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Farmington, MN
Nice 
...my almost 2 year old daughter wants to hunch over the glass to get a better view of the ball moving around the playfield...hope she can start playing soon....she can reach both buttons.
Just a small warning on those stools. I know a 1 yr old can't really sit and play, but by the time he's 2 or 3, he'll be getting close. When my nephew was 3, he would climb on a similar stool, but didn't handle getting down very well. He flipped it over backward, hitting his head on the floor. Small stepstools and having the kids stand works better.
My son is now 2, and he has learned to insert two tokens, press the start button, then smash the flipper buttons about 10 times (without the ball rolling around). Just a couple days ago, he managed to manually plunge a ball for the first time. I can occasionally get him to hit the flippers while the ball is in play, but he doesn't get the idea of hitting the ball with the flippers yet. It's going to be a fun year!
Quoted from Captive_Ball:Nice ...my almost 2 year old daughter wants to hunch over the glass to get a better view of the ball moving around the playfield...
It was hilarious watching him try to grab the ball as it would come towards the flippers!
Quoted from herg:Just a small warning on those stools. I know a 1 yr old can't really sit and play, but by the time he's 2 or 3, he'll be getting close. When my nephew was 3, he would climb on a similar stool, but didn't handle getting down very well. He flipped it over backward, hitting his head on the floor. Small stepstools and having the kids stand works better.
Yeah he was never on the stool alone for more than 2 seconds while I took that picture. We'll have to keep an eye on him! 
Quoted from JustinKelly:Just some fun, family times over the holidays. My son's birthday just so happens to be on Christmas so we figured we'd introduce him!
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Funny, I saw that first picture and thought to myself...I've seen that carpet and those walls before...but Bryan doesn't have a 1 year old.
Quoted from LesManley:And 1 is not too early. Here's a pic of my son just before his 1 year birthday at another familiar location...
A familiar location indeed! I'd recognize that plastic anywhere!
My daughter likes to push the buttons on the side of the cab....and then move to pushing the flashing start button since the games are on free play....4 person game anyone? 
Quoted from Captive_Ball:My daughter likes to push the buttons on the side of the cab....and then move to pushing the flashing start button since the games are on free play....4 person game anyone?
That's why I have my games set to use tokens.
Quoted from JustinKelly:A familiar location indeed! I'd recognize that plastic anywhere!
G and I just got done watching the Young and the Restless. I thought you said he took a dump before I got here? He must have forgotten.
I took the lamps out of the start buttons for a while to make it less attractive. My son is 3 1/2. and just starting to learn to wait for the ball to get near the flippers before he hits the buttons. I have a small two-step ladder he uses which is perfect. Last night he wanted to play AC/DC and said, "I want to rock and roll. Here, its your turn to rock and roll daddy" lol
Toronto, ON
This little Pinball Wizard is 14 now! He can BARELY get his hands around TZ here... yikes. You had to know he was destined for greatness though based on this shot!!
Quoted from Bryan_Kelly:G and I just got done watching the Young and the Restless. I thought you said he took a dump before I got here? He must have forgotten.
He did! He used to watch Y&R all the time with Chel after he was born. He loves Barney on Netflix if you can figure out how to get the PS4 to work. On second thought....
Quoted from MapleSyrup:This little Pinball Wizard is 14 now! He can BARELY get his hands around TZ here... yikes. You had to know he was destined for greatness though based on this shot!!
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you know this would make a great senior high school year book picture !
Quoted from MapleSyrup:This little Pinball Wizard is 14 now! He can BARELY get his hands around TZ here... yikes. You had to know he was destined for greatness though based on this shot!!
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One of the best things about owning your own pins is being able to play without having to put pants on. 
My family has a five-year old sister who is obsessed with Banzai Run; she doesn't even like pinball that much
MOPLE better be on family mode! lol
Quoted from BigB:Here are a couple of pics of my niece playing. She is 6 years old and loves to play, she doesn't just smack the buttons either!
She is into it for sure...leaning down to get a better view of the playfield. Soon she will be asking the parents for one at their house
Quoted from animator_pin_fan:My little one (22 mo.) absolutely loves her new Popeye!
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My little one, her nickname is "Chick-E-Babe", just came home from her freshman year in college to visit during the holidays. This is what they look like all grown up although she will always be 5 years old in my heart... Oh how I miss my "Chick-E-Babe".
IMG_20131124_184428_155.jpgQuoted from MapleSyrup:This little Pinball Wizard is 14 now! He can BARELY get his hands around TZ here... yikes. You had to know he was destined for greatness though based on this shot!!
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Omg this looks EXCTLY like my little one, who is now 4. The resemblance is crazy. Here's a pic from last Saturday, although granted it's hard to tell from this pic.
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