So it turns out, I have a birthday present to buy for my niece's second birthday next Saturday.  I thought to myself..."Hey, I work at a children's museum!  I should check out what we have in our store." I don't know what to buy though.  I grew up with more books than toys, I only owned one Barbie as a child and I didn't play with dolls.  I wanted to get the perfect toy that incorporated fun and learning. Walking through our store I see toys that I absolutely loved as a child.

• Cooking set - yes, though I'm a modern and independent woman, I love to cook and it must have been because I had my own small cooking set as a girl. I also had a tea set but I always used it to drink "coffee" (actually it was grape juice.)
• Train set - Okay, this was my brother's toy but I still played with it.  Of course I pretended I was the damsel in distress while he was the evil villain who tied me (my Barbie) to the tracks.
• My First Chemistry Set - Another toy of my brother's. I inadvertently stole it though when I wanted to do the experiment on the box cover.  It was the best baking soda vinegar explosion ever!!!
• Cat's cradle - I used to do the hand string puzzles with my friends at school in the play ground each day over and over.  Flipping through the book I remembered all the moves instantly.
• Astronaut Ice Cream - Not really a toy per se but I couldn't stop begging my parents to buy me dehydrated ice cream just like they had on the space shuttle!

After my walk down memory lane I figured 2 years old is a little young for those toys in particular. I think I'm going for the Skuut Scooter or Ladybug Rain Coat. Both are cute and practical.

This entry was posted on February 15, 2008 and is filed under Jaisette Herrera.
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