I don't understand the toys fast food restaurants include with their children's meals. I know they are promotional products for movies and TV programs, but if you are going to call them "toys" shouldn't they have a hint of fun? It's like the designers aren't even trying.
For example, who's this guy in the bathrobe, and why does he keep threatening me with his supper plates?
One time Charlotte received a lantern.
Seriously McDonald's, have you ever actually met a kid? Who thinks this is a "toy"?
Thanks to Des Moines' newest thrift store, Charlotte doesn't have that problem anymore. If she wants a kids meal toy, she doesn't even have to consume 500 calories to earn it. Hope Ministries opened their new Encore Thrift Store on Merle Hay Road, and Char and I pass it on the drive to daycare. Often she exclaims with a pointing finger, "There's the H Store!"
The reason she gets so excited to see the H Store is this container. It's genius!
What's inside the container?
"Toys". BUT, Char gets to choose the "toys" she want to take home. That way she cannot be disappointed, because she handpicked each one. Plus, you get about twenty "toys" for a buck. That's almost worth your dollar.
Time to get started.
In the end, this was a dinosaur day. We came home with a herd. Char was also pleased with the tiara. (I snuck in a hockey puck for myself. I think it'll make a cool drink coaster.)
Not all the "toys" Char picks are complete, but she doesn't know that. If you mix and match, you can come up with cool "toy" mash-ups. Here's a Burger King Simpsons stand from 2001 with a recent Wicked Witch of the West from McDonald's.
They look pretty good together.
So, here's the afternoon schedule when I have Char to myself because Daphne's working.
1. Drive home to let Maggie (our dog) out to potty.
2. Watch an episode of Peg + Cat on PBS.
3. Let a barky Maggie back in the house.
4. Go to the H store, and dig for gold.
5. Go thru the McDonald's drive-thu and order a Happy Meal.
6. Be disappointed with the new "toy", but have a picnic in basement with all of our new "toy" friends.
So far this has happened four times, and everyone was happy. The only drawback? We now have our own box of "toys".
Oh well. Right now, these are a few of her favorite things.
Not all the "toys" Char picks are complete, but she doesn't know that. If you mix and match, you can come up with cool "toy" mash-ups. Here's a Burger King Simpsons stand from 2001 with a recent Wicked Witch of the West from McDonald's.
They look pretty good together.
So, here's the afternoon schedule when I have Char to myself because Daphne's working.
1. Drive home to let Maggie (our dog) out to potty.
2. Watch an episode of Peg + Cat on PBS.
3. Let a barky Maggie back in the house.
4. Go to the H store, and dig for gold.
5. Go thru the McDonald's drive-thu and order a Happy Meal.
6. Be disappointed with the new "toy", but have a picnic in basement with all of our new "toy" friends.
So far this has happened four times, and everyone was happy. The only drawback? We now have our own box of "toys".
Oh well. Right now, these are a few of her favorite things.
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