What was your favorite toy growing up as a kid?
What about you? What's your fave toy from your childhood?
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Can I stretch the definition of "Toy" to include "A Big Pile of Filler Sand/Dirt, Rain, and a Seasonal Pond"??
My mom had purchased this filler to try and fix a deep depression in my backyard that every single Spring would fill up with water and turn our backyard into a legitimate pond. The filler never really got spread out correctly and the pond remained, it would fill from the rain and melt water and drain slowly into the tiny creek passing through our yard... taking most of the summer to do so.
It was this water and moisture that made the filler pliable and easily molded so I would wade through the pond with my dirty jeans and a few tennis balls to play on and in the mound of muddy filler. My main mission every time I did this was to make a roller track for the tennis balls to roll down and I became really good at creating intricate hills, tunnels, jumps, and loops for the balls to roll through.
Both the best and the worst part of these roller coaster tennis ball gravity and force tester tracks was that they were perpetually temporary. The rain and the flow of water would erode the delicate balances of the track almost daily so I had to be vigilant in my upkeep of the track or I had to deconstruct the track and begin anew. Each time getting a little better and better at making the balls do more and more interesting maneuvers through the muddy track on a hill of filler dirt surrounded by a seasonal pond.
So at the end of this answer I have seen that although I as a child might not have store bought toys to build "favorite toy" memories with, a big pile of dirt, a few tennis balls, and a lot of water was more than good enough for me and additionally for me answering this question has brought all those messy, messy, and wet Springtimes in the backyard fantastically back to mind. Thanks.
The picture below is not me but it's close:)
personal experience.
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I still had my barbies when I became a stepmother to two girls in the 1980's, and they thought my 1960's barbies clothing was hilarious. One outfit was an orange velvet top and bellbottom pants with yellow fringe--way cool, eh? Too bad I didn't keep the dolls and their wardrobe (plus the cool pad they lived in) put away because of course everything got destroyed and vintage barbie clothes are probably worth a pretty penny to collectors these days!
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I did like biking around the neighborhood, and re-enacting bank robberies with my Lion King figurines, and I loved Legos too (I had a gigantic tupperware of them, often I had to carve a road to my bed because they were all over my floor), but my primary hobby as a kid was leaving little "book tents" around the house.
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We had a slip n slide too - our yard was on a hill so we'd inevitably slide right off the end effectively removing a few layers of skin - so we got (sort of) smart and wore trashbags which also glided over the grass fairly well!!
However, we looked like complete idiots running all aroubnd the front yard wearing trashbags and giggling our heads off... But it was fun!
Ha! I had those too! Most of the kids at school did. I found a set of clackers last year in an auction box and the grandkids love them but I don't let them play with them much! If they got hurt it would probably be child neglect these days....
1. Speak and Spell......I carried that thing with me everywhere, and I can still hear that guy's voice calling out words. It frequently annoyed my mother to no end, but she was the one who got it for me....It was educational (E-D-U-C-A-T-I-O-N-A-L), so what could she say? This toy helped me win a number of spelling bees later on.
2. Sit N Spin.....This never got old. Spin around, make yourself dizzy, fall off, and get back up and do it all over again. I really miss this toy. I wish they made these for grown-ups, but I still play that same game in my office chair.
3. Simon Game.....Because it was the only game that I could beat all of my friends at and yet another way to annoy my mom. (Kids, this was the first handheld portable game system, and it was just as cool then as Nintendo DS and PSP are today.)
4. My Little Pony....I think this was my dad's answer to "I want a pony." Instead of having one pony, I had lots of them, and I could do their hair and dress them. Some of them were even scented like cotton candy or bubble gum...which smells a lot better than real life ponies. (Yes, I still have them...(see below). This is what I play with when my internet goes down.)
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When I was very little... around four or five, my mother bought me a set of Little Kiddle dolls. They were the size of small troll dolls. They had the regular themed dolls, but they also had ones that came in their own magical bottle and fragrance. I had Honeysuckle, Rose and Lily of the Valley.
http://collectdolls.about.com/library/price/blgalp58.htm
Those dolls still pop into my mind today when I smell a fragrance with similar ingredients. It is funny how the sense of smell can bring back memories that normally would be long forgotten.
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I still have it and break it out and play with at xmas every year.
Got it 50 years ago and it doesn't sound as good as it once did, but she still chugs along and makes my wife crazy.
Now that I think about it my mom use to get pretty crazy about it too.
Oh well I love my old trains and they love me...just don't touch em!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ACzjP73zek&feature=related
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The very first one, given to me as an infant, was a stuffed rabbit I still have. Stiff as all get out, he's red and green, and has always stood like a stern sentry. One ear lost its wire, so it flops down, but he's still got that don't-mess-with-me protector's energy.
The second toy I had the most fun with was the stepstool my father let me build at age 5. It was made of scrap oak, and weighed a ton. He showed me how to brace the legs, making it so strong even a giant could have leapt up on it. I lugged it around, and used it as a miniature portable desk to set up shop wherever and whenever the mood struck for drawing or writing. The best part was using my Dad's official tools; saw, hammer, nails, screws, level, sandpaper, plus oil base paint, turpentine and two sizes of real paintbrushes! Never a fan of pink even as a kid, I painted it pale pink with the leftover paint he gave me. I wasn't jealous of my younger brother's turquoise paint, dashing as it was, since my stool was much heavier, with thick chunks of wood. Hmmm... maybe that's why I still find assembling those Ikea-style bookcases, tables and bureaus to be fun and relaxing. I like it even better when the directions are just pictures and arrows, no words.
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Next favorite thing ... my sing-a-long videos. Then, my dress up clothes. Then, my dolls, which is funny, because I didn't play with them. I just decided one day that I wanted a doll collection. So I ended up having 50+ dolls just sitting on shelves and dressers around my room.
Other notable toys in my life ... my brothers nerf guns, pogo stick, one of those kiddie laptop computers with educational games, those plastic heels for little girls, the stick on fingertips with nails, board games, AND ... Polly Pocket - old school style - choking hazard to the max.
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Shoot yeah that counts!!
I'm surprised you didn't grow up to be an architect...