Fisher Price Record Player

And here is the final Fisher Price item I got for Mom off e-bay, the record player. They've put out many record players over the years, but this is the one we grew up with so it is the one Mom wanted.

I took home all Mom's Fisher Price items over Memorial weekend. She loved them! She is very excited to get her toy room painted and fixed up so little kids can start playing in there. I'll try to get pictures of the room when it is finished with all her vintage Fisher Price on the shelves!

Fisher Price Little People House

Here is Mom's vintage Fisher Price Little People house. I'm sorry to say this one cost closer to $100, but the truth is that to get a house in this condition, plus half the stuff and 1/3 the people would still have cost you around $65-$75. I may have went a little overboard, but believe me, the toilet and sink alone are worth at least $10, not to mention for even ten of the people, especially in good condition, you would pay $15 and up. I'd say the people in this set alone are worth $40-$50, the house by itself is at least $25, and the furniture at least $40. All in all, a good deal. If one were to sell this set, as it is, it would bring at least $175. Not that Mom got this to sell. I'm just saying it's really a pretty good deal. Now I've just got to stop watching the auctions for great deals on little people and furniture we don't have, but might need. I'm kind of addicted to the thrill of getting a good deal. We could end up with a hundred little people if I don't get control of myself. But who's to say that's a bad thing (besides Mom, who is paying for the house and little people)?

Fisher Price Radio (1971)

Here is the Fisher Price Radio I got for Mom off ebay. So far, this has been the cheapest item I've been able to get for her, coming in at $8 (with shipping). I thought that was a pretty good deal. It works great. Kind of makes me wish I had the room to collect some vintage Fisher Price toys. I'd put them in the room I do my art in (assuming it was bigger). They remind a person of fun, of good times, of being a kid. Maybe playing with them would keep me "young" and let me be in touch with my inner child, to see what other creative avenues I could tap into. A child sees everything as possibilities, but sometimes as adults, we've lost that. And in order to dream, to create, to imagine, you need to believe the possibilities are endless and that they are possible for you. I'm tapping back in to all possibilities and am believing that all things are possible for me.

Fisher Price Little People Play Farm #915

This is what has I've been doing for the past few weeks. I've been on e-bay for my Mama to find and replace some of the Fisher Price toys we had when we were kids. She is turning one of her rooms into a "toy room" for the grandkids and she wanted classic Fisher Price toys.

This farm was one of my favorites. After being on e-bay and seeing what a huge demand there are for these vintage toys and how much they were going for, I decided rather than spending $80 and getting a farm with a barn, silo, a few fence pieces, and some animals, that I would rather piece the farm together and try to get her more for the money. Plus, when I'd play with it, I always wished I had more than just one cow, one sheep, one horse, one pig, and one dog. That's probably where I got a little carried away. By the time I got finished, I did save her a little money, but now she has three horses, five sheep, two pigs, five cows, and three dogs. More is better, I say!!!

Of course, now I may be looking at trying to get her one more silo because the second tractor and trailer don't seem to fit. And if I win a lot of circus animals tonight on e-bay for her, that has four more pieces of fence which would make another silo a necessity. Hah, hah, hah, hah. But wow, what a farm!!!