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Have you ever awoken wondering,
Burning, aching to know....
What is the world's grossest and most inconvenient toy?
It's taken 20 years of research, but my husband and I have finally discovered the truth.
It's not Slime with lumps that look somewhat like boogers.
It's not silly putty. It's not even that disgusting lollypop built like a ring that is the bane of any parent that prefers not to hold sticky hands.
It's not the Barbie who's chest measurements grow if you twist her arm.
It's (drumroll please) the Grow Shark. We know this because my 6 year old bought one on vacation with his grandparents. My husband and I laughed when we read the instructions; place shark toy in bathtub full of water and let grow for 6 days until shark fills the tub.
Oh, sure. I'll give the Grow Shark a bathtub... for 6 days. because I want my son to play with a 4 foot long, wet and slimy shark made of unknown chemicals that smells overpoweringly of spray paint. Don't mind the snail trail it leaves behind after it touches something...
Poor thing only got a enormous stainless steel bowl from Target, it stunted its potential.
It made up for the indignity by being extra slimy and looking quite real submerged in its murky water. My 6 year old checked it's progress everyday.
I had to live with the huge bowl out on my kitchen counter. Don't laugh- that was hard for me and it kept startling visitors who wondered about our diet.
Maybe next time my son goes on vacation he can pick up a Happy Fun Ball.
.
Have you ever awoken wondering,
Burning, aching to know....
What is the world's grossest and most inconvenient toy?
It's taken 20 years of research, but my husband and I have finally discovered the truth.
It's not Slime with lumps that look somewhat like boogers.
It's not silly putty. It's not even that disgusting lollypop built like a ring that is the bane of any parent that prefers not to hold sticky hands.
It's not the Barbie who's chest measurements grow if you twist her arm.
It's (drumroll please) the Grow Shark. We know this because my 6 year old bought one on vacation with his grandparents. My husband and I laughed when we read the instructions; place shark toy in bathtub full of water and let grow for 6 days until shark fills the tub.
Oh, sure. I'll give the Grow Shark a bathtub... for 6 days. because I want my son to play with a 4 foot long, wet and slimy shark made of unknown chemicals that smells overpoweringly of spray paint. Don't mind the snail trail it leaves behind after it touches something...
Poor thing only got a enormous stainless steel bowl from Target, it stunted its potential.
It made up for the indignity by being extra slimy and looking quite real submerged in its murky water. My 6 year old checked it's progress everyday.
I had to live with the huge bowl out on my kitchen counter. Don't laugh- that was hard for me and it kept startling visitors who wondered about our diet.
Maybe next time my son goes on vacation he can pick up a Happy Fun Ball.
.
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