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Offline sysliana

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New to Playmobil!
« on: September 02, 2013, 16:22:38 »
Hey everyone. I just wanted to introduce myself. Im a mom of an (almost) 4 year old. Our playmobil journey began last year when I was in a small toy store looking for Christmas/Birthday ideas for my LO. I was in the Lego isle looking at the Duplo Zoo when the guy suggested I look into Playmobil 1,2,3 but I didnt like the look of it. Later, closer to Christmas, I was roaming Toys R Us and saw they had a buy one get one half off sale on all Playmobil stuff. I looked through it and found the Camper Van and thought it was so cute! So I purchased that, along with the little summer house, and got the little pool for free. He absolutely loved it. Plays with the Van almost every single day. Then, a friend got us the Ambulance, and the added lights and sounds of the Ambulance was all the rage.

Later, when tax season came around, I wanted to get him something else, something real nice. At the time he wanted the Zoo, but looking back I kind of wish I hadnt gotten it. He doenst like or play with the Zoo as much as he does the Van and Ambulance and house. It falls apart easy and its just not interesting enough for him.

My playmobil addiction has started with the little Surprise packages. Im addicted. I never really noticed them in 5 Below, passed them up constantly. But now, Im hooked. A little too late, but I found a bunch of Series 2 and bought them out, first the boys as there were only like 6 packs of them, and then 2 weeks later bought 20 bucks of the girls. Then on a trip to Toys R Us, I found Series 4, again, only a few of both girls and boys, but I bought them out. Later when I had an eye appointment, we sat and put them all together which my LO Loved. Now he has quite the collection of random little people, which end up all over the house, in the bathtub, scattered around his room. He loves to take them apart and put them back together (he does it better then me, and surprisingly hasnt broken any yet) :/

Anyway, Im hoping our Playmobil journey has just began. I cant wait for the next 6 or 7 years to pass by and am soo glad I gave Playmobil a chance last year and starting him off young! I love playing with him just as much as he does lol.

Sysliana

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Re: New to Playmobil!
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2013, 16:36:57 »
Welcome from Portugal!

Glad you joined us, and that you're both enjoying playmobil :)

As to the fact that your kid didn't break anything, there's nothing surprising there! Playmobil is made to LAST. Our old ones here endured gym classes, rodeos, diving contests, races, jumps and all... and they are now fine at the ripe age of almost 33! :)

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Re: New to Playmobil!
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2013, 17:13:49 »
 :wave: A warm welcome from Pennsylvania. 

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Re: New to Playmobil!
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2013, 18:51:48 »
Hello and :welcome: from Ontario, Canada!
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Re: New to Playmobil!
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2013, 20:33:03 »
Welcom from New Mexico!
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Re: New to Playmobil!
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2013, 20:33:51 »
Hello and welcome from Canada!  :wave:

You have many years of play ahead of you with your son, I'm sure you'll both enjoy it!  And when he's grown, you may find yourself still enamoured of them! (I know I did! - my teens shrug and say "it's my Mom's" when their friends ask about all the Playmobil!) :lol:
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Re: New to Playmobil!
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2013, 20:50:43 »
Welcome from the UK!   :wave:
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Re: New to Playmobil!
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2013, 21:12:58 »
Hello and welcome from Canada!  :wave:

You have many years of play ahead of you with your son, I'm sure you'll both enjoy it!  And when he's grown, you may find yourself still enamoured of the them! (I know I did! - my teens shrug and say "it's my Mom's" when their friends ask about all the Playmobil!) :lol:

LOL thats funny. Yes, Im really glad I found it and I started him off so young. This year for Christmas all he wanted was mostly Playmobil stuff.. He originally had asked for the Dinosaur volcano with the Trex, which I already got him. I also got the Pteranodon because its discontinued and I wanted him to have it for his Dino collection. He also asked me for the Police Station which I indulged in, but once we started opening up the Fi?ures, and he got the pilot, all he could think about was wanting the Airplane, so I traded in the police station for the Airplane. Also to add to the dino collection I got the motorcycle explorer and the Dino Advent Calander. I heard it was mostly disappointing except for the bigger days, so I was hoping that with the Trex and Pteranodon he could just add the littler stuff to thsoe sets and it wouldnt be quite as disappointing. (Those Im going to give him for his birthday on Dec 2). Also for the bathtub, I got the speedboat and the little SUV with the jetski and the motor. This will all be split up between his birthday and Christmas. It doesnt seem like very much, but because playmobil is so expensive, it did. Oh well lol. I know he will have a blast with it all.

Hes also asked me for a castle, but I think that will just be a little to much for him at 4. I think the pirate ship and the castle will be better left for Birthday/Christmas next year. And I cant WAIT until Friday to put my biweekly $20 Playmobil money into more Fi?ures haha ;)

Sysliana

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Re: New to Playmobil!
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2013, 21:21:40 »
Hello and warm welcome from the UK  :wave: :welcome: love your intro so good to see you and your son both discovering Playmobil and enjoying it together long may it continute and here's hoping he won't be dissapointed when he opens hi spresents later this year 

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Re: New to Playmobil!
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2013, 22:12:09 »
Welcome from Western Canada.

Don't wish the time to go by any faster than it will.  It will be gone before you know it and you will wonder where it went and want it back.

Enjoy it in the present.