Gearhead Mom

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Cool Toy Gratitude Week, Day 3

Posted by Missy W. @ 8:57 AM

Oh, how we love Rody, the inflatable red horse. Rody gets dragged by its ear from room to room by my daughter. She insists that it sleep at the edge of her bed and adorns it up with her dress up clothes. She puts hats on the red horse and declares it, “QUEEN RODY!” We originally had this toy as part of a toy swap: Andie’s son was desperate to use Sy’s pink Hello Kitty suitcase for a while, and Sy was equally interested in getting her hands on that horse! But once Max’s Thomas suitcase arrived in the mail, Sy could not bear to part with it. Sy’s love of all things Rody was so great we decided to pony up and get her one of her very own. She loves to clamber onto the horse and bounce until she falls off, cackling as she disentangles herself from the floor below. I try to keep it away from sharp corners with a few pillows nearby, but it’s not like she has that far to fall, and really, that’s the allure of it, the wicked dismount.

The kids in Sy’s playgroup will fight over it if they see one pal having a good time bouncing, but it’s usually only for a few minutes at at time. Once everyone gets a turn they send the horse out to pasture. I guess they see it as a one trick pony (whoo, am I on a roll or what?). Sy, on the other hand, has decided that Rody is part of her inner circle of lovies and never wants the thing out of her sight. Rody is by no means petite, so it really adds to the decor of my oh so grown up living room. Well, it’d be oh so grown up if it weren’t for the oft-puked upon Ikea sofa and sea of kid’s toys on the floor.

Snapshot:
Made of latex-free vinyl and curiously scented like vanilla, this inflatable horse is great for bouncing around and falling sideways to the floor.
The horse can be inflated to different levels based on the size of your child.
You can also purchase a rocking base to turn it into a rocking horse.

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