# I need a super attractive toy **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 19, 2006, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-super-attractive-toy/384739 "2006-12-19T04:11:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-super-attractive-toy/384739/1 "2006-12-19T04:11:40Z")
Comes Christmas, our twin grandsons will be almost 14 months old. The kids come to our house every Thursday and are obsessed with the digital piano, with it’s wired in pieces. When they get a little bored with it, they’ll go to some other activity, toys, books that they like us to read to them, strolls through the neighborhood, etc., but always, always, always, they come back to the piano. I put a tune on, my wife and I sit on the bench with the kids in our laps. They listen, push all the buttons, mash the keys, and we all have a grand old time. But I need something else that’ll knock their socks off. Help!! 😛😛😛 ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-super-attractive-toy/384739/2 "2006-12-19T13:14:26Z")
doggy! ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-super-attractive-toy/384739/3 "2006-12-19T13:37:22Z")
[QUOTE=SurrenderDorothy] doggy! [/QUOTE] My wife will not abide us having another dog. Otherwise, this would be an absolutely perfect idea. I’d love to have one! ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-super-attractive-toy/384739/4 "2006-12-19T13:38:52Z")
> [@](#): > > I need a super attractive toy Sounds like you need a \*Dr. PoopiePants Action Figure. \* Barring that, [this](http://www.amazon.com/Real-Friends-Butterscotch-Interactive-Plush/dp/B000F2JZKO/sr=1-1/qid=1166535234/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-2382361-2079620?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games) ought to do the trick. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-super-attractive-toy/384739/5 "2006-12-19T13:47:13Z")
When they get a little older, move on to PlayDough. Not the knock-off version, the real stuff. There’s nothing more enjoyable than a new batch of PlayDough. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-super-attractive-toy/384739/6 "2006-12-19T14:02:56Z")
I \*have \*pimped [this Leapfrog activity table](http://www.amazon.com/LeapFrog-10005-Leapfrog-LeapStart-Learning/dp/B000062XQ8/sr=1-2/qid=1166535983/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/102-3726372-0803316?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games) before, right? [Looks like they have an updated model coming out soon.](http://www.amazon.com/LeapFrog-Interactive-Learn-Groove-Musical/dp/B000ETRENI/sr=1-1/qid=1166535983/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-3726372-0803316?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games) It’s like baby crack, I’m telling ya. [This one looks pretty awesome, too,](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000J01U2I/ref=pd_kar_gw_2/102-3726372-0803316) but I don’t have it myself. I also really like the line of products from [Parents,](http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_so_0/102-3726372-0803316?ie=UTF8&keywords=parents&rh=n%3A165793011%2Ck%3Aparents%2Cp%5F4%3AParents&page=1) featured at Target. It nicely straddles the line between electronic beepbeepbeep toys and old school “educational” toys. Plus, many of the electronic ones have off switches, an astoundingly rare feature in toys! I can particularly vouch for the [Bee Bop Band](http://www.amazon.com/Parents-PM91372C-Bee-Bob-Band/dp/B000068E6D/sr=1-4/qid=1166536564/ref=sr_1_4/102-3726372-0803316?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games) and the [Gumball Machine](http://www.amazon.com/Parents-PM9130-Gumball-Machine/dp/B000B6PQ7K/sr=1-9/qid=1166536564/ref=sr_1_9/102-3726372-0803316?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games). I can’t wait until I…uh, I mean… _WhyBaby_ gets the [Home Sweet Home Dollhouse](http://www.amazon.com/Parents-PM9412DW-Home-Sweet/dp/B000AVK73O/sr=1-6/qid=1166536564/ref=sr_1_6/102-3726372-0803316?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games)! 😉 Notice how it’s open from both front and back, as well as the sides? A \*must \*with multiples. ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-super-attractive-toy/384739/7 "2006-12-21T00:20:16Z")
I am so sorry for not having thanked you all for your contributions. The good news, though, is that I love the suggestions and have ordered the Bee Bop Band and the Gumball Machine. Thanks again!