Toyland

This is the second year that I have been in Mexico for the Christmas season, and it seems that an annual event at the Mexico City World Trade Center is the "Expo tus Juguetes" (Your Toys Expo).

It opened on December 18th, and today is the final day.  There is an enormous variety of toys to purchase for Christmas and for the Day of the Magi Kings.  (Traditionally, children receive their gifts today from the Three Wise Men.)  Alejandro and I went to the expo last year, and on Saturday we went again.

The Rubik's Cube was introduced 50 years ago.  That makes me feel old since I remember buying one when they first came out!

Standing in front of a life-size race car made out of Legos

There was a dance routine performed by "Santa's helpers" and reindeer.

Just as last year, I was annoyed that the vast majority of the toys are made in China.  Toys that I knew as a child, such as Duncan yo-yos and Play Doh, are made in China.  All of the Disney products and most of the Barbie Dolls are from China.  At least most of the Fischer-Price toys that I saw were made in Mexico.

Alejandro's nephew Ezra is now an adolescent and really isn't interested in toys (except for video games), so we didn't buy anything for him.  I did, however, buy a couple of items for adult friends to take with me on my next trip to Ohio.  And they weren't made in China.