Country Kids at Toys-R-US

Country Kids at Toys-R-US

When I think of a toy store and especially Toys-R-Us, I think of pure boredom, screaming kids for one more toy, and lots of people.  Last night, though, we made a trip there, as it was the place my youngest brother chose to pick his birthday present from.

We all piled in the van, my pet lamb and all, and headed to the closest Toys-R-US. This  was  a 40 minute trip, with a special stop at dairy queen to get blizzards for everyone on Jake's 11^th birthday. My dad
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 is always very generous, kind, and creative on how to have fun all the time with our family.

When we arrived at the parking lot, I couldn’t remember the last time we had gone to this store to get presents. We went straight to the Lego aisle, as this being his favorite toy. I chimed in with everyone else on what I thought would be a neat Lego for him to get, but Ruthie and I soon lost interest, especially  since our ideas were not being favored by the boys.

I guess what we ended up doing the rest of the hour that we were in the store was a result of being country kids, that become easy entertained at the strange new toys that the average child enjoys.

Ruthie and I would dodge in and out aisles not wanting to be seen by any employees, or the few other customers in the store. In fact, there wasn’t but a dozen customers that I saw the entire time, and maybe half of them were kids. There was, though, a plenty full amount of employees, but it was easy to avoid them, and be where they were not. Really, it was like having a private Toys-R-Us to play in.

We found strange clip-on hair extensions that were a bluish purple.

Pitiful prince’s dresses, and strange hats, and furry pink flip flops.   

Baby dolls that didn't even look like people even tried anymore to make them look real or charming.  

I have to say, though, the costume mask for little boys and Nerf swords were pretty neat. On these, the boys had caught up to us on our escapade in this toy store.

By the time we left our toy store, we all agreed it had been one of the most interesting and amusing trips for a toy. That adventure for a birthday had to be way more fun than any kid ever had at Chucky Cheeses.

Though I guess you would have to be a country kid to get the full enjoyment out of going to a toy store, not to get but one or two toys, for only one kid in the family, and for everyone to have fun!

~Rachel