Let's get BUSY

I've always called these "busy boxes" although the front of this one calls it an activity centre. Late sixties and early seventies Fisher Price was the BEST. Fun graphics, great colours, sturdy construction and most of all, what my Mom would call "play value" (the lack of "play value" was why I never got a lite brite for Christmas).

I'm going to try and keep the small person's world mostly free from toys with batteries, not because I'm against modernity or anything, but just because all those electronic sounds make me really crazy and I believe that children learn more from interacting with something than from pushing a button and being entertained.
 
And all babies need to learn how to dial a rotary phone, right?

Comments

[Steph]

OH MY GOD! Did you steal that from my childhood? What a great flashback :-)

[Mom]

Wow....I love this toy and so do babies. It looks in really great shape and your little one will LOVE it. As for rotary phones what child doesn't love to stick their fingers in holes.
You did eventually get a light bright tho. :)

[Johanna]

I definitely agree! I remember when my nephew was a baby and by accident I walked/bumped into one of his really annoying fire trucks that started to wail. It nearly woke him up (after it taking him FOREVER to fall asleep). Toys should have more value than automatic gratification. That's what I think. Oh and I had one of these Fisher Price toys too...good memories!

[amy]

OMG! I totally remember this in my little sister's crib....although I'm sure it was in mine before that. Great memories!