I have been a fan of Playmobil toys since I was very, very small, and my best friend’s five-year-old nephew has gotten some from me over the course of the past year now that he’s old enough for the non-baby line of toys. I was looking for a set for him and encountered this: a very special Playmobil figure commemorating the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s reformation efforts. Huh. That’s weird.
So, what’s the strangest toy meant for kids that you’ve encountered lately?
There are still toys??
There’s this Pie in the Face game.
My daughter said Yeti in my Spaghetti was hard to find for her daughter for Christmas. We were very perplexed as to why, since it looked so silly.
Friend of Mrs. Gaps gave her obese son a toy that’s an obese cook. The object is to stuff as many hamburgers as you can down his throat until he explodes. Very unsure as to the message she wants to send.
Although, to be fair, I had a toy car that you would put together, wind up and crash into a wall. Then it would explode and you would repeat the process ad nauseum. So there’s that.:rolleyes:
I was at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair where they had that out on display. I was going to guess that they were a pretty small outfit but, looking at Amazon, they have 51 products for sale. Including this game where a pig farts on you. In case you needed some late gift ideas.
Gooey Louie - Pull the Gooey Boogers Out Until His Head Pops Open Game Amazon.com
Kitty Surprise.
It’s a soft toy cat with the plastic face of an evil doll. You tear open the belly of the cat and remove little soft-toy kittens.
The surprise seems to be the number of kittens there are, between one and five. How… curious.
If you’re going to make a toy of a great historical event… that one seems fine.
I’m more confused by this playmobil of a painter I had never heard off… https://www.amazon.com/Playmobil-6107-Exclusive-Artist-Albrecht/dp/B006JMMQYQ/ref=pd_bxgy_21_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=4HZHXFS3A9RXY789795J
Re Albrecht Durer, the artist you hadn’t heard of: He’s most famous for this drawing of praying hands. Praying Hands (Dürer) - Wikipedia
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How about a Martin Luthor rubber duck?
Yes. Kitty disappointment (unless they all actually contain five, so the kids all think they got lucky).
But there’s an extra surprise for parents: having to teach your kids that real cats don’t work that way.
You must keep in mind that Playmobil is a German company and that Albrecht Dürer is one of the most famous German painters, certainly the most famous German renaissance artist, and well, Martin Luther’s a quite important German, too.
Two headed monster make up doll. Creepy as all hell.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Monster-High-Peri-and-Pearl-Serpentine-Styling-Head/52152432
Not even Wednesday would want one.
Because unlike the typical audience of Monster High, she’s not a goth wannabe poser.
One of my best friends is both a philosophy and Playmobil geek. You just made his day! Thanks!
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