[hardhead]

Along on this subject, I sincerely believe people nowadays actually wish for a simpler life and time. To prove a point to our daughter, we bought a video tape of Howdy Doody and sent it to our grandson (2-1/2). Up to that time he was a fanatic for the blue dog, what the heck is his name. Now if you remember Howdy Doody, it was a gentle kids show featuring puppets. Well, from the minute Thomas (our grandson) wakes up, all he wants to do is watch the Howdy video. Nuff said.

[Allegra]

Oh..and building forts by meshing pine tree limbs together out in the woods and trying to keep it secret from the boys.

Finding the boys' forts and the pilfered "Playboy" magazines within.

[Allegra]

You know...reading these, (I'm loving them all!) it's clear that we all played outside MUCH more than do kids today.

This could be the very simple answer to the "child obesity" problem the lib-media are always wringing their hands over.

[ladyinred]

Well, from the minute Thomas (our grandson) wakes up, all he wants to do is watch the Howdy video. Nuff said.

Oh that is great. Buffalo Bob taught such good values to Howdy! I loved the Howdy Doody show! So happy to read that Thomas loves him too!

[ntnychik]

Blue dog: Flub-a-dub?
I still have my brother's Howdy Doody marionette and my Princess Summerfallwinterspring doll.