I’ll bet I’m not the only one who has semi-vintage Star Wars paraphernalia sitting around the house. We acquired this pen around the time that the first of the new movies came out. Which is now a shockingly long time ago if you stop to think about it. (Shocking for those of us who lived through the original Star Wars craze, anyway.)
My two oldest kids were in elementary school when we bought this pen. They loved to scare their younger sister with it because it talks. Tiny talking robot pens can be very scary to a 2-year-old. This pen has four sound options: “I am C3PO,” “Let the Wookie win,” “This is madness!” and their favorite, “We’re doomed!” (Even worse than the pen was the walking, talking version of C3PO perched on top of a piggy bank alongside R2D2. My toddler was terrified when the figures lurched into action and slid forward. My son used this device to keep his sister out of his room.)
Another favorite activity they did with this pen (writing with it was never even considered) was to play these sound bytes in front of the cockatiel’s cage, hoping the bird would learn to say them. I don’t think it worked. I remember him saying “Peekaboo,” and “Where’s Cecil?” but not any of C3PO’s quippy phrases.
My kids outgrew this toy years ago but I can't bring myself to pitch it. So I guess I am stuck with it on my desk until I can give it to a grandchild some day.
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