Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Elmo Can Take a Hike

I have heard from many parents, even those who aren't into the latest toddler craze, that toddlers have a deep and sometimes disturbing attachment to Elmo. This guy:



Not Johan. He has an Elmo doll at my mom's house and is still only mildly interested. He is, however, in love with Snuffle-upugus. That strange, mammoth, elephant-type guy who is friends with Big Bird. This guy:



We have a Sesame Street book that Johan likes to read every night before bed, and he always wants to turn back to the pages with Snuffy on them. And tonight he leaned forward and kissed the page. And then kissed Snuffy over and over again.

I love it that Johan breaks with convention and prefers the slow, unwieldy, quiet Snuffy to the hyperactive, popular Elmo. I wonder if they have a Snuffy doll? Not tickle-me-Snuffy, though. That would be gross.

2 comments:

MJ said...

Yeah, Elmo is over rated. Kristen's fave was Ernie, who is cool. Laura's was Barney, who totally BLOWS. Does Johan like that show called Yo Gabba Gabba? (I think that's what it's called). I saw a viking ship at Target the other day with those little dudes on it. It was pretty cute.

Hooray for Johan for liking Snuffy. He's a cool character.

Erika said...

Good for Johan. Elmo is fucking irritating. Snuffy is way more my style.