Originally Posted by watterstide

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,


I remember so many of these as well, how about the hula-hoop?? I just brought one, ( this one is weighted and my grandkids laugh at me)) My younger granddaughter Rayna can do it pretty well, me it just falls to the floor.

We used the kleenex boxes as well for beds. Jamie & judy dolls. pick-up sticks, we'd play with these for hours. Checkers, what fond memories you have all brought back.
"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...