comments about how someone's daughter just couldn't get enough of playing with it. But it's true that I couldn't say how many cues she might have had to ignore in order to do so.

Here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxj0fwY-sXw)'s a video of the gameplay I found on YouTube. The foreman is definitely a white guy, but I note that the hands playing the game have nail polish on them.

[ailbhe]

Yeah, my daughters, and my sisters' daughters, and my friends' daughters, would all love playing with them. Some of us emailed Tonka to say so, but the Tonka website is still all about sons, and so are the boxes of the toys. They're not impossible to find second-hand though.

[tendyl.livejournal.com]

My dad kept all my Tonka Trucks and bought a few more at garage sales over the years. My daughter loves them! So yes, buy second-hand or just remove them from the boxes when you give them to the wee one.