Polly Pocket, all
I miss the original Polly Pockets, which featured hinged plastic dolls that were barely two centimeters tall. I wonder if they got swallowed too often, because later generations of the toys featured much bigger dolls. The vibes were all wrong—the psychic energy previously densely packed into Polly became too diluted in the larger dolls, some of which were nearly four inches tall. I loved moving tiny Polly around her tiny rooms. Sometimes we would play “earthquake,” where I’d shut Polly into her playset and gently shake it. Tiny Polly would rattle around but always be OK. I know it wouldn’t be the same with four-inch Polly. – Rose Pastore
