Opinions on Giving Kids G1 Ponies?

Philly

Philly

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What's your guys opinions on letting kids play with G1 ponies?
Personally I'm generally OK with it as long as they're not rare
What do you guys think?
EDIT: Got rid of rant because ain't nobody got time for that. Let's try to be positive!
 
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Quackers has been playing with Starhopper, Up Up and Away, Bonnie Bonnets and Baby North Star and Baby Quackers since they came in the mail. Of course she takes care of them since she isn't 4 years old lol, so yeah. They are pretty safe in her hands :)


So I'm Okey with it, in a nutshell
 
I given some common G1s for my daughter to play with. Shes really into the Twinkle Eyes. I don't see why its bad to let them play with them. Why not inspire other new kids to play with ponies like most used to as kids? Shes interested in why I like to collect ponies and I dont see anything wrong with it.
 
It's fine to rant, Philly. Sometimes it's good to vent around friends that understand you and won't judge you.

I'm cool with kids playing with older toys. I let Action Hank play with most of my old toys when he was a baby, even my beloved Mego Spock doll. Toys are meant to be played with. I can see keeping something rare or valuable put up though. Never know when you might have to sell it to pay the light bill! :D
 
I gave a My Pretty Pony to my daughter.... hair fell out of it. xD
Kinda hid it away after that to keep it from falling apart further x.x

Other than that she has all g3's, g4's and some neat fakies.
 
Just before the beginning of G4, about the end of the G3's I had bought my DD several current and some "play bait" ponies. She had Cotton Candy, Baby Cuddles, etc..but then she phased out of that gen and now likes G4. She has SOME interest in previous Gens but they are still in the basket we kept them in. I keep them for when my niece and nephew come visit.
I agree that HTF or fairly uncommon ponies should not be played with by younger hands
 
Before they became collectors items, they were toys. In fact even though they're now collectors items they're still toys. Toys that once upon a time cost like 5 bucks or something. The only ponies I don't let my kid play with are the customs with molded breakable parts (Jiraiya and Deidara) anything else is fair game cuz you know they're toys. They survived us, they survived 30 years, someone even dug one up outta the ground and she was in good condition after a bath. (Encino Pony for the win!) They can survive todays youth...providef your kids arent trying to emulate Syd from Toy Story lol
 
My firm opinion is that if the kid is going to ruin it, they aren't mature enough to have toys made for children over five.

So yes, I do - and have - allowed children to play with my G1s. They've all been very gentle with them, and have gotten far more joy out of playing with them than I ever will displaying them on a shelf. :)
 
I have mixed feelings about it. I think if I had a kid that loved G1 ponies, I would start a collection for them separate from mine. It would make a great item for them to enjoy getting on their own with allowance and stuff. I am really picky about who touches my ponies and, I have had many items destroyed by children. I never say a word to them because, they are just kids and their hearts are more important to me than my stuff. Its just better for me to find a way around this by preventing it from happening in the first place. So, I have extra G1's that I let my nieces play with and they can play with all of my G3 ponies except Portabella. They are growing up now though and seem to handle my things in a much more gentle fashion. They use to make me crazy with my American Girl Collection, in fact I got to where I just had to put certain dolls and clothing up in a locked closet. I am never going to get mad at a kid for breaking my stuff. So, its up to me to protect it. I think its also very important to teach children the value of taking care of a collection and modeling how to do that. My grandmother did that with me when I was a child. I grew up learning that even some toys are very precious and must be handled with special care because the owner loves them. She gave me dolls she did not want me playing with because of their value. She had dolls and doll houses I was only allowed to play with if she had time to sit with me. I learned that not everything can be handled the way I would like and that things have a value and tell a story of another time that is meaningful and holds memory for the collector. Its a type of respect that I do not believe can be taught to children any other way except through example.
 
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tulagirl said:
I have mixed feelings about it. I think if I had a kid that loved G1 ponies, I would start a collection for them separate from mine. It would make a great item for them to enjoy getting on their own with allowance and stuff. I am really picky about who touches my ponies and, I have had many items destroyed by children. I never say a word to them because, they are just kids and their hearts are more important to me than my stuff. Its just better for me to find a way around this by preventing it from happening in the first place. So, I have extra G1's that I let my nieces play with and they can play with all of my G3 ponies except Portabella. They are growing up now though and seem to handle my things in a much more gentle fashion. They use to make me crazy with my American Girl Collection, in fact I got to where I just had to put certain dolls and clothing up in a locked closet. I am never going to get mad at a kid for breaking my stuff. So, its up to me to protect it. I think its also very important to teach children the value of taking care of a collection and modeling how to do that. My grandmother did that with me when I was a child. I grew up learning that even some toys are very precious and must be handled with special care because the owner loves them. She gave me dolls she did not want me playing with because of their value. She had dolls and doll houses I was only allowed to play with if she had time to sit with me. I learned that not everything can be handled the way I would like and that things have a value and tell a story of another time that is meaningful and holds memory for the collector. Its a type of respect that I do not believe can be taught to children any other way except through example.
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I too have an American Girl a collection and my daughter would see my dolls up there and want to play with them. She was 5 at the time and I while I waited till she was in the correct age bracket, I would supervise her play with my dolls and generally taught her how to play in a such a way the dolls hair would not be a ratted mess. BIG pet peeve. Anyway, she treats her things about average. The hair on her toys that have it are better than most kids her age. She actually got out her old ponies yesterday and brushed their hair and and played with them a bit. So good to see.
 
Yea my nieces had this horrible habit of trying to carry the dolls by their hair or worse dropping them face down on the hard wood floors. I would cringe. LOL They were not raised though by their own mom to respect things like I was. Thats okay every family is different.
 
I do not mind. There is so many g1 that aren't that great shape so they can play with them ;) and if children are older I do not see why not play with the ponies if they can keep them clean ;) nice clean play in indoors won't hurt ponies :p
 
I used to let my ex's children play with the ponies. They took great care of them, though I didnt let them play with the rares.
 
Silly children, toys are for grown ups! ...Just kidding! :)

I actually think that we collectors, and more importantly collectors of the future, are in grave danger. We live in a world where a select group of adults love toys more than many children do. Kids nowdays seem to leap from the cradle to the iPad in a single bound, not learning one spec about creativity or imaginative play. If you know a child dying to play with something like MLP, walk, don't run. Find a way to make that happen. Because without children who loved them first, the collector community could very well die out and toys themselves could become a thing of the past.

Of course, that -way- doesn't have to be giving them Rapunzel or Thundercloud. Sometimes talking about them being "your old toys" (whether they directly were or not--they were from when you were a child) or comparing the rarer ones to a lamp or a cup and saucer, or even telling them "Thundercloud is old and lazy. He prefers to take lots of naps, so he is happiest on the shelf." can be useful. It all depends on the child and how they look at things. Considering their personality is very important.

Spending time with kids when they play and teaching them to value and properly care for toys is always useful, too. My mom didn't want me to cut the hair on my dolls, so she told me stories about herself doing that as a kid and how upset it made grandpa. Since grandpa bought me most of my dolls--and I always liked long hair anyway--I actually developed an aversion to dolls' hair being cut. I wish they'd thought of a way to either have me keep dolls in their own outfits or not lose pieces of them. I have a bunch of clothes-less childhood Barbies. o_O

Anyway, the bottom line is if something doesn't belong to a child they should not touch it. But when that something is a toy it is understandable that the lines can get blurry, and it can be more difficult to distinguish what is going on. The idea of helping them get their own collection, having them somehow earn it and making a big deal of it (so they will come to value it) is often a good idea.
 
Lady Bastilla said:
Silly children, toys are for grown ups! ...Just kidding! :)

I actually think that we collectors, and more importantly collectors of the future, are in grave danger. We live in a world where a select group of adults love toys more than many children do. Kids nowdays seem to leap from the cradle to the iPad in a single bound, not learning one spec about creativity or imaginative play. If you know a child dying to play with something like MLP, walk, don't run. Find a way to make that happen. Because without children who loved them first, the collector community could very well die out and toys themselves could become a thing of the past.
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I agree with you on this one 100%. Its so true.
 
I so agree, Lady Bastilla! I think it is our duty to spread the Pony Virus as far as we can! All my nieces (and more than one nephew) have been infected and I won't rest until more whole family screams in joy every time they see a pink mane. I give loads of Ponies away, just hoping to inspire even one. It's so satisfying!
 
That's exactly what I'm planning to do with my nieces. My nephew would only appreciate Ponies as an investment
 
And if the kids become huge fans and buy loads of ponies, we know we're bigger than them so we can beat them up and take their finest Ponies! Nyahahahaha!
 
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