My husband is 40 and I buy him kids’ toys for Christmas
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As Christmas songs blared from the department store’s speakers, I anxiously scanned the shelves for the perfect toy. There were cuddly Squishmallows (a stuffed toy brand), rows of plastic dinosaurs, and Barbies in sparkly dresses. And there, on the top shelf, was the festive gift I’d been looking for – a neon orange and blue Lego McLaren Formula 1 car.
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With more than 1,400 pieces and a £169.99 price tag, you might think it would be a bit much for my five-year-old daughter – and you’d be right. This pressie last year was actually for my ‘big kid’ of a husband, Tristan. He’s 40 years old. It would join many other toys he’d requested for Christmas over the years, from remote control helicopters, to Lego models of the Titanic and a pirate ship, and figurines from cult film Big Trouble in Little China.
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He is part of a growing trend of ‘kidults’ – adults that buy kids toys. My husband has always had a fascination with toys. When he was six in the ‘80s, he and his younger brother, Nathan, were kept out of their playroom for a week. On Christmas Day, their grandad opened the door to reveal a Hornby Railway set.
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It had papier mache models, houses, trees, shops and a beautiful motorised train complete with carriages full of tiny presents. Tristan says it was so magical and the best Christmas he ever had. He had an amazing childhood so he developed a sentimental soul for toys into his adulthood.
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