Today I schlepped six boxes of baby clothes and toys to my local consignment shop. It felt liberating and I felt lighter...that is, until I heard the LeapFrog Learn and Groove Musical Table (compare prices) singing in the back of my car. I bought the table for my first son in 2005 and he played with it for about two years. (First on the floor, then we put the legs on when he started pulling up.)
Its trombone lick and recorded female voice scatting away became part of the soundtrack of my home. When son number two arrived we dusted off the table for him, and my husband and I both laughed when we heard the familiar music again. It was symbolic as we welcomed a new baby.
Now the boys are bigger and it's gone. I suggested that the store provide Kleenex and counseling services to customers who break down at the counter as the reality of "no more babies in my house" sets in. I'll be OK, though. Some other sweet baby will enjoy it the same way my sons did, and in the process some other mother will hum along to its catchy tunes just like I did.
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What toy will you be sad to give up?
This table is just the BEST toy. We’ve had ours in our house for 4 years too….I will definitely cry when it’s time for ours to find a new home.
I know how you feel, I have a hard time getting rid of the baby toys..
Doop pa doop a bidia… I love it! This product is a great toy and really sturdy I have to say. After 4 years of being sat on, stepped on, pounded on (on one time-out-inducing afternoon) thrown down stairs, it’s still in great shape and my 4 year old and 2 year old play it almost every day.