Trendy Toys

Christmas,

Every year there is a new “it” toy that comes out. Children endlessly beg Santa and their parents for this toy. Parents frantically search high and low and pay exorbitant amounts to get this toy.

Watching tv, I see this new it toy aka. the Hatchimal. A 2-phase toys that allows children to help it hatch out of its shell and then raise it by teaching and taking care of it. I think it’s a cool toy, maybe for my niece.

I go Hatchimal hunting.

Not surprisingly it is SOLD OUT everywhere. I have waited about a month too long, however there is always eBay.

I tell BoyScout of the toy and we hastily buy one 3 weeks before Christmas for a stupid amount. I am not gonna lie, we buy it with the intention of selling it before Christmas.

BoyScout did the same thing last year with the Yeti Cups. We just happened to find some and we made a tidy profit that covered the cost of Christmas.

I watch the trends of the toy….and it ain’t looking so good for us.

We get it in and boyScout barks at me to not shake it, I pout and put it in the closet. We get close to selling it a few times, but to no avail.

Christmas morning arrives and we watch the two squirts open up gifts at my sister’s house. Big Squirt tears through her gifts.

She’s a pro at this Christmas thing, while Little Squirt asks Uncle Carrot aka. BoyScout (Mispronunciation makes for funny names) to get out every single toy so he can play with it right that second.

Uncle Carrot obliges.

 

The kids open up all of their gifts. My sister tells Big Squirt to check something in her room, she comes back with another gift. Her confusion is apparent.

She opens the package. It’s a F’*%$##%&!@ Hatchimal. We can’t escape this thing. She is overjoyed.

We pop over to my parents to open more gifts and eat. The Hatchimal joins us. Big Squirt wants it to hatch today.

Uncle Carrot is oddly involved, but I think it’s because he wants to see what he’d paid so much money for. They spend the next half hour hatching the dang thing.

A baby Draggle is born! Big Squirt carries it around with her everywhere. We spend the rest of our day hanging out with family, both BoyScout’s and mine. Tummies are full and the dogs are half-dead from all the playtime that they had.

 

She fell asleep with her mouth open….

We finally made it back home, thankful for the Christmas season and our amazing family and friends. It’s a lot of work, but at least we have the opportunity to be close to our families.

And yes, the Hatchimal we bought stills sits unopened in our closet. It’s a tough lesson to learn, but I think we have decided to give it to a friend, whose daughter can then enjoy it like it is meant to be enjoyed. After all Christmas is about two things:

1. The Birth of Our Lord

2. The gift of giving

Merry Christmas from my Quirky Family to yours and a Happy New Year!!!