"Fad" toys we had as children...
#51
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You know it is fun to remember these toys. I remember tiny tears, Toni dolls, barbies and all of the things you guys have mentioned. I love to sit down and play with lincoln logs and tinker toys with my boys (14 and 11) and even my friends kids.
#52
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Nobody mentioned the Sears Roebuck catalogue. We were allowed
to cut out anything we wanted. I remember cutting out watches and
rings, and Mom would tape them on me. Same with beautiful paper pins
taped to my clothes.
Remember the doctor and nurses kits? Snoozie doll? Paper dolls?
to cut out anything we wanted. I remember cutting out watches and
rings, and Mom would tape them on me. Same with beautiful paper pins
taped to my clothes.
Remember the doctor and nurses kits? Snoozie doll? Paper dolls?
#53
I thought Cootie was an ANT?
Stilts were my favorite. anyone remember tether ball? Being very tall I rocked that game! We have an old record player at our cabin and 100;s of 45's and LP's so much fun to sit and play old songs. Even my girls love to hear the "old time music" We even found a Beatles Album unopened with the cellophane intact and posters inside. Wonder what it's worth today.
Thanks for the memories...................
Stilts were my favorite. anyone remember tether ball? Being very tall I rocked that game! We have an old record player at our cabin and 100;s of 45's and LP's so much fun to sit and play old songs. Even my girls love to hear the "old time music" We even found a Beatles Album unopened with the cellophane intact and posters inside. Wonder what it's worth today.
Thanks for the memories...................
#55
Oh the excitement when the Sears Christmas catalogue came in the mail!!! We would pour over it for days and days LMBO My kids did too, but by then there was also the Toys R Us catalogue LOL
Yes, sometimes a gift that is most treasured is a small gift, given soley from the heart, Mrspete!!! Thank you for telling us this touching memory 8) 8) 8)
Yes!!! Creepy Crawlers!!! I had the flower maker...but preferred the bugs LOL They would stick quite well to the windows in our house, Mom was not pleased at all of the bugs crawling around on the glass :roll: "What are the neighbors going to say/think???" Dad thought it was hilarious LMBO
Fizzies!!! :mrgreen: We would get in trouble for putting the tablets into our mouths instead of in a glass of water LOL
I don't remember SenSen's....What are those?
Yes, sometimes a gift that is most treasured is a small gift, given soley from the heart, Mrspete!!! Thank you for telling us this touching memory 8) 8) 8)
Yes!!! Creepy Crawlers!!! I had the flower maker...but preferred the bugs LOL They would stick quite well to the windows in our house, Mom was not pleased at all of the bugs crawling around on the glass :roll: "What are the neighbors going to say/think???" Dad thought it was hilarious LMBO
Fizzies!!! :mrgreen: We would get in trouble for putting the tablets into our mouths instead of in a glass of water LOL
I don't remember SenSen's....What are those?
#57
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i buy alot of the old time candies and genearl cleaners at
www.vermontcountrystore.com
i bought some old games a few years ago for my brother for Christmas..
my grandma worked at the sears catalog store in wyandotte,mi.
i grew up wearing catalog rejects..(returns!)
the sears catalog was a favorite!
www.vermontcountrystore.com
i bought some old games a few years ago for my brother for Christmas..
my grandma worked at the sears catalog store in wyandotte,mi.
i grew up wearing catalog rejects..(returns!)
the sears catalog was a favorite!
#58
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Location: The middle of an IL cornfield
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I had Dawn dolls! They had silver go-go dresses with bright blue fringe! I also had Hi Dottie and Baby Alive. My Mom hand crochet outfits for them one year at Christmas when we were broke. Pants, sweaters and matching hats. My Barbie had hand carved wooden furniture with hand made cushions. There was a couch, chair, bed and table.
I STILL have my Spirograph and my I Dream of Jeannie doll in her bottle.
My Dad has eaten at least 9 million tiny muffins from the Easy Bake oven.
Little House on the Prairie books were a big treat. I always tried to make them "last" but always ended up setting down and reading them all the way through.
What about Romper Stompers? We couldn't afford real ones, but I had a great pair made out of old coffee cans.
I STILL have my Spirograph and my I Dream of Jeannie doll in her bottle.
My Dad has eaten at least 9 million tiny muffins from the Easy Bake oven.
Little House on the Prairie books were a big treat. I always tried to make them "last" but always ended up setting down and reading them all the way through.
What about Romper Stompers? We couldn't afford real ones, but I had a great pair made out of old coffee cans.
#60
Originally Posted by Sandy1951
I loved to read. I remember the Christmas I received my first Bobbsey Twins book. After that I was often given Bobbsey Twins books for Christmas or birthdays or I saved my own money to buy them. I ended up with the entire collection and still have them. When I was a little older I became fascinated with Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. And Trixie Belden. And a series about kids who lived on or near Lookout Mountain and rode horses. It seems like that series was a little darker than the others. I also really liked Cherry Ames, Student Nurse, and what was the other nurse series? Something Barton?
I had a Bobbsey Twins book or two. My mother said they'd been childhood favorites of hers. (She also mentioned having a Shirley Temple doll - didn't you post that you'd had one? How long were they around? My mother was a child during the Depression.)
One set I didn't have that other kids had was the Happy Hollister stories. Anyone remember them?
Originally Posted by Bevanger
I had all the Dawn dolls. Remember them? Kinda like a Barbie, just smaller.
Originally Posted by gaigai
Fuzzy Wuzzys (Animal shaped soap that grew "fur" when you took it out of the package)
"Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair..."
and there were a couple more lines after that. Do you know what they are?
Originally Posted by amma
Yes!!! Creepy Crawlers!!! I had the flower maker...but preferred the bugs
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