to think toys made out of plastic are crap

[BlissfulMistletoe]

so why do i buy them every year.

ok i remember getting that much wanted present ( not sure what it was)

Some are

No. YABU, on the whole. But kids love 'em.

lego is the work of the devil, ever steped on it lol

True Blissful. I discovered this morning after ds emptied his stocking that those small In The Night Garden figures bloody hurt when you step on the too!

Yes they are crap. The one thing that has made things easier over the last few years is that we now have a glue gun with which to fix all the crap plastic toys.
I wish I had have had one when my DCs were v small, would have saved a lot of heartache.
Hot glue evreything!

*everything

What gets me is how bad quality some of the stuff is now. Badly made, ill fitted, doesn't quite do what it's supposed to etc.

I vividly remember my Guess Who from the 80's. Bought one for ds this xmas and was appalled at the bad quality and how cheaply made it is. Must cost pennies to make.

It's not the plastic that I mind, it's the poor quality and obvious lack of research or testing trials it's gone through.

RomanChristingle I was one of those books and wooden toys people until my ds was about 3 yrs old and then I realised they actually love plastic tat!

Sorry, I meant "YANBU on the whole."

should I mention that I called my sons wooden fire station a cunextuesday as I battled to put it together........

YABU

My childhood would have beena different place without My Little Pony !

I like tasteful wooden toys in muted colours. My sons like plastic megablocks, playmobil and, especially, their plastic Buzz Lightyear toys (xmas pressies). There's no point whatsoever trying to fight it. [sighs]

I hate my house being full of plastic tat. But it makes my kids happy and they mean more to me than a tasteful home.

Certain plastic toys are pants. I spent half of yesterday re-sticking their new La Loopsy set together every time anybody touched it. (May resort to putting it into a box until they are a bit older). But on the other hand they also got a wonderful sylvanian set and Leapfrog toys are usually good too. I think they got the most fun out of the cardboard boxes and bubble wrap!