Imagine Christmas, 1977. The room is filled with the wide-eyed wonder of a little boy when his grandparents got him the coolest Christmas toy ever! As a matter of fact, it was so cool that this little boy's parents saved it so that his kid's might enjoy it someday.
Fast forward exactly 30 years to Christmas 2007. Yesterday when Colin's grandparent's arrived, Dad and Grandpa rebuilt the Wonder Horse while Colin napped. The goal was to have her ready when he woke and to see her for the first time with all generations present. The wonder hasn't lost her magic. After 30 years she made another little boy's heart dance with joy -- the same joy his father felt all these years ago.
Her name? Appropriately, Wonder Horse (as branded on her plastic, 30 year old tush.)
An article in my in-box this morning warned to avoid "fad" toys this Christmas. It encourages parents to buy toys that will spark the imaginations of your child. I am sure that Colin dreamed last night that he was a cowboy, riding his Wonder Horse into the sunset. His imagination knows no bounds on his Wonder Horse!
Everything old is new again. And this toy is alive again because she has made another little boy's heart sing with wonder.
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