Yesterday I went to Fry's Electronics with my honey Eric and found a bin of Duncan Imperial Yo-yos! I was mesmerized by the beautiful colors and I couldn't help but remember how much fun these eye catching toys were when I was kid! I loved yo-yos and always wanted to be able to do all of the tricks. Alas it was never in the cards for me to become a professional yo-yo performer.
Eric could tell I really wanted one so my honey bought me a beautiful fuschia Duncan Imperial Yo-yo so I could be a kid again! I took it for a spin today while I was walking around outside enjoying the beautiful fall day and it all started to come back to me. It was incredible how such a simple toy can bring so much joy and entertainment.
It got me thinking about this inexpensive, simplistic, and entertaining toy and how complicated toys have become and how kids today don't really have an appreciation for a toy that isn't a video game. It makes me sad to think that the toys I used to really enjoy as a kid are probably becoming obsolete.
So, if you have the opportunity I think everyone of us should introduce old toys to kids we know and hopefully they will have some GREAT childhood memories of a lifetime.
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