<p>With Sapling, we loved duplo and marble runs. And musical toys.</p>
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<p>My sister-in-law has informed us that our boys are getting those sharks! I’m thinking of inflicting them on my side of the family too.</p>
<p>Those air swimmers are amazing - I wish there was someone to buy them for on my list.
Yes, what to do with all the American girl stuff? We had a Felicity, a Samantha, and a Molly. They accumulated lots of furniture, outfits, and accessories. It doesn’t feel right to give them away because they were cherished at the time. But each daughter has told me she doesn’t really care to keep them forever. I am too emotionally invested in my kids’ toys!</p>
<p>I LOVE those Air Swimmers!</p>
<p>frazzled - we sold all of our American Girl dolls and accessories on eBay. It was simply too big to keep “forever” and still in good enough shape that someone else could use. We made a good bit of money, and aside from the effort of photographing and listing the items, the only hassle was finding boxes big enough for those AG horses.</p>
<p>frazzled, what’s this I see at the end of your list?</p>
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<p>I think I will, SlitheyTove - thanks for a nice idea!</p>
<p>Those Air Swimmers do look absolutely amazing! (39.95 @ thinkgeek.com). </p>
<p>I absolutely love the American Girl doll stuff, and the ones you can customize to look like your little girl are great. We won’t be selling Samantha or any of her stuff.</p>
<p>I hadn’t thought of selling our American Girl stuff but it is in good condition - I wonder if it’s worth anything. Because of generous grandparents and aunties, each of my kid’s dolls had a bed and dresser, outfits galore, and all those little accessories like rolling pins, a birthday cake, a grass skirt and lei, etc. One had a horse. I’m going to check out the eBay possibilities. I just went to the American Girl website and only one of the dolls my girls had is still for sale - Molly. Lots of others, but where are Felicity, Samantha, and the Scandinavian doll my niece had? Maybe there is a market for this stuff - thanks for the tip, greenwitch.</p>
<p>I just ordered T-shirts and stocking stuffers at thinkgeek on Monday - why didn’t I see those air swimmers then?</p>
<p>Haha, I couldn’t resist those air swimmers! Just ordered one for my daughter who loves the clownfish. The vat19 web site had some other funny things. I also ordered the wine quote coasters and I’m thinking of breaking up the set and giving them out according to who they best represent!</p>
<p>[Letterpress</a> Wine Quote Coasters: Set of six hilarious sayings](<a href=“http://www.vat19.com/dvds/letterpress-wine-quote-coasters.cfm]Letterpress”>Letterpress Wine Quote Coasters: Set of six hilarious sayings)</p>
<p>frazzled, we made over $1000 on all the AG stuff. We had 3, or maybe 4 dolls, (one was pre-Mattel) two horses, lots of clothes. I didn’t sell any of the beds since our little dog uses them now! It all adds up but it may be a bit late for this holiday season unless you sold them as “buy it now”. </p>
<p>The kids insist on keeping all their old Playmobil, beanie babies, brio trains, polly pockets (from back when she was small), my little ponies, and cloth dolls. Our basement is stuffed!</p>
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<p>Nice wooden toys, but man, look at the prices. In euros, no less. I think my future grandkids are going to have to stick with the plastic ones.</p>
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<p>Yeah, but look at them! They’re literally works of art. They’d make great decorator touches, too. I have a fantasy “grandparent’s nursery” that would be full of exquisite toys like these, popup books, games and puzzles…geesh…I’d better win the lottery (but I keep forgetting to buy a ticket—LOL!).</p>
<p>Greenwitch, I absolutely love letterpress items. There are lots of little mom and pop letterpress businesses, and many of them sell their wares through Etsy: [letterpress</a> on Etsy, a global handmade and vintage marketplace.](<a href=“Handmade letterpress - Etsy”>Handmade letterpress - Etsy)</p>
<p>This is a good time of the year to buy one of the many clever letterpress calendars available, too.</p>
<p>I love the airswimmers! But the reviews say you have to get 100% helium and a lot of the stores that fill baloons use a mix of helium and air, which doesnt work. Also if you live at a high altitude it also doesnt work. It still looks fun!</p>
<p>Growing up, my favorite toy was my Barbie college “campus” (and now I’m on cc, hmmm…).
One side was a dorm room and one side was a “malt shop” - this was in the '60’s.</p>
<p>We have kept all of D’s AG dolls and accessories as well as a beautiful doll house my inlaws made for her. S choose to keep his wooden train set which was not the name brand one, but a less expensive set from Lillian Vernon that he played with constantly.</p>
<p>Speaking of LV, the best thing my kids had was a set of those cardboard “bricks”.</p>