Fun Fountain by Wham-O
A few months ago, I talked about the Wham-O Fun Fountain. It had been one of our favorite toys of all time.
If you are unfamiliar with the toy, here is a commercial describing it:
With summer finally here, I’m wishing for a Fun Fountain, or something else to cool off my days.
In that entry, I had mentioned that we used the clown hat for every kind of dress up play. After months of searching, I finally found a picture of Stacey, my sister, with the Fun Fountain clown hat on. It was held on her head by some yarn passed through the holes on the sides of the hat where the water splashed out. We had a parade on our street that day, so I dressed up Stacey like a clown. She looks adorable, doesn’t she? (Click on the photo to see it full size)
It’s funny how versatile toys can be. I don’t think the Wham-O people ever thought that we would be using their toy all year round for sprinkler fun AND dress up play. The same toy can function in many different aspects of our play life, none of which were conceived of by the manufacturer.
We make our gadgets our own by the way that we use them, with or without the permission of the manufacturer.