The following question was presented:
Another year and again the joys of watching screaming kids running round in circles. Billy boy's 4th birthday. So, of all the 100's of presents that he got, which one did he say he liked best (on the first time of asking which was before he had played with any of them)?
Results:
Scooby-Doo action figures with Mystery Machine was the clear winner with 33% of the votes selected from the following:
- Animal puzzle (0%)
- Batman Pyjamas (0%)
- Big cement truck (17%)
- Dinosaur Book (17%)
- Cuddly Pablo (The Backyardigans) (0%)
- Hot-Wheels cars with jump ramp (0%)
- Pirate jigsaw puzzle (17%)
- Scooby-Doo action figures with Mystery Machine (33%)
- Transformers (17%)
Graphic of Results:
Analysis:
Both the vote question and reality are aligned, which I think is the first time ever. Yes, indeedy, he picked the Scooby-Doo action figures and the Mystery Machine as his favorite toy (pre getting them out of the box). Good old Hog and the powers of eBay.
Now, that said, he has changed his mind several hundred times since getting the toys out of the box. The transformers, particularly this snake truck thing seem to be getting a lot of actual play. But then again, so does everything.
I think the only thing that's confusing me is why he didn't get any socks. I'm not sure if it's just me, but he seems to have received lots of toys that are fun to play with and none of those where you watch his face turn to immediate disappointment. I was really waiting for great aunt Agatha to have sent something knitted and to watch William exuberantly open the wrapper, take a quizzical look and then throw it down and move on to the next present. But it didn't happen. Maybe at Christmas.