New Interactive Elmo Doll

February 17, 2008 | By Kristen | In Toys

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Am I the only mom in this country that has just never caught on to the Elmo Doll craze?

Don’t get me wrong, we love Elmo just as much as the next toy crazy house, but we don’t go crazy trying to collect all the variations of cute, red monster.

They just recently “unveiled” the latest Elmo Doll at the New York Toy Fair. He sings, dances and tells jokes. Hmmm… is it just me or does that leave little “play” left for imagination??

Want to see this Multi Talented Monster in action? Check out this video.

I get the mailings for the Toy Fair since I’m in the industry- however, my own juvenile product really isn’t a “fit” for the show, but I do enjoy reading about it and seeing the trends.

I’m an old fashioned mom, the one that prefers to sit with my kids and play board games, I SPY books, and of course (not bragging..but) I am the queen of the Legos.

For this reason, I may not be the best at being neutral when it comes to evaluating toys that need $5.00 of batteries and makes more noise then this already loud house.

And I’m also the mom that as other moms at playgroups “are shocked and appalled” at the idea of lead in toys and the fact they are made with such cheap materials, I roll my eyes and keep my mouth shut. What do these moms think? This is a business for these ultra large companies who are more worried about keeping their own costs down and keeping production as cheap as possible no matter what.

But besides that point, I honestly have to say, the more toys I have in my house- and with four kids, we have a good mix of everything, the toys with the most bells and whistles are the LEAST played with!

We have a cartwheel Tiger that my son got for Christmas 2 years ago and I think they have picked up three times. However, Tinker Toys, Lincoln Logs, Imaginex, Little People - WE LOVE LITTLE PEOPLE (yes, some sets have batteries for the sounds), games- both board and card, Play Dough, Legos, the little plastic army men, all these toys are played daily and they have a great time letting their minds wander and create new play with the toys.

How I got from my dislike of the Elmo craze to here…… hmmm…. anyother rant from the Goddess of Chaos…. must be induced by the need to go clean the playroom!

For more info on the Toy Fair and the latest Trends coming out check out this post in Newsweek online.

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