Attack of the 50-Foot Baby blocks turn your toddler into a vengeful goddess

Attack of the 50-Foot Baby is a set of nesting, stacking cardboard boxes for your toddler to stack up and smash like a vengeful, pudgy, be-diapered goddess. The blocks are covered in dense comic art that reminds me of the Sergio Argones marginalia in MAD Magazine -- a million zillion sight gags on the theme of "Oh God the baby is coming to destroy us all!"

Attack of the 50-Foot Baby on Uncommon Goods

Wry Baby (manufacturer)

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Thanks, Cory, and thanks, WryBabyDave.

We’ve had the “Pregnancy Tips” magnets on our fridge for two years now — they still make me laugh. Now off to get some blocks ….

http://www.wrybaby.com/detail.aspx?ID=72
mdh

Jaqueline – duct tape, preemptively applied to the the inside edges and corners, will extend the life of any cardboard product.
Practical Archivist

@#9 — I have very fond memories of playing Godzilla vs. Tokyo with both of my kids plus countless neices and nephews. Our daughter Veronica was renamed “Vazilla” for the game, and Ben was (natch) “Benzilla.” Pure glee!
Bevin

I must have these! Thanks for the link!
IHR2

If you hope your toddler will “play nice” with other kids, it is best not to teach them to knock down other people’s constructions with shrieks of glee. You can both indulge your destructive streak when the kid is a little older and has more discretion.
neurolux

Ahhh, the Montessori Pink Tower. That brings back memories. No better way to learn the metric system than Montessori school.
Anonymous

should of made them out of Tyvek!
Anonymous

fresh, just like milk!
mdh

and is sold out and discontinued.

http://www.sadtrombone.com/
mightymouse1584

or for me.. “attack of the 150-foot 23 year old”
Andrea N

I had Winnie the Pooh cardboard stacking boxes as a toddler. My mom swears it was the favorite toy in the house. I remember it a little differently. I was certainly fond of it, and it may have been the most played-with toy in the house, but that was mostly because it was so useful. The boxes became buckets, organizers, doll houses, shoes in the tradition of Clementine, islands, or whatever else I might happen to need at the moment.

If I ever have kids I will buy them stacking boxes. The design, I think, is more for the benefit of the parent than the child, but this set is pretty awesome.
mdh

Cool Cory, thx for the manufacturers link! These are sweet and my niece must have!
Jacquelyn

If I give this to my kids, I am not sure how long it will last before being flatten up! I estimate it will probably be one day only!
The Lizardman

@2 Exactly. Forget the babies, I want to play with these. I’ll need multiple sets for my Godzilla fantasy romps
wrybabydave

Thanks everyone (especially Cory) for the love. I’m the illustrator and creator of the Attack blocks and co-founder of Wry Baby.

Just wanted to let everyone know that we have plenty of blocks available on our site, wrybaby.com (http://www.wrybaby.com/detail.aspx?ID=140).

I didn’t know UG was discontinuing them (!?). Goes to show – There’s ALWAYS something interesting to learn on Boing Boing!
Takuan

discontinued? and no free download of graphics to print and paste on cardboard?
nanuq

The Wry Baby site lists it as being in stock.
Lauren O

Cory, can I just say thank you for using a feminine word (“goddess”) as a general term?
arrghiamapirate

This is a much cooler version of the Montessori Pink Tower.
Montessori Education is the best.
TroofSeeker

When our oldest kid was but a rugrat, I’d sit on the floor with him and we’d play Godzilla Vs. The Tokyo Construction Company. I’d stack blocks quick as I could, over here, over there, and little Billy would butt the buildings down with his head. I did mention that he was a goat, didn’t I?

Every kid needs loved ones to sit down in their world with them and just goof off together. Then pull the cockleburrs out of their belly hair.

Or they could grow up to be cranky old bloggers with nothing to do on a Saturday night. Sad.