I have many wonderful memories playing. My mother always made sure that my brother and myself enjoyed being little kids. My favorite dolls were Baby Alive and Baby Crissy and Baby Thataway. I can remember playing for hours and hours on end with them. I loved playing "Mommy". One of my fondest memories was when I went to purchased the Baby Crissy doll how my mother was more excited than I was. She opened the box and cradled the doll and kept saying how the doll reminded her of me when I was a little baby (fat cheeks and all).Being sick with chicken pox my mother came home with the spirograph and I enjoyed making so many geometrical designs that I taped all over the house. When I was seven, my mother and aunts taught me how to play jacks. My mother said how much she loved playing with her sisters when they were little in Puerto Rico. After a couple of tries I became an expert!
Play was supported and encouraged while I growing up.I enjoyed spending time with my toys and playing with my mother and aunts at times. Having the opportunity to enjoy my childhood is one of many things that I am grateful to my family for. Even as an adult I do enjoy playing a game with my own children and now as a preschool teacher.
Quotes about Play
Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.
-Fred Rogers
I remember that spirograph and the Baby Alive doll too!! I also remember hours and hours of jack and marbles. Did you ever play with the kind of jacks that hooked into together to make little circles? I can't remember what they are called. Fun post! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSPIROGRAPH!!! I forgot about those! =) I never had them of my own, but a lot of my friends did and I enjoyed making all the cool designs! I love seeing pictures of toys from our childhood! It's great reminiscing! I hope that kids now, will be able to do the same in 20-30 years!
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Ivelisse,
ReplyDeleteI really love your quotes and had never heard of a spirograph before now... Definitely going to pick it up.
Annie P.