Need to get hold of your peeps for a play date, call a princess, or just pretend to be important?? Then you need the latest in pretend play technology — introducing iPlay!!
iPlay is not available in stores everywhere, but is made using THE most technologically advanced cardboard, specially engineered plastic film (i.e. recycled packaging from a friend’s iPod Touch), and sophisticated duct tape. Don’t forget the clear packaging tape for that super-slick display! Make one quickly — You won’t want to be left behind!!
At last — (pretend) information is available at your fingertips!!
“Hello, Grandma? Did ya get the text message I sent ya about the Twitter update on my Facebook page??”
I think our pretend play just took a major upgrade, don’t you??
June 20th, 2011 on 5:11 pm
Dear Valerie,
I hear that the battery life is INCREDIBLE!
Love,
Mark
June 20th, 2011 on 5:21 pm
It is really unbelievable! You should hear the sound quality — AMAZING!!!
June 20th, 2011 on 5:37 pm
Ha! If only I had seen this BEFORE my 3 year old learned about Uno on my iPod. I don’t think I can fake it ;o) Nice job though!
June 20th, 2011 on 8:14 pm
LOL — Kids are so quick with technology, aren’t they?? The girls really like this pretend version. They’ve been writing their own “apps”!
June 20th, 2011 on 8:03 pm
This blog is responsible for me being absolutely counting the hours until the grandchildren arrive! Every time I go to your site I want to do what you are doing.
June 20th, 2011 on 8:14 pm
Oh, I am SO happy to hear that!!!
You will have a BLAST with the grandkids this Summer! Be sure to tell us all about it! 
June 20th, 2011 on 8:18 pm
Well, I just heard that my company plans to make displays out of thin paper-like plastic one day, so who knows – your iPlay might become very real very soon. In the meantime, enjoy your unplugged life
June 20th, 2011 on 8:27 pm
It’s like they say — if you can imagine it, you can build it! Very cool!!
June 20th, 2011 on 8:23 pm
Be careful, though. Because you might find your play-phone shoved into an actual-phone charger. (Fortunately, they’re pretty easy to get out.)
http://ngunderground.blogspot.com/2010/10/miracles-of-modern-technology.html
June 20th, 2011 on 8:28 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!
June 20th, 2011 on 8:24 pm
TOO FUNNY! We did the same thing! I love that they put that on top of our iTouch.
June 20th, 2011 on 8:29 pm
Me too! I’m surprised how much the girls love their “new” phone! Simple toys really are the best, aren’t they??
June 21st, 2011 on 9:28 am
Oh man. I wonder if I still have any of that stuff from getting my phone……
June 21st, 2011 on 11:18 am
At first I thought you actually did give her an i-phone and were pimping out an app. And my heart died a little bit. “Nooooo, not Valerie. Nooooooo!”
I should have known better. I apologise for doubting you.
My son carries around an old broken cell-phone that was turned in for cell-phone recylcing at his school and was in too bad shape and too old even to be recycled.
He really likes it. He calls his grandparents all the time too. It’s so cute how they always call the grandparents!
June 21st, 2011 on 11:38 am
Wonderful idea for pretend play. My hubby and I both have an Iphone – I wonder if we saved those packages:)
June 21st, 2011 on 12:26 pm
Awesome idea – wish I’d thought of it myself ;-p
June 21st, 2011 on 1:28 pm
That’s so cute! It’s actually much better looking (and probably more functional) than my current old-skool phone.
June 21st, 2011 on 7:22 pm
Yes, simple toys are the best! My kids adore pretend play and they would love this.