Jul 31 2008
Aiden’s First Lightsaber
Aiden and I were in the local Target, looking for new Transformers, when I noticed the new lightsabers in the same aisle. Hasbro released the new Clone Wars toys on July 26th, and along with tons of new Star Wars action figures, the new lightsabers were on display. Aiden had played with a lightsaber at his cousins’ house last weekend, so he knew how they worked.
I let Aiden play with one for a few minutes in Target, and he loved sliding the “blade” in and out of the handle. I was sure that he would end up beating us with it about the head and shoulders, but he didn’t want to part with it. I gave him the choice of the blue, green, or red sabers (the red one had a Darth Vader handle), and he eventually chose the green one to take home.
Now he carries it everywhere. He’s not quite able to deploy the blade with a fast wrist movement, but he quickly figured out that it would shoot out if he swung the handle like a bat. He hasn’t smacked any of us with it yet, so that’s a good sign. When Aiden gets a little older, we’ll formally introduce him to Star Wars and see how that goes. I was five years old when “A New Hope” came out, and I had a ton of the toys.
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You’re going to turn that child into a dork, aren’t you?
You know it! Actually, I was hoping that Chrissy’s dad would teach this one sports (since I can’t, knowing little to nothing about sports). Chrissy’s dad coaches little league and all sorts of other stuff, so he’s the best bet for keeping Aiden off the geek table at lunchtime. And what is a lightsaber if not an extendable bat, with which to play sports?
Michael