Book of Past Challenges

Tinker's Toy Academy

Tinker's Toy Academy

Welcome, step right in
join with me, let's begin.
Right here on windy Joy Road
we just received a brand new load.
Toys of every kind for everyone
who loves to play and treasures fun.

From slimy, gooey silly string
to a giant playground swing.
And of course, what can be grander
than a green, fake salamander?
Over there are crying baby dolls
and bins and bins of colorful balls.

Sit right down in this little nook
you can find adventure inside a book.
Read the antics of Junie B.
or runaway and sail out to sea
in "Where the Wild Things Are",
the book earned Maurice Sendak 5 big stars.

Here imagination rules the day,
in this charming castle you can play.
Don a royal purple cape
or change into another shape
with horns and tongues of fire
anything your heart desires.

We reserve a special section
for priceless fun with education.
Teach your child their A B Cs,
with black and yellow alphabet bees,
or line up the animals of Noah's Ark
count them 2 by 2 before they embark.

And if your taste runs to the techy
we have gaming from chaste to the sketchy.
There is Minecraft and Fortnite or worse,
dependent on skill level, age and purse.
We don't recommend you make it a habit,
try virtual change from monster to rabbit.

But whether you're naughty or nice,
there is no need to think twice.
Whenever you wander around
to the wizard's side of town,
please look for the sign, Tinker's Toys
a shop for every age, girls and boys.
                   ~~Judi Van Gorder

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side note: The name of the street I've lived on for 55 years is "Joy Road".

Theme: If I Owned a Toy store. What types of toys? What would it be like? Magical? Scientific? What would it look like? Who runs it? Where is it?

Words to use: silly string, rhinocerous - or another 4+ sylable animal, read, purple, a number like 10 or 506, Store's Name, alphabet, a specific children's book title and author, a childhood character not associated with the book title you use, price

}Forbidden words: buy, purchase, money, coin, afford, dollars - not even implied with a $ sign, no form of money as in lira, dimes, pounds , etc.
Additional parameters: Must rhyme, minimum of 36 lines