Jack Pot...

My super cute husband wanted to help me start my little Schleich collection. So one day he surprised me with a little Indian to start things out right. He's so cute. I love the feather in his hair...

Then one day we were innocently walking through Target... I was trying to find a new belt for my vacuum. And wouldn't you know it, right across the aisle from the vacuums was a bin full of Schleich toys all on clearance!! I bought one of each... and yes, it felt like Christmas morning. I'm totally okay with it because I got them each for about 1/5 of their normal price. Yay for clearance. Not a bad way to start out the collection...

I love the little detail that are put into each one. I love the blue eyes on this baby wolf.

And the silver horse shoes on the horse feet...

Sorry for the blurry picture, but it's the best I could do. I don't have a separate cabinet for them yet so right now they live on a shelf in my buffet.

It's been so fun. My little guy thinks that it's so to play with them (and so do I...). I'm loving it.

... and no, I never did find the vacuum belts either.

Indian in the cupboard...

photo from Nie Nie Dialogues...

Over the weekend we stopped by the CAL Ranch Store and my little guy and I were both mesmerized by all the little Schleich toys that were there. I love them. I love the little fawn, and the cows, and the porcupine!!! They are so well made and so miniature. Most things are adorable in miniature form aren't they?



It got me thinking about Nie Nie's Indian in the Cupboard collection that she talked about here. I like collections, but I like them to be functional. I love her idea of using toys as decorations, and I'm now on the lookout to find the perfect little {old} cupboard to start my own collection. I'm excited, I can see this as being a fun activity for our whole family. Both in collecting them and playing with them.

Starting with... my husband has no clue what The Indian in the Cupboard is. He may or may not have missed the fourth grade it sounds like. So the movie is on the way via Netflix, and maybe just for fun we will read the book together too. Then let the collecting begin!