Remember when you would play as a child?  You used to have to make your own noises, sounds, dialogue.  Today's toys, quite frankly, just aren't the same.  Now when you play with a farm all the animals make their own noises.  Personally, I think this is why my son, who is five, still isn't 100% sure what sound a sheep makes.  Of course, is could be bad parenting, I'm not rulling that out...LOL

Today I decided to list all the reasons I hate electronic toys:

• Batteries:  We've been trying to go a little greener in this house.  I bought a battery charger; I'm trying not to use paper towels; I'm cleaning with all natural products.  Electronic toys burn through batteries at an alarming rate.  Even when you are trying to charge those batteries, it becomes overwhelming and annoying.
• No imagination:  If they baby doll already makes noises, moves and blinks--what is the point?  I can remember playing dolls with my sister and we made up the entire plot, setting, circumstance.  It was fun.  Today's baby dolls are 1) scary looking 2) actually poop which quite frankly is scary and 3) can't go in the tub because they take batteries.  How fun is that?
• Cost too much:  My oldest has LOST her Nintendo DS.  I'm fuming, but on the other hand, I'm more than aware that she is 10.  She doesn't know how much they cost.  She is not responsible enough for a toy that cost more than $100.  Why did I have to learn this lesson the hard way?
• Are annoying:  I was trying to clean out one of our toy boxes and everything was talking, moving, lighting up.  UGH.  I had to take tylenol when I finished.
• Have too many small parts:  Do the manufacturers ever take these toys home and see how long they can keep the pieces.  We have a talking 8 inch Hermione doll who actually has a wand.  Seriously.  Who's brilliant idea was this.  It's about 1 1/2 inches long.  I found it today and not the DS.  How's that for irony??

Here's hoping you aren't being overrun by electronic toys.  I'm signing off to teach my son the sound a sheep makes before he starts kindergarten.