cute overload

Sometimes I'm amazed at how amused I can be by some of my kids toys. It's as if we have all these little personalities hanging around the house; googly eyes, goofy crooked grins and furry bed-head. It often feels like at the most mundane moment something catches my eye that just plain makes me laugh.

Today, I urge you to go on your own cute overload scavenger hunt if for no other reason that to bring a little levity to Monday. We can all use a good giggle now and again.

Comments

[Marcie]

Not a lot of 'cute' kids toys left in my life..but here's a little adult 'cute':
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=1132

[lucy]

i just came across these personable guys on a street in baltimore while on vacation, and they made me smile:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucyloomis/4550366287/

[Jess]

I'll admit, this one is staged, but still makes me giggle. http://www.flickr.com/photos/theloushe/4386211972/

Spotted in my nephew's yard: http://www.flickr.com/photos/theloushe/4421432312/

[suzie]

photographing toys, one of my favourite subjects :)
this is one of mine
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ascatteredbrain/3995162256/in/set-72157622277603639/

[DorkyMum]

HA! It feels like I spend half my life taking pictures of cute toys and kitschy plastic ornaments because I'm at home with my one year old son :) At least it means I have a lot of bright shots.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dorkymum/4322667473/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dorkymum/4437756603/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dorkymum/4438533744/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dorkymum/4292565659/

[Sarah]

LOL ..me too...I love all the little bitsy things..tiny critters they have. Now and again I even by a bitsy thing just for me! Wonderful shot! I think I will go off and find a few more. Here is one from me..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cottagegardenstudios/4015542922/in/set-72157622469228279/

[bekkah]

I love my daughter's Littlest Pet Shops...they're all over the house (no matter how hard we try to keep them contained!), so much fun to take shots of :)))

http://bekkah.squarespace.com/blog/2010/1/15/iguana.html

[georgi]

so sweet. love that little turtle. and such a fabulous photo of it.

the huz and i don't have any kids yet, so my immediate thought upon reading this was that i had nothing to share. but then i remembered recently taking a photo of this little guy:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28567264@N05/4554053251/
so i posted it today, as i thought it would be appropriate to share today. an explanation of it is under my photo.

[damiec]

I love taking pictures of my kids toys! Today's totally overcast, and I think they look so much better in natural light. Iin case I don't get any today, here are a few of my favorites:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22487105@N06/4407169506/in/set-72157618298145718/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22487105@N06/4216815186/in/set-72157618298145718/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22487105@N06/4292365958/in/set-72157618298145718/

[Juju]

A touch ironic, but cute nonetheless. Never fails to squeeze a smile out of our guests:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juju-b/4554937390/

[Vanessa]

this is an old one... but it popped straight into my head:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanessa_r/3446246106/in/set-72157607625768404/
and these pretty dolls were found at covent garden market... but are also pretty smile-worthy, i think:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanessa_r/2881432735/in/set-72157607625768404/

[Victoria]

I'm glad to see I'm not the only person out there snapping shots of my kids toys ;)
I like to do that too.
This is my own toy that someone gave me for Christmas after commenting that I had always wanted a set of nesting matryoshka dolls. She gave me this tiny set:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/6riddles/4346597133/in/set-72157623017471431/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/6riddles/4347049932/in/set-72157623017471431/

Thanks for the fun on this rainy dreary (in my neck of the woods) Monday morning.

[APeetsMom]

I so needed this. thanks t.

[mosey]

My daughter used to arrange her toys in very creative ways. She still does, from time to time. If you click on the second photograph in this post, you'll see what I mean:

http://moseyalong.blogspot.com/2009/05/tonsils-and-tidying.html

[chasity]

adorable...
that did make me smile!

[Valerie]

At our house, we have a tiny Elmo doll that follows me around giving me sinister stares because I dared to mention I wasn't crazy about the Elmo character on Sesame Street. http://journeyleaf.typepad.com/journeyleaf/2009/12/wandering-elmo.html

Luckily, we also have a friendly Smooch Tiger.
http://journeyleaf.typepad.com/journeyleaf/2009/12/smooch-tiger.html

[Kate.S @ Little House]

Tee hee. Very sweet.

Here are some of mine, along with a musing or two :)

http://littlehouse27.blogspot.com/

[Heather]

This cutie always makes me smile. so much so he is my current computer wallpaper.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/htekmo/4344520323/in/set-72157622999851083/

[Maggie]

I love photographing toys... even find myself buying new toys to feed the habit. Here's one of my favorites http://www.flickr.com/photos/maggie_gem/4511289126/in/set-72157621747711847/

[politics]

I even by a bitsy thing just for me! Wonderful shot! I think I will go off and find a few more.
http://www.fpolitics.com/
http://www.estudentaid.com/
http://www.medicalschool.org/

[Leanne]

I had a similar encounter with my little ones little toy a few months ago . . . and your post today reminded me of that time. You can see what I wrote on my blog here . . .

http://fromchaoscomeshappiness.blogspot.com/2010/01/mom.html

SO funny!

[Abby]

OOOH! I caught this post a little late in the week, but before I read anything I thought to myself, "My what a cute personality that little guy has!"

This is my Banana... he sits with me at my desk...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigfoot-creative/4331408393/in/set-72157623230110517/