Thinking back now I can see what a pain this toy must have been to my parents, but I loved my flamingo pincher grabber toy! I got mine at the Zoo, where you could pick from a wide variety of animals including Crocodile, Wolf, Zebra, Giraffe, and Rattlesnake.
While some kids liked to run around pinching one another with these, I preferred trying to pick things up using the weak “jaws” of my flamingo. Anything was game, from pennies to shoe laces to gum balls.
I have no idea what the appeal was of using what was essentially an extension of my arm, but I thoroughly enjoyed my flamingo pincher grabber toy. It did come in handy as a kid when I couldn’t reach some things that were too high. What an ingenious toy -it’s a simple design, and yet it succeeds in keeping kids entertained for hours.
Did you have one of these toys? Which one was your favorite?
