I have a handful of toys I distinctly remember cherishing as a child. To me,
these toys have really superseded the true test that is time and to this day I
think back on them with joy. Among these toys were my Lite-Brite (a toy that if
plugged in for longer than 5 minutes was easily considered a fire hazard), my
Gameboy which was the introduction to my obsession with Tetris, a stuffed animal
dog from my piano teacher whom I named Patch and everyone knew was my first
love, and a quaint old toy from FAO Schwarz: a Jacob’s Ladder. I enjoyed this
toy because it seemed like regardless of how long I played with it, its charm
was never lost. So, when I found it again the other day, I knew I had to make
one of my own. And perhaps 20 more in the future…
