"Fad" toys we had as children...
11-27-2009, 03:18 PM
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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...
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...
11-27-2009, 03:27 PM
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Yes, the Cootie game has been around for years... :D :D :D
We used to play a LOT of board games...checkers, monopoly, risk, sorry, we had them all as they came out...they were great winter entertainment.
My thumbelina gift was when I was around 4 and mom was expecting my youngest brother LOL I thought the diapers that came with her were so cool...but got in trouble when I told mom that "My baby crapped her pants" LMBO I guess "good" little girls didn't say that "word" :roll:
I forgot about all of the troll dolls....I made clothes for them mainly out of felt...and decorated them with whatever I could find 8)
We played hop skotch...four square...marbles...kick the can
Jump rope...dad always had long lengths of rope, so we would see how many we could get jumping at once :wink: :lol:
We used to play a LOT of board games...checkers, monopoly, risk, sorry, we had them all as they came out...they were great winter entertainment.
My thumbelina gift was when I was around 4 and mom was expecting my youngest brother LOL I thought the diapers that came with her were so cool...but got in trouble when I told mom that "My baby crapped her pants" LMBO I guess "good" little girls didn't say that "word" :roll:
I forgot about all of the troll dolls....I made clothes for them mainly out of felt...and decorated them with whatever I could find 8)
We played hop skotch...four square...marbles...kick the can
Jump rope...dad always had long lengths of rope, so we would see how many we could get jumping at once :wink: :lol:
11-27-2009, 03:33 PM
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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...
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...
11-27-2009, 03:55 PM
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Butterfly wing, your list sounds the closest to what some of the things I had. I remember playing with jacks and the skates that went on your shoes. I bought a used bike when I was about 11. It cost $3 and I paid 20 cents a week, more when I had it. Are those the good days????? Maybe not for me.
11-27-2009, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by watterstide
cootie, yes, i had that, it was a spider, with legs you attached i think..
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...
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...
How about Rockin' Sockin' Robots? I battled with my DB with that game...
All of the playschool brand toys that have been around forever...3 generations atleast :D :D :D Jack in the Box...stacking rings...
11-27-2009, 08:23 PM
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We played board games, life, Clue, monopoly, yatzee, my favorite board game I had one uncle something when I was young, I cannot remember the name. games and reading were my favorite things while young.
11-27-2009, 08:48 PM
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wow, this is great. Forgot about a lot these things. How about Tinker Toys and Lincoln logs (the real wood ones not the new plastic stuff).
I had a Betsy Wetsy doll and one of the first life size dolls, about the size of a three year old. Had metal doll house that my Father put together on Christmas Eve, the tabs cut his fingers to pieces. I loved that doll house and had it for years.
Probably so much I can't remember, but sure have loved reading what of you had, so familar and so funny
I had a Betsy Wetsy doll and one of the first life size dolls, about the size of a three year old. Had metal doll house that my Father put together on Christmas Eve, the tabs cut his fingers to pieces. I loved that doll house and had it for years.
Probably so much I can't remember, but sure have loved reading what of you had, so familar and so funny
11-27-2009, 10:34 PM
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My Thumbelina was a wind up...soft bodied, rubber head, hands and feet. When you wound her up, she squirmed around like a real baby. The knob was where her belly button would be.
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