When I was growing up, one of the best parts about being sick was my mom getting out the special “home-from-school” toys from the closet. My favorite of the bunch was Kenner’s Spirograph. Imagine my horror when I went online to find one for my young son recently, only to learn that they've disappeared! Yes, it's true. You can buy a pale imitation that's flimsy and not nearly as cool, but you can't find the amazing version with all the wild-shaped gears. Well, rather than just complain about it, I decided to start a Neatorama FB page to see if we can't find a bunch of other like-minded people who would love to introduce this great, creative toy to their kids. Guess what? In less than four days, we've already got more than 300 people signed up! So if you haven't already, please add your name to our page and help us Bring Back the Spirograph!
And if you still own one of the original Kenner Spirographs, you can enter an original drawing into this here Sound Feelings Publishing contest where 30 winners will split up $2,000 worth of prizes.
And if you've got drawings you don't feel are contest-worthy, but still want to show them off to the world, you can publish them yourself on our Spirograph Facebook page. Just imagine how amazing it will be if Neatorama helps bring back this really neato toy from the dead! Maybe we'll even wind up selling them in our store one day...
Did you know that there is a "Spirograph Nebula"?
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap041017.html
(but to hell with facebook >;-) )
Spirograph sings /
With zinging new rings /
Your eyes won't believe /
What your hands have done.
:-)