Do You / Did You Have a REAL Lovie?
Our children had two favorite books when they were little – Corduroy and The Velveteen Rabbit. Both stories are about soft toys who became REAL lovies.
I can’t count how many times a week I read one or the other of those books to them all during early childhood. That probably explains a lot of why I prefer selling the soft cuddly kinds of lovie, rather than the hard plastic ones. Those are the kind that can become totally 100% REAL!!!
One daughter is fortunate enough to still have her childhood Flopper tucked away in her cedar chest. The other daughter was not so fortunate, as her real lovie was lost in a fire. Sad to say that I could not find another one like it, as it was already in extremely well loved condition. And we had not taken any photos of it (I know better!). But Bunny Foo Foo still lives on in memories.
Flopper was the only birthday present one year. It was very expensive and not easy for us to buy. She begged for it when she saw it in the store. And she was quite happy to accept that it would be the only gift. Bunny Foo Foo was an inexpensive Easter present one early year, but oh so loved. And both are still real lovies for both our daughters. I made a post some time ago about my own twin squalling baby dolls – who really did become real for me.
Sharing your happy and sad memories of childhood toys is what this blog is all about, so dust off those old memories and savor that moment of innocence when toys were real. There’s no need for a sound box, or moving parts, or even realistic features. All a real toy needs is lots of LOVE.
My daughter has a stuffed puppy that is her best friend and goes everywhere with her. 3 yrs old.
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We’ve had some interesting comments about how children name their toys, so what does your 3 year old call her puppy?
I had a teddy bear when I was little. I called it Angelo. It had orange fur that was a tad sparse. The cat we had liked it too. It used to rub its nose in between its legs..! No idea what that was about. I lost it in the end. Still miss it really.
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Sounds like your cat was getting as much comfort from Angelo as you were LOL!
My mom still has all my stuffed animals, tucked into garbage bags and left in the attic.
I had “The Velveteen Rabbit” read to me when I was at primary school, I loved it too.
I have a polar bear I call “Polax” that was the first toy ever given to me when I was born. He’s called that because I couldn’t say “Polar Bear” when I first started playing with him apparently, I can’t remember naming him. I’ll post a picture of him on my blog for you.
I have a toy and I’m 24.. it’s this weird squishy ball thing that has long tendrils that you can tug on and use to swing the ball over your head and a loop that you can put your fingers through. It is a lot of fun to play with. I won it at a fair last year and as I was playing with it while I walked around the fairgrounds I had a number of adults stop me to ask if THEY could play with it.. and where oh where did I get it so they could get one too.
You’re very lucky, fin, that you still have tangible pieces of childhood memories. My mother was a neat freak, and didn’t keep anything very long, so I only have the memories.
I posted on your blog, too, nancyrowina. Thanks for sharing Polax! It’s a shame commentors can’t post pictures here.
Your toy, thisgirlsays, sounds like a Koosh ball meets Stretch Armstrong kind of toy.
My DD is in love with her many Scooby Doo dogs. Some were won at Kings Island when her Daddy used to play all the games. ;o
Hi, skittles. We do occassionally see some nice Scooby Doo stuffed animals. Is there a particular one she doesn’t have that we might find for you?