I did get a load of new toys at Christmas time, so I thought that I would share them today.   But first is an old toy that I have had for a number of years.

I bought this in Boston.   I was walking down the street early in the morning, when I saw a neon wind-up key hanging on the front of a building.   Well that got my heart beating faster, then I saw the owner taking out the trash and I convinced her to open up just for me.   Of course I made lots of purchases including this fellow.  You put a coin in front of him and he (I’m not totally sure he’s a guy, but it seems logical;-) reaches up and takes the money.   It’s a totally cool toy and every kid that I’ve shown it to wants one.

This year’s version is not as cool, it just has a hand that reaches up and the skull just bobs a little.   But it’s still interesting and so I had to have it.

I got a new selection of pterodactyls (and a pteroducktyl).

Gummy dinosaurs.

Swimmers.

It was quite the haul and now that I’ve photographed them they can go to their proper places in the cabinet.