Politically Incorrect Parenting Presents: Top 5 Christmas Gifts For Boys

David Horowitz's NewsReal Blog ^ | 12/06/2010 | Rhonda Robinson

[Rhonda Robinson]

It’s here. Christmas, that wonderful time of year when toy manufacturers find out just how well their advertising dollars were spent, and parents have a chance to put their money where their hearts are.

While the Left complains about our consumer-oriented society, and looks for books to indoctrinate their three-year olds, I have a better idea.

How about buying toys that enrich children’s lives? It can be done. Not only can it be done, but in doing so, I can almost guarantee these items will be around, and still loved by next Christmas.

Over the course of raising three boys and six girls, I have developed a toy philosophy. A philosophy that has kept me from drowning in a sea of plastic with “made in China” stamped on its crest, and has given my children years of memories and are now serving a second generation.

Warning: The following advice, and recommendations contained therein, are politically incorrect—and may be a choking hazard for progressive parents of all ages.

[Blueflag]

Nice.

But with the tools MUST come the instruction on manly use.

Hold that hammer right young fella!

[paulycy]

My all time favorite Christmas gift as a boy was my first pocket knife.

[knarf]

Let the tool do the work and get that tongue back in your mouth !

[Servant of the Cross]

You'll shoot your eye out, kid!

[dfwgator]

" I mean, we make a teddy bear. It's right here. [ picks up giant teddy bear ] It's got a nice little feature here, you see? I'll hold it up here. We call it a Teddy Chainsaw Bear. [ revs chainsaw in teddy bear's stomach ] I mean, a kid plays with saws, he can cut logs with it, you know what I mean."

[Ro_Thunder]

What about girls? All I got is girls!

lol

I figure I just get’em whatever fits their personality. My 2nd, (7 1/2) is going to play ball in the Spring, so I’m thinking of getting her a nice ball glove. Get it nice and broken in, of course.

Not sure about the other two, but the youngest is an actress (think Lucille Ball/Carol Burnett) in the making

[Vigilanteman]

Great gift ideas. One of my favorite gifts from my Dad was an old steel file. With a bit of work on the grindstone in the garage, two other pieces of metal to make a hand-guard and handle end and a leather punch to make enough doughnut-shaped circles about 1.5” in diameter for a 4” long handle, we soon had a dandy foot long knife suitable for gutting a bear. It is probably illegal for a 12 year old boy to own now.

[Bullish]

My all time favorite Christmas gift as a boy was my first pocket knife.

Or a nice pellet gun or .22 rifle.

Good times!

[The Comedian]

The latest generation of Nerf guns are pretty hard to beat:

Except by the latest generation of Airsoft guns:

I painted mine black. Wish I would have had these when I was young, instead of just childish...

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[gilor]

I'm getting my 13 YO daughter another rifle. probably a 17HMR bull barrel.

[IronJack]

Can you even buy a REAL electric train anymore? Not some battery-powered plastic joke but a real, cast metal Lionel or equivalent?

I like the idea of power tools. And quality put-together toys (Lincoln Logs, Erector Set, even Legos) are great imagination-builders. Another good one is Tinkertoys (if they’re still made).

[albie]

I still have my “Screamin Meemies” rifle! It shot a plastic dart type object that whistled as it flew! Loved/love it.

[Sergio]

Nostalgia bookmark.

[bk1000]

‘I still have my “Screamin Meemies” rifle!’

I had one of those. The ad in the Sears catalog made this thing look awesome! I was never so disappointed as the first time I fired it. It only went about 8 feet, max. I played with it about ten minutes. The gun was cool by itself, but the ammo was most ineffective.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

I used to love the Master Chemistry Set sold during the late ‘50’s and early’60’s.

There were complete instructions and also a “DO NOT” list of chemicals to put together. Of course, they DID get put together. NEVER tell a kid not to do something, because he will surely be far more curious than cautious.

We drove everyone out of the house with one of the “Gas” experiments. (Hydrogen Sulfide was the result.) We made things that burned all by themselves and also made our own gun powder. (Man, what a blast!) That was fun stuff fer sher.

[massgopguy]

Charles Ro in Malden MA is rail road heaven. Look him up on the net. Personally, my favorite Christmas present was Tiger Joe from my Papa. The remote controlled tank shot a shell that would “put your eye out”.

[ExGeeEye]

http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/products.php?act=viewCat&catId=73

[diamond6]

Brio! I need to check that out!

[Joe 6-pack]

Way back in the distant past when Letterman was funny, and even had a little resistance to the nascent wave of political correctness, his show responded to the waves of "holiday toy warnings" by engaging a number of toy designers to deliberately design the most dangerous toys they could. The very funniest, and by far and away the most memorable was "My First Saw Blade Shooter."

It was a brightly colored, spring powered, super-squirter looking thing that launched regular 7 1/4" circular saw blades. They engaged a styrofoam mannequin at something like 10 or 15 feet and it cleaved it in two :-)