Small bouncy balls and a trampoline!
– LINDSEY WELDER

Caillou. He was so whiny.
– MELANIE OSTOVIC

Glitter. Still despise it to this day… even in birthday cards!
– CYNTHIA LEWIS

Beanbags with styrofoam balls
– KRISTAL FERGUSON-ENNIS

Slime
– TINA WATERS

Barbie
– AMY WHITAKER

Slime
– ASHLIE LUCKEY

We wouldn’t buy any gaming systems but they had game apps on their iPods. I also didn’t let mine watch SpongeBob. I didn’t like a character’s name that sounded like it included a bad word. Lol, I recently learned it was an actual name spelled differently (and actually Ralph Lauren’s real name!)
– AMANDA MEYERS

Orbeez… and those small bouncing balls! Choking hazards all the way. Nope!
– CHRISSY ZERETZKE

No reptiles (except a turtle that will likely outlive us all), and no energy drinks!
– APRIL TISHER

Kinetic Sand
– WHITNEY SPELLICY

Slime, glitter and character shoes
– RITA INMAN

Silly string
– COURTNEY SIMMONS

No sticky hands/toys that leave giant oil stains on walls. No YouTube videos involving watching other kids play with toys (while said toy sits in your room untouched lol…I just don’t get it)! Also no hard candy before a certain age… I’m still petrified someone is going to choke on it!
– CHRISSY HOWARD

Rainbow loom – still having PTSD about those little rubber bands everywhere.
– ROSE GLEICHOWSKI

Big messy, glittery art projects. No way. Also, I totally hate sidewalk chalk and would ban it. But I totally encourage other outside things to avoid chalk lol. The dust drives me nuts!
– STEVIE-LEA DOYLE

No TV on school days, started in Kindergarten.
– JUNE ALLEN

SpongeBob and after a few episodes, Jessie! Too much sass! Play-Doh because of the smell. I’m sure I’m in the minority here but I HATE Crocs. I don’t care how easy they are to put on and take off. They are so ugly. I wanted to ban slime so much because it ruined multiple comforters and so many carpets and rugs I couldn’t keep count! But the LOVE of slime was too strong and I couldn’t say no.
– ALISON CANNON