That item, in case you are unfamiliar with this particular list, is the Bilibo or, as I called it, the plastic turtle shell.
Now these kids look thrilled to death with their plastic turtle shell (Bilibo) so I thought that Tess, wunderkind that she is, would use it for hours of imaginative play.
When Bilibo arrived everyone basically called me a stupid ass for dishing out $35.00 for it. Aside from looking like a turtle shell the only other pro that we could see was that when you put it on your head you could do a passable impression of Dumb Donald from Fat Albert. I remained convinced that Tess would like it if for no other reason but that it was something she could turn over and climb on.
Christmas morning. Being that Tess also got a trampoline and a tricycle she didn't really spare Bilibo a passing glance. Later on that day I decided to try and warm her imagination up by presenting to her all the wonders of Bilibo.
"Look Tess! You can stand on it!"
"Look Tess! You can sit in it!"
"Look Tess! You can spin around and around!"
At that point, Tess was sitting in the Bilibo much like the kid pictured above. I grasped it in both hands and gave her a hearty spin on the polished wood floor...a spin that topped out, I would estimate, at 98 miles per hour.
I saw brief look of terror before she dissolved into a whirling blur. My brother laughed so hard he could hardly hold his bladder.
When I finally got it stopped, for she was careening all over the place, she jumped up and with all the balance she had left she delivered a sharp kick to Bilibo sending it skidding across the room. "NO! NO BILIBO!" she screamed.
This was not the reaction I had been hoping for.
I tried once more to get her involved with Bilibo, even going so far as to sit in it and spin myself, but now every time she sees it she cries and yells, "I don't like Bilibo!" and tosses it through the air.
I think she might even be smarter than the Bilibo focus group to be honest...
13 comments:
I think you should try to sell it on e-bay. Mom
I agree with your Mother....get rid of that Bilibo...Tess is way too cool for that stuff ;o) I will keep in mind not to buy it for Ella!
We have tried getting some of those toys on the list and I finally came to the realization that only kids that are entirely boring like those things. By the third kid, we just decided to give her an empty box because we knew it would keep her more entertained than the actual toy.
Next time you need toy ideas for Xmas, why don't you ask your friend who works at the toy company?! HAHAHA! :o)
see? that's what you get for buying something "educational"...get the good crap..the doll that pees and play-doh and all that stuff.
love the birthday pix!!
That think kinda scares ME!!
oops, "thing"
Okay It is wrong to associate a child's toy with adult playthings but a bilibo sound like some kind of of "marital aid" if you ask me.
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Happy New Year!!
I told you that thing was a bad idea!! Tess is too smart to fall for some stupid plastic fake toy!
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We (excuse me, I mean Santa) got this for our almost-three year old. My six-year-old uses it as a stool. That is all.
Thanks for this post. I almost bought one of these things for my daughter, (also Tess), for her birthday. My wife was saying I'd be a dumb-ass if I did, so I did a search on "Is bilibo stupid" and found you. Hilarious,thanks for saving me $40.
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