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

[Ankita Vj (India)]

Wow...who says this obssession is abnormal ...its so awsome to be childish after growing up...love the toy collection...

[Playmobil Wedding]

For many it is childish but for a person that grow and don't have enough money when once become a child.They just wanted to experience having this toy now that they can afford to buy.

[Amy]

Hey, a kindred spirit from across the pond! I love kids' toys, and I especially love Playmobil and Sylvanian Families... but I also have all my old 70s Fisher Price Little People sets that my 3yo loves to play with. I have an urge to sell them all and use the $ to buy Playmobil and SF, but I'm restraining myself!

[moncler shop]

I like you on facebook and follow through google reader!

[video editor for windows 7]

Wow you did good job. You made wonderful house and characters. Nice post.

[Ari]

I love Playmobil. My dream is to have a Playmobil farm with lots of extra's. I have already started with the apple orchard. I think somewhere there must be some of my own Playmobil from the eighties lying around, in some attic probably.

[Carol Roche]

Hi, I just came across your Granny Stripe Afghan and it looks perfect for my great-granddaughter!!! However, I have never used Style Craft Special DK. Can you tell me, does this yarn pill after repeated washings???

Also, I'm in the U.S. and will have to study your pattern carefully to understand and "translate" into our terms. But it will be worth it.

Thank you for your reply.

Carol

[r4 ds]

So nice work done by you. It is so wonderful. This is kind of creative work is always appreciable.

[Judy]

I am almost 60, still buy playmobil and other assorted toys for myself, and no longer care what others think. We still have our 40 year old son's playmobil sets that the grandchildren go crazy for. I bought myself the wedding set with the instructions, "Do not touch Grandma's playmobil." That lasted 40 minutes at best. So ENJOY.

[Rachel from Australia]

As kids, my brothers and I thought we were the only people in the world who knew about Playmobil. It is still very uncommon in Australia. I bought my teenage daughters a huge farm set this last Christmas and they love it. I bought myself a Playmobil Nativity set :)

[freida]

You are too weird for words-I am too weird for logging on to your website. . .now my home is full to the brim w/crocheted eye candy. Can't seem to stop myself.

[Beth]

I want to send you a special package for Easter but I need your adress in England...Can you please email it to me at: [email protected]

[Beth]

Childish and abnormal? More like wonderful and irresistible....I also LOVE Playmobil and must confess I played more with them than my own son here.

We have lots and lots of children from Playmobil he does play with anymore, maytbe I could send a batch for adoption to your attic?

[Courtney]

I just discovered your blog and I love it! All the bright colours and pretty hooky things!!! I will def be back here often! Thank you for making my day with your colourful, hooky stories and pictures!

[Liz]

Never feel childish for liking toys! I'm hoping I get a brand new Blythe doll for my 30th birthday so I can make her clothes and dress her up :-)

[Vicky Greenwood]

My Little People (not so little anymore - 11 and 9) still LOVE their Playmobil... we've collected a big box from jumble sales, Ebay and charity shops over the years and still, every now and then they drag the box out and have a good old play, with the most bizarre storylines being devised :-D Lovely. x

[Lindy in Brisbane]

Gorgeous! I'm just worried that the Polly Pocket car might not have enough power to pull that caravan to the next village.

[Kathleen]

My daughters have been collecting Playmobil toys since they were tots. They are now 14 and 16 and they still love Playmobil, and the children are their favorites! I have to say, they are my favorites too.

[Katherine of Kitten's Lost Her Mittens]

Playmobile is great! I still have all of mine from when I was little, including a Playmobile caravan. :)

[Pearl]

Ah. At 30, and beginning to fear that little people of my own might not be in my future, I've passed all my Sylvanians on to a friend who's a single dad, and it's been a great joy to see his two loving every minute of playing with them. Equally joyful has been having the door opened to me by a giggling four year old boy in a tutu after I gave them the contents of my ballet trunk. Some things are too good to keep in the attic!

[The House of Jones]

What a fabulous post! I especially love the photo of them sat around the table for lunch. Tremendous!

Jones x

[scentedsweetpeas]

oh no you are not childish at all , look at the post below and you will see what my sister bought for my kiddies but I must confess to hiding it away in my bedroom lol:

http://scentedsweetpeas.blogspot.com/2010/08/tuesdays-treasure-and-elderflower.html

[Spinningfishwife]

As a long time collector of vintage Playmobil I feel it's my duty to tell you that there have been five different Playmobil caravans made over the years. And they even pop up on Ebay from time to time. ;)

[july]

Love, Love, Love it!!! I also have little people dotted around my colourful home and also get very excited about childish things, off course my teenage children think im totally dotty!but i wouldn't have it any other way!!!!

[Slimavite]

Glad to see that Playmobil is still everywhere these days! Forget your hi-tech gizmos, kids will always love it. Lego too (which I'm told goes for a fortune on eBay now?!)