Peg-in-hole toys are as old as cave-dwelling ... and TinkerToys.

But corrugated board, [plastic or woodpulp]; a pair of safe-scissors and plastic pegs to fit tightly into the corrugations would be new ... I think.

Some pegs would be straight half-in-half-out joiners; some would be right-angle bent for walls; others 45degree bent for rooves.

Woops. All those little pegs would be dangerous to little kids. Forget it I thought.

"Hold on," said a kindergarten teacher I showed the pegs-in-edge of-corrugated-board principle to, using beheaded matches.

She played around for while then said, "Look. It's a grown-ups' toy for making your dream house on a tabletop. See. Like this."

Later, I left her and her new husband hacking up bits of board for walls, and using side-cutters to cut pegs from plastic-coated wire.

I felt miffed. They had fried my raw egg of an idea before I'd even cracked it.
-- rayfo, Jul 06 2001

K'Nex rules. My ten-year old is all over that toy, the little schnookums.
-- globaltourniquet, Jul 06 2001


:::awwww::: Just say the word 'construction', and you all become little boys again, even PeterSealy! I think it's sweet.
-- lewisgirl, Jul 06 2001


What do you mean "again"? I've been a little boy for decades.
-- wiml, Jul 06 2001


Inside me there's this ten-year-old still "constructing" with his Meccano, [without the manual]. It's the point at which my mental and emotional growth peaked and ceased. Ask my wife if you doubt it.
-- rayfo, Jul 08 2001


What is this unhealthy obsession women have with growing up?
-- globaltourniquet, Jul 08 2001



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