cootie, yes, i had that, it was a spider, with legs you attached i think..
the dolls, i referred to little skittles, were actually "little kiddles",lol!
thanks liszanne for the real name! !
there are a couple places you can still some of these toys..i was just looking at a catalog at my SIL's yesterday...
tiddledy winks,gumby and pokey,kaleidoscopes..they were metal or tin, Mrs. Beasley was a favorite too!
along with my samantha doll, i had a "Tressy" ? you could dye her hair with a magic marker, and the hair "grew" out from the top of her head..
we used kleenex boxes for beds and furniture,
"pick up sticks"..i was really good at!
oh and, we made pot holders, with the steel rack and you weaved the cloth bands under and over...