How about just encouraging your kid to use his/her imagination? I'm not saying I didn't have toys as a kid--I had way too many. In fact, I still have 99% of my childhood toys... but anyway, as a kid I spent way more time playing outside with neighbors, pretending to be ninjas and stuff. That was totally cool. I really felt like a ninja even though I was usually just holding a stick or something. Pretend ninja stars (or shurikens, if you like) are WAY awesome, because you <i>never</i> miss your target! ^^
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