Toys that inspire imagination

Over the summer, I had the opportunity to take my son to FAO Schwartz.  This toy store holds many happy memories from my childhood.  Whenever we traveled to New York City, we would explore this fantasyland.  I couldn't wait to take a picture of my children with the toy guard at the door like a typical tourist.  My daughter couldn't wait to see the unique toys inside.  My son was simply glad to get out of the oppressive heat.  When we finally made it to the toddler toys, he had almost fallen asleep.  Suddenly he sat up and reached out eagerly for these unique, bright red and yellow boxes.  He was completely fascinated with these toys from England by a company named Wow.  I took down a box and started to read about these toys that I had never heard of.  I was impressed that they actually do SOMETHING without batteries!  At this stage, little man was insistent that toys had to move, make noise or light up.  I liked the sturdy construction of the toys, so we decided to purchase a Fireball Frankie.  This was the beginning of an addiction.  Hours were joyfully spent watching Frankie race across the room to win race after imaginary race.  I noticed that Amazon had quite a selection of these hard to find toys.  This allowed Ronnie and his rocket to fly to our home for his birthday.  Once again, I found a toy that was constantly and repeatedly being played with.  Soon we started amassing quite the collection.  Halloween brought Stanley Sweeper, guaranteed to be cavity free.  As Christmas approached, I added several more and even convinced others to try these captivating toys.  There was a tragic day over the winter when George and Lucy fell down a vent to their sad demise.  I sent the company an email about the situation.  A week passed with no response, and I had pretty much forgotten the entire situation when we received a small package in the mail with replacement people.  Instantly Fred was brought back to top billing for toy in the house.  All in all, we have acquired ten of these classics and have hit toy gold with each one.  These are quality toys by a company that stands behind their product.  I tell all of my friends with little ones to check them out on Amazon.  I only wish that we could find more toys like this on our toy shelves in the store.  If there is a preschooler in your life, check them out at www.wowtoys.com. You will be glad you did.