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Let’s Play…who’s older?

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Some toys feel like they’ve been around for ever.  Test your knowledge of these classics. (The answers at the very bottom.)

 

Harrison Ford or Mr. Potato Head?

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Cabbage Patch Kids or Britney Spears?

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President Obama or Operation?

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Miley Cyrus or Furby?

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Answers: Harrison Ford  (b. 1942) is older than Mr. Potato Head (1952 -1st US distribution); Britney Spears (b. 1981) beats Cabbage Patch Kids out by a year (1982); President Obama (1961)  beats out Operation (1965) and Miley Cyrus (1992)  is six years older than the original  Furby (1998).

Where the Wild Things Are – Too Scary?

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imagesWhen President Obama read the classic Where the Wild Things Are at the Easter Egg Hunt today–he really got into the spirit of the book–and, in fact, several kids according to news reports started crying.

Not that I feel good about kids crying–but it reminded me that when my parents brought this book  home to me, it had to be banished from my bedroom.  It was way too intense for me.