Playtime Protector Gifts

Teddy bear being taken to hospital.

Smokers outside toy factory with boy blowing pipe bubbles.

School crossing

Joey discovers the difference between coffee beans and jelly beans.

12 O'clock was 'I'm a tractor time.'

Kid uses his violin as a golf club.

Happy kids running abount with a 'Schools out' banner

"We're playing doctor. Do you have any old magazines for our waiting room?"

A Hole in the Dike

'What's play?'

"A little help, please."

"Helmet, check. Harness, check. Knee and elbow pads, check. You may now push the swing."

Janey then realized that babysitting isn't easy...

'I lost a fight with a mud puddle.'

'Sharon's into genetic engineering!'

'Peekaboo!'

'We're playing Doctor - he's the caddy.'

Little girl shows her dog her shiny shoes.

'I'm not playing with Kevin anymore. He's suing me.'

Child climbs up alphabet bricks to reach his teddy bear.

It's for you.

Ball pit

'This wouldn't have happened if you'd played catch with me more.'

'And you dolls are the only friends I need to keep me... hey, where are you going?'

'You expect me to play with educational toys during SUMMER VACATION?'

"Good arm."

The question "Is it safe to be on that thing?" means something different today than it did a year ago.

'My god, he's insane.'

'I am transferring to another day-care center. I am not getting enough playing time.'

'I don't worry when he calls from the door way or the front steps - only when he starts heading this way.'

"Stupid bullies. I would try to defend myself – but what if I lose? Who would cover my legal expenses?"

'I'll give you sit-down-strike! Just you get this room tidied up by bedtime!'

'Is there anything more infectious than the laughter of children?... Besides us, I mean.'

"There will be plenty of time for playing after you get into college."

'Really, Grandpa, I don't need to know about bubbles' surface tension, pressure and elasticity to enjoy blowing them.'