Peachy Find: LiteBrite Perfect Toddler Toy

Just looking at the pegs of Lite Brite gets me swooning. I can't take my eyes off those transparent, bright, happy colors. As I grab a handful of them, they seem to come alive with mischief and fun, tumbling through my fingers with their clickety-clack sound.

Ooooooooooooo.. I'm in Lite Brite heaven.

Okay, I know it's not really a toy for me, but I couldn't help but get super nostalgic when I saw Lite Brite out on the play table at one of fun classes I take with TJ. I ran over to the old school glowing monitor.

"Look, TJ! This is Lite Bright!" I squealed with delight.

I actually didn't need to make any introductions because TJ quickly brushed me aside and knew just what to do! Isn't that amazing!?! His cute little fingers picked the little pegs up and he just started inserting them in one by one. TJ became hypnotized by the transparent colorful pegs and was tranfixed. It was like he was in a trance!

I couldn't get him to let me poke even one peg in from that point on ("Hey, when is it Mommy's turn?" ... Silence.. ). It was the love of his life and the rest of the world around him melted away. A glazed happy look came over his face and my little boy was far away in Lite Brite heaven.

It was the longest I've ever seen TJ play with anything other than his trains. My heart skipped a beat. Oh, it's THE savior toy! I've got to go get it!

That afternoon, I rushed over to Target to get my Lite Bright for $9.99! Wow, that's a great deal for so much fun.

Well, just beware, at home, the hundreds (well seemed more like thousands) of pegs went flying across the floors. To TJ, it was time to experiment! He flew the pegs across the room, like a sower sewing seeds like mad after a bad winter spell. His eyes had a madman ferocity to them. He laughed like a villain with a secret plot to invade the playroom with flying pegs. Ha, ha, ha! TJ loved seeing the pieces fly everywhere.

Now, what do you think this peachy mama was thinking while havoc was being wreaked? ..

Laughing and smiling right along with my little munchkin! It's just hillarious to see him so crazy wild and happy. It reminded me of what I wanted to do whenever I was at my friend's house with Lite Bright (we didn't have one in our home), but knew I couldn't.

You go, TJ! Live it up! :)

Just a tip for those who want to bring such a thing home with your toddler: The new, modern version of Lite Bright has a little tray to hold the pegs. Don't use it! It is way to small and all it does is a trough for pegs to spill out.

I put the pegs in a plastic container and TJ was able to run his fingers through them and squish them around without having it all spilled out. Plus, the most important useage -- I was able to close the container with a lid and put in high up in the closet shelf. Otherwise, you might come out of the bathroom one day, and find your little munchkin with a VERY happy grin on his face.. and a floor colorful decorated ..... with Lite Bright!!

Enjoy!