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Assembling A Fun New Toy

September 23, 2008 by Janice

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Hello Tacklers!

It is me – Janice with another tackle.

As usual, there are countless areas of my house that need to be tackled. I should have chosen one of the organizing tasks that are screaming out for me. But instead, I chose something fun and something that simply needed to be tackled ASAP.

This Step2 50’s Diner toy arrived a couple weeks ago for us to review.

It had been sitting in our living room waiting for me to get around to building it. And while Jackson was having fun climbing on the box – I figured the kids would probably enjoy it a bit more if we actually assembled it.

So time to tackle!

I had grand plans of assembling it all on my own. (I am one of those wimpy girls that hollers for my husband if tools are involved.) I was going to proudly show off my project to you, that I did all on my own.

But at the last minute, I wimped out. There were screws in there ladies! I know I could have done it on my own. But I hollered for hubby and he saved me with his power drill.

So here is our tackle – our family project this weekend. (Olivia enjoyed “helping” with the stickers.)

It is all complete – except for one missing knob. I am not sure how we misplaced that.

Even 4’4″, six year old Jackson can fit in to play with his sister. It is so cute to see him squeeze in to play with her. They even have been eating some meals in there!

Both of them love it – I am sure glad we assembled it. It is a hit! (Olivia is currently playing with it while I write this post.)

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32 Comments

  1. Carli says

    September 20, 2009 at 6:15 pm

    What a great website you have created…an excellent resource!

    c

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  2. Twisted Cinderella says

    September 23, 2008 at 3:32 pm

    Looks like great fun! I finally found some time to do my tackle for this week!

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  3. Amy says

    September 23, 2008 at 2:36 pm

    Wow, I’ve so been eyeing that kitchen set. We’re looking for one for the kidlet for Christmas and I so badly wanted to get that one… for me, more than anything, haha.

    Reply
  4. Lizzie says

    September 23, 2008 at 2:17 pm

    wow, what a great accountability partner! i actually cleaned a heck of a lot today. my hubby will be thankful i stumbled upon this 🙂

    Reply
  5. Sharon says

    September 23, 2008 at 1:32 pm

    This will be my first tackle. Hope your enjoy reading about my nesting!

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  6. Donetta says

    September 23, 2008 at 11:12 am

    I will miss our dear Carolyn. Thank you for taking over the task. The new toy center is cute. They are so happy playing together. So sweet.

    Reply
  7. The Mommy says

    September 23, 2008 at 11:04 am

    Oh, hey…it’s my first tackle too, if you’re handing out cookies lol!

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  8. The Mommy says

    September 23, 2008 at 11:03 am

    Not cleaning exactly, but I put up a box of peaches. Lots of cutting, peeling, bagging and freezing all morning!

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  9. heidi says

    September 23, 2008 at 10:41 am

    It’s my first Tackle!!! Can I have a cookie?

    Reply
  10. suzanne says

    September 23, 2008 at 10:06 am

    I love Tackle it Tuesday!

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  11. Kimberly/Mom in the City says

    September 23, 2008 at 10:01 am

    Great tackle. It’s fun, but not easy going through every thing for toy holiday guides/giveaways.

    This week I’m “tackling” learning to drive (yikes!)

    Reply
  12. Aloha Monkey says

    September 23, 2008 at 9:51 am

    That’s a great project. The kids look happy.

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  13. CaraM - TheHouseholdHelper says

    September 23, 2008 at 9:43 am

    Cute kitchen set! AND super cute aprons! I want one!!!

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  14. Lisa says

    September 23, 2008 at 9:37 am

    Fun tackle! I’ll be looking for the giveaway this fall. We could use one of those in our toddler room at church.

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  15. susieshomemade says

    September 23, 2008 at 9:34 am

    That’s a great tackle! I shout for my husband too. It takes him half the time and it is much sturdier than what I could do.

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  16. Elizabeth says

    September 23, 2008 at 9:27 am

    Oh that looks like lots of fun!! Great job tackling it!

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  17. Penny Raine says

    September 23, 2008 at 8:52 am

    looks like fun!

    blessings, Penny Raine
    http://pennyraine.com/blog

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  18. Kathy says

    September 23, 2008 at 8:38 am

    My first TT in my new blog! So excited and I plan to be a regular participant.

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  19. Maddy says

    September 23, 2008 at 8:34 am

    Fabulous photo! Looks like your already have a resident fully installed!.

    Only a teeny tiny tackle for me this week low batteries.
    Cheers

    Reply
  20. The Happy Housewife says

    September 23, 2008 at 7:19 am

    Cute kitchen set! I can’t believe you put it together. Usually I try to buy the floor model so I don’t have to put it together!
    Toni

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  21. happyathome says

    September 23, 2008 at 7:17 am

    That looks like a very cool toy! Isn’t there always one part missing….great job.

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  22. Andrea says

    September 23, 2008 at 7:15 am

    Looks like TONS of fun! I’ll bet your kids think the UPS man is another Santa Claus! 😉

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  23. earthlingorgeous says

    September 23, 2008 at 6:36 am

    oh! I envy you there in the US for having fall decorations thingy, we don’t have that here maybe that’s why we look forward to christmas that’s why decorations are up so early here.

    Reply
  24. earthlingorgeous says

    September 23, 2008 at 6:35 am

    I haven’t tackled anything today but yesterday, I was enjoying the work so much I forgot to take the pictures.

    I moved the sofa and the tv cabinet to the other side. Yup I can move furniture’s despite my petiteness.

    Reply
  25. Brandy says

    September 23, 2008 at 5:27 am

    I can’t believe it is almost that time of year again. What a tough job your kiddos have, I bet they are taking their job serious, lol.

    Reply
  26. Forgetfulone says

    September 23, 2008 at 3:39 am

    Great tackle! The little ones seem to think so, too!

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  27. Beth Ann says

    September 23, 2008 at 3:02 am

    Oh that looks like SO MUCH FUN!!!! Love it!
    Feels good to have something done, even if it is laundry again!
    I kept picturing someone’s grimy fingers all over my clothes. Yuck!
    Happy week to you all!

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  28. Lisa says

    September 23, 2008 at 2:51 am

    Good tackle – I think it’s great to involve the family!

    That looks cute – where were the cool toys like that when I was a kid?

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  29. sprittibee says

    September 23, 2008 at 1:22 am

    I tackle things a lot, but it never seems to fall on Tuesday. 😉 So finally, after three plus years of blogging, I did my first official TUESDAY tackle post.

    Enjoy!

    Reply
  30. Organizing Mommy says

    September 23, 2008 at 12:37 am

    Hey Janice,

    You know I’m the best tackler for the job. What’s holding you back? O.K. I will acknowledge that there are some other FABULOUS tacklers also.

    Good job on the project, even if you needed help. Jackson will be wielding a wrench before you know it.

    Reply

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