Childish Things

I've been enjoying a spot of Mail Order shopping. You know how it is. You get an idea in your head that there's a little something you simply must search for. You go to Ebay. You search. You find. You watch. You get way too over excited. You bid. You wait and watch some more. Bid again. Wait and watch. Mounting excitement. More waiting and watching. And then YES yesssssssssss!!! You win the bid!!!! Punch the air! Run to friends house and tell her you won the bid! It's too exciting for words!!!!!

Bet you cannot WAIT to see what I bought, what got me so over excited. Shall I tell you? The post title perhaps gives it away. Yes my lovelies, I bought Children.

Do you wish to see my new Mail Order Children?

Here they are then.................

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww five girls, aren't they adorable??

They are of cousre Playmobil, and I have a slight obsession going on over all things Playmobil. Specifically the Female variety of Playmobil actually, oh and animals too. I'm not too fussed over the Manly Playmobil, no, it's the sweet little pretty little feminine toys that really melt my heart.

I just lovelovelovelovelovelovelovelovelovelovelove these girls!!

I bought them from a cute ebay seller called "Littlebricks", they sell little bits of lego and Playmobil in case you ever have need of such things.

Aren't they just delightful?

Yes. Well. It didn't end there. I carried on searching, couldn't help myself. Kept looking. Kept finding. The Little People became involved in my searching activities and they got caught up in my Playmobil obsession. I got egged on from the sidelines, I had to be very strong and very selective cos we could have spent rather a lot of money on all manner of Playmobil items. I had to turn down the Veterinary Surgery. Ditto the Farm Set. But I simply could not let go of The Playmobil Lady And Little Girl With Bike. I went through days of watching/waiting/bidding anxiety. Placed my winning bid with a mere twenty five seconds to spare. And this is what became mine for a mere £3.21..............

Yippeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!! The cutest little collection of coloured plastic that you ever did see became mine! The basket of veggies!!! the sweet bunch of flowers! The market bag contaning a bottle and a fish!! And a scruffy little Playmobil dog! Too much. I just love them too much. I fear I am very abnormal. I am a child trapped inside a grown up body.

So, I now own my very own Playmobil, and much as I had to instruct the LP about the Mummy Marbles, I had to lay down the same law about the Mummy Plastic People. Only it did NOT sink in. The Playmobil lasted on my mantel for less than a day, then mysteriously went walk about. Little Lady of course................

............she whisked the girls/lady/dog up to her bedroom and introduced them to the world of caravanning. And I didn't have the heart to whisk them back again because it all looked so good.

Here we can see inside the caravan, isn't it super? The food is mainly from her collection of Sylvanian Family toys (the bread courtesy of the Watermilll Bakery), and the little wooden table and chairs actually belonged to me, they were part of a dolls house set that I had more than 30 years ago.

Sweeet, sweet, sweet.

The teeny tiny cutlery in the basket there also miraculously survived from my childhood dolls house, which is quite incredible really. The food is a mixture of Playmobil and Sylvanian.

This caravan was top of Little Lady's wish list for Christmas 2009 and has been fabulous, providing endless hours of imaginative play.

Talking of caravans, we went to visit Connievan at the weekend to check that she had come through the winter with no mishaps. There is a small issue with the water heater and a broken door handle, but other than that she is fine and dandy. I took down all the curtains and brought them home ready for a bit of a revamp in the near future. I am incredibly excited about ordering fabric and trim and getting busy with some serious prettifying.

My world maybe childish and abnormal, but boy am I happy in it ♥

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Comments

[susan]

I know exactly what you mean. For me it was the Polly Pocket stuff. I just love the miniature rooms and the teeny tiny little people. *sigh*

[Cindy]

i am so with you about Playmobil! I bought my son the Noahs Ark when he was 6 months old and have it safely hidden away for when he's old enough (only 2 more years!). I just couldn't resist! I dying to play with! lol.

[Saskia]

Love the fact that the girls with bare feet actually have big toes!
My 2 sons are more into the things with wheels & noise. Maybe I should start a collection of my own ;).

xoxox

[Louise]

nothing wrong with a childish world - being childish is good, it provides such joy!

Those toys look fab! Lucky little lady, it's no surprise she couldn't resist the playmobil people!

[Tracie Boellner]

I have ALWAYS loved Playmobil, perhaps because I never had any as a child or that I just love their wonderful detail. I love the gardening sets especially. My husband won't thank you, but I do...I'm off to indulge in the pleasure of Playmobil on eBay. lol

[Lynda M O]

Your enthusiasm catches me in its web each time you post Miss Lucy. Many thanks, you are Awesome !~!

[Jacquie]

Hi Lucy , love that caravan !! we have the horse drawn caravan from sylvanian families ...it's so adorable and i'm soon going to put it in the loft as the boys are not into such things nowadays ...but I could not part with it :0)
Jacquie x

[Deb]

I don't think it's abnormal at all, in fact I think Playmobil was probably invented by an adult desperate to play with some decent kids' toys. I mean, if I had to choose between playing Barbies or Playmobil/Sylvanian families with my little ones the latter would win every time.

So lovely to see your little girl taking them off for a well deserved caravan holiday (have you got the Morris Minor that goes with it too? *Love* it).

[Gill]

Childish?! Abnormal?! Certainly not!! I prefer to think of it as childlike and playful and there's nowt wrong with that. And I'm sure your new children (and dog and lady) will be back with you in no time. After all, a little caravan break after all that travelling is probably what they were just needing. They may even send you a postcard!

Love and stuff xx

[Linda Gilbert]

Have fun and lots of it -- I am obsessed with crochet spiders,snakes and puppets at the moment and that is really something to worry about!

[Heather]

My hair looked like Girl Number One's (yellow top) until I was 14.

Awesome.

[Ronda in Wisconsin]

I LOVE Playmobil, Legos, yo-yos, spinning tops, colouring books, you name it! We don't have any children (I think it's because I can't share my toys!) but many visiting children have taken one look at my collection and asked where the kids are at. LOL!
I was thinking of you today because of your old post of the bird/twig project. I saw it and had to make some...24 to be exact! This started an avalanche of sewing projects and I've been busy ever since! Thanks so much Lucy for being such an inspiration!
p.s. LOVE the bit of ribbon you used to tie your hyacinth up...absolutely adorable!!!

[Mojca]

Many of us live in a childish and abnormal world, I guess. And we're all happy - that's all that matters, right?

[Ann]

Ha ha! Love this post - especially the description of the dreaded ebay habit! I have my own ebay obsessions - currently old paper dolls and Little Grey Rabbit books! Oh the tension of those last few bidding seconds!

[Hazel]

My dd has sylvanian families stuff and was thinking of going with the playmobile for the boy. Now I have seen yours I will def keep my eyes open. Yes, very very sweet. Love it. x

[Erin @ Wild Whispers]

I love it! We had a few of the playmobile when I was a child, but sadly, I don't think any of them survived. Great photos... happy playing!

[Ariadne]

I love Playmobil but having a boy we have all the boy ones at homeLOL!AriadnefromGreece!

[Emma]

My husband jokes that I only pretend to buy Playmobil 'for the children', when really it's me who loves it most!

[Nadia]

Now you have me madly resisting the urge to jump on ebay and search for a heap of Sylvanian Family things. I don't have any left from my childhood, but I saw them in the shops the other day and it really took me back. So gorgeous. But not quite like they used to be, so it'll be off to the web to search for some pre loved lovelies. Hope you have a beautiful childish day :)

[Meredith]

I love that you have a Playmobil obsession. When my boys were young I just couldn't stand another car, truck or Dino so I bought myself some barbies with great clothes...and the shoes!!!!! To die for. I played with them while my boys played with their trucks...it was all good fun.
Have a lovely day,
Meredith

[Annekids]

After all there will always be a little child in our hearts, don't you think? And our (real) children are a good excuse for wanting these beautifull playmobil girls. Enjoy!

[Melissa P]

I'm waiting to see if the Playmobil caravan ends up with a crocheted blanket. :)

[Marta]

I love playmovil too

[Andrea at Apples and Pears]

Too cute! This is one of the many benefits of having children.....we get to play with their toys :) xx

[Wanda Clark]

Playmobil toys are the best ever...before we left Germany, I bought an entire set of toys..the ones with food. :) Ebay away or go on holiday to Germany and get some more....you can never have enough Playmobil toys. :)