I remember when McDonald's came out with the Happy Meal 30 years ago. As a big kid at twelve years old, I didn't want anything to do with them. I had graduated from a cheeseburger to a Big Mac at age ten, and there was no turning back (you know, two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun). But in my twenties, I realized that eating large burgers at McDonald's wasn't such a great idea, so I went back to cheeseburgers. Since the Happy Meal had a cheeseburger, small fries and a drink, it was a more economical way to go. But then I became hooked on the toys. I was a kid all over again! I still have a bin of McDonald's Happy Meal toys in my office which are off limits to my kids. And when the Teenie Beanie Babies came out, I meticulously collected them and kept them in the bags. They are still in the attic and my kids have no idea that I have them!
At BlogHer this year, I was one of the lucky winners of the collection of 30 Teeny Beanie Babies released in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Happy Meal. I couldn't keep these cuties from my kids, so I promised to split them up when we got home. The split went 14 for Adam, 14 for Dova and 2 for me. Oh well! Here they are with all thirty Teenie Beanie Babies.
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Adam snagged all three bears, Streamers, Thirty and Celebration.
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Dova's favorites were Clipper the dolphin and Quackly the duck.
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Yammy the cat and Radish the dog made a cute pair.
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And there's nothing stinky about Skunkers the skunk.
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I ended up with Woolsy the lamb and Grimace the taste bud(!?!). Check out all the festivities at the
Happy Meal Birthday site.
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