Nostalgia - Childhood Toys

[Jer]

Yesterday's thread was awesome so thought I go next level. What were the toys that you loved when you were a child (let's say under 10-12ish)?

Born in '82...

 

[AlaCyclone]

The Big Wheel is the single greatest toy ever invented!

 

[Jer]

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

Atari

 

[Jer]

The Big Wheel is the single greatest toy ever invented!

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That and the John Deere Pedal Tractor. I won 1st place in the Boone County Fair in both competitions. Still have the trophies (probably the only ones I've ever gotten). Both were so worn out by the time I was done there was nothing left to the tires. I still have the Tractor/Trailer and have gotten original replacement wheels and decals to someday fix it up.

 

[SaraV]

I had both of these as a kid, and someone was selling these up at Pioneer Hall during the State Fair last year.

 

[Cyched]

Game Boy
Razor scooter
First Playstation

 

[SaraV]

I didn't get a Big Wheel because...lived in "unincorporated county" so no sidewalks plus we had a large stone gravel driveway. But! Found a pic of what was my first bicycle at age 6. (Not my ACTUAL bicycle, but you get my drift)

 

[cydsho]

It was an awesome Christmas when I got this:

 

[Drew0311]

Lawn darks with the real metal tips

 

[CycloneVet]

Masters of the Universe and G1 transformers were my thing

 

[Cloneon]

GiJoe, Hot Wheels, Corgi, Thing Maker, HO Train, Aurora AFX, that immediately come to mind.
Old, but not obsolete.

 

[qwerty]

Toys? We played with these as soon as we could walk.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Born in 1955






I wasn't much into Barbie dolls, or easybake ovens, or other girly girl toys. I'm too lazy to look for images of my roller skates, or silly putty, or marbles, or my bicycle.
That's a whole 'nuther story. I had a little kids bike, but I wanted a big girl bike like my older sister had. So I "borrowed" hers and went for a ride, swinging my feet out to the sides & back again as I went down the hill. Except I missed the pedal with my right foot, and my heel got caught in the spokes. Stopped the bike dead, and I went ass over teakettle over the handlebars, landing on my chin. Net result, a partially severed Achilles tendon and a broken jaw...plus a very pissed off sister & father. My jaw was wired shut for a month...had to take baby food to school in my lunchbox (first grade). And after that, I didn't get my own bike until my 8th birthday. I was not a "good little girl"

 

[JP4CY]

 

[aeroclone]

 

[Jer]

Born in 1955
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I wasn't much into Barbie dolls, or easybake ovens, or other girly girl toys. I'm too lazy to look for images of my roller skates, or silly putty, or marbles, or my bicycle.
That's a whole 'nuther story. I had a little kids bike, but I wanted a big girl bike like my older sister had. So I "borrowed" hers and went for a ride, swinging my feet out to the sides & back again as I went down the hill. Except I missed the pedal with my right foot, and my heel got caught in the spokes. Stopped the bike dead, and I went ass over teakettle over the handlebars, landing on my chin. Net result, a partially severed Achilles tendon and a broken jaw...plus a very pissed off sister & father. My jaw was wired shut for a month...had to take baby food to school in my lunchbox (first grade). And after that, I didn't get my own bike until my 8th birthday. I was not a "good little girl"

Whenever I saw those Creepy Crawler things, it would give me nightmares.

 

[madguy30]

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[madguy30]

Tying into the 80s/90s thing but life on the farm gave us hay bail forts and stuff like this:



I used to like making my own toys.

Was inspired by Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves and made my own bow and arrows with certain branches and string.

One 'that could have gone very wrong' moments was (parents weren't home) dousing a cotton ball on the end of an arrow with gasoline and lighting and shooting it around the yard.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Whenever I saw those Creepy Crawler things, it would give me nightmares.

Oh, man...I LOVED them!